Anson: How the 1990 Bordeaux first growths taste now
Jane Anson reports on a celebrated vintage three decades on...
Jane Anson was Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent until 2021 and has lived in the region since 2003. She writes a monthly wine column for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, and is the author of Bordeaux Legends: The 1855 First Growth Wines (also published in French as Elixirs). In addition, she has contributed to the Michelin guide to the Wine Regions of France and was the Bordeaux and Southwest France author of The Wine Opus and 1000 Great Wines That Won’t Cost a Fortune. An accredited wine teacher at the Bordeaux École du Vin, Anson holds a masters in publishing from University College London, and a tasting diploma from the Bordeaux faculty of oenology.
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Jane Anson reports on a celebrated vintage three decades on...
Jane Anson investigates the immediate impact and possible longer-term repercussions...
Jane Anson tastes a vaunted sweet wine vintage in Bordeaux at 20 years old...
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Jane Anson meets the next generation of the Durantou family, and tastes the 2018 wines...
How the wines taste now, and why it was a special vintage...
There's value to be found in the Bordeaux 2018 vintage
All scored 93 points or more when tasted in bottle.
2018 was a concentrated and powerful year, where patience was key due to the late onset of the botrytis, says Anson.
Jane Anson shines a light on Bordeaux diversity...
There's lots of rich fruits and welcoming tannins in the 2018 Pomerols, finds Jane Anson
The 2018s definitely rival the 2015s and 2016s in St-Emilion, says Anson
Hot weather posed challenges but there are brilliant wines here, says Jane Anson...
The 2018 wines are 'consistently impressive' in St-Julien, reports Jane Anson...
There is lots to enjoy, but look out for atypical flavours in some wines, says Jane Anson...
See Jane Anson's scores and tasting notes for the top names, and two under-the-radar value picks...
See Jane Anson's top scorers and read her full tasting notes...
Read full tasting notes and see how the vintage is shaping up in the bottle...