Medoc and Graves

Top St-Estèphe 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

There is lots to enjoy, but look out for atypical flavours in some wines, says Jane Anson...

Top Pauillac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

See Jane Anson's scores and tasting notes for the top names, and two under-the-radar value picks...

Top Bordeaux 2018 wines in the bottle: Left Bank report

Read full tasting notes and see how the vintage is shaping up in the bottle...

Bordeaux 2018 in bottle: full overview plus top scoring wines

Jane Anson says it is a highly successful vintage with notable highpoints...

Bordeaux first growths: How the 2000 vintage tastes now

Jane Anson reports on how the vaunted 2000 vintage wines are looking today...

Château Palmer wines: The '5' and '0' vintages from 1990 to 2015

Revisiting some of the key vintages of the past 30 years, including 1990, 2005 and 2010....

Best Cru Bourgeois 2019 wines tasted en primeur

Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Second labels

Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Best value whites

Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Best value reds

Great quality wines at good-value prices...

Best Médoc & Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac 2019 wines tasted en primeur

At the top level there are some deep and concentrated wines...

Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Top scoring whites

There are definite standouts in terms of quality and value in both dry white and sweet wine categories....

Best St Estèphe 2019 wines tasted en primeur

An appellation that performed better overall than in 2018 with plenty of fresh and balanced wines...

Best Pessac & Graves 2019 wines tasted en primeur

Many impressive red and white wines to recommend says Jane Anson...

Best Sauternes & Barsac 2019 wines tasted en primeur

En primeur samples showed concentration and balance....

Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Top scoring wines

The top scoring wines, all rated 98 and above...

Best St Julien 2019 wines tasted en primeur

A truly great year for St Julien in 2019 with lots of consistent and highly scoring wines....

Best Margaux 2019 wines tasted en primeur

Bordeaux 2019 wines: Our en primeur verdict

Jane Anson delivers her Bordeaux 2019 en primeur overview after tasting more than 900 wines...

Best Pauillac 2019 wines tasted en primeur

An extremely consistent and impressive vintage for Pauillac estates in 2019...

St-Estèphe 2017: Top wines re-tasted after bottling

Well-built, carefully constructed wines here from the 2017 vintage...