Medoc and Graves

Anson: Lafleur 2018 and the battle against climate change

New Bordeaux 2018 tasting notes and an interview with Lafleur's estate manager...

Anson: How the 1990 Bordeaux first growths taste now

Jane Anson reports on a celebrated vintage three decades on...

Anson: The brilliance of 1996 Pauillac wines

How the wines taste now, and why it was a special vintage...

Top Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Top Médoc 2018 wines: Re-tasted in bottle

Top Margaux 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

Hot weather posed challenges but there are brilliant wines here, says Jane Anson...

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

The 2018 wines are 'consistently impressive' in St-Julien, reports Jane Anson...

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...