Starting with a 1919 vintage that is still holding its own and including a 1945 wine that remains 'full of flavour', Jane Anson has tasted a wine from each decade of Cordier family ownership at this St-Julien estate...
A Decanter reader asked me a few months ago about why the tasting notes for younger Bordeaux wines often display a narrower drinking window than the older ones.
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