Bordeaux 2012: Smith Haut-Lafitte, Pichon Baron drop 10% on 2011
Smith Haut-Lafitte and Pichon Baron head a fresh flurry of Bordeaux 2012 wine releases, as this year's campaign continues to lack vigour.
Smith Haut-Lafitte and Pichon Baron head a fresh flurry of Bordeaux 2012 wine releases, as this year's campaign continues to lack vigour.
So far the 2012 en primeur campaign has been disappointing for many importers save a handful of exceptions.
Chateau Pape Clement in Pessac-Leognan came out at €50 yesterday, down 12.5% from its 2011 price of €57.60 (and also a drop of 23% in its 2008 price).
Watch our exclusive video interview with Jeannie Cho Lee MW where she gives her views on the quality of the 2012 vintage in Bordeaux during the official En Primeur tasting week..
Two weeks into the 2012 En Primeur campaign around one-third of Bordeaux’s classified wines on the left and right banks have been released.
Watch a video interview of James Lawther MW talking about the 2012 Bordeaux vintage, focusing on the right bank, during the official En Primeur 2012 tasting week...
Price drops continue to be steady rather than spectacular as the 2012 campaign continues its quick pace.
Watch a video interview of Steven Spurrier talking about the Bordeaux 2012 vintage during the official En Primeur 2012 tasting week...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released what it calls 'the most affordable Lafite on the market' with its 2012 vintage, at €330 ex-Bordeaux.
Decanter consultant editor Steven Spurrier gives his early verdict on the Bordeaux 2012 vintage, following the en primeur tastings in Bordeaux.
See Decanter experts' rating, tasting notes and drinking window for Marquis de Calon, Chateau Calon-Ségur 2012
Five days in to the 2012 campaign and there seems to be cautious optimism that the Bordeaux chateaux are listening to the market and are prepared to lower their prices.
The 2012 campaign sprang into life this morning - with Chateau Mouton Rothschild releasing at €240 a bottle, becoming 'pretty much the cheapest first growth in the world' as one wine merchant put it.
After Chateau Gazin started things off on Monday morning, a steady stream of smaller chateaux have released their Bordeaux 2012 wines, with a few healthy - and other less healthy - reductions, and a glimmer of hope that there may be a market for the wines.
According to official figures, 5,800 people visited Bordeaux for En Primeur week to taste the 2012 vintage from barrel: a 7% increase on last year’s tasting of the 2011 vintage.