See a selection of candid photos taken during the Bordeaux 2019 in-bottle tastings in which more than 800 wines were sampled and rated for Decanter.
Pictures were taken of large appellation-specific tastings, consultant tastings and individual estate tastings spanning both the Left and Right bank and covering red, white and sweet styles.
See also: Bordeaux 2019 in bottle: overview plus top-scoring wines
Tasting the JP Moueix range in Libourne including the Decanter April 2022 cover star Château Bélair-Monange
Tasting the Pauillac Grands Crus Classés 1855 first and second wines at Château Pédesclaux
Tasting the St-Estèphe Grands Crus Classés 1855 first and second wines at Château Montrose
Tasting the St-Julien Grands Crus Classés 1855 first and second wines at Château Branaire Ducru
Tasting the Margaux Grands Crus Classés 1855 first and second wines at Château Durfort-Vivens
Tasting the dry white wines made by Sauternes & Barsac Grands Crus Classés 1855 estates at Château Climens
Tasting the sweet wines made by Sauternes & Barsac Grands Crus Classés 1855 estates at Château Climens
Tasting the St-Emilon Grand Cru wines at Château Larmande
Tasting the Domaine Clarence Dillon range at Château La Mission Haut-Brion
One of the wines of the vintage, Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion
Pétrus 2019
Château Cheval Blanc's first and second wine
Château Margaux's first second and third wines
Tasting almost 200 wines supplied by Dourthe négociant at Château Belgrave
Château L'Evangile's first and second wine
Château Lafleur's range of wines in Pomerol and neighbouring appellations
The full Clarence Dillon range of wines including Château Haut-Brion
The tasting room at Château Mouton-Rothschild
Tasting the Château Lafite first and second wines plus Château Rieussec
Château Leoville Las Cases
The range of wines at Château Mouton Rothschild
Vieux Château Certan's first and second wine
Château Figeac's first and second wine
Tasting Château Le Pin 2019 in the cellar with Alexandre Thienpont
Tasting over 100 wines from Graves at the Syndicat Viticole des Graves
Tasting the range of wines from Rolland consultants in Pomerol
Château Pavie's wines
Château Beauregard and Petit-Village's range of wines
Château Haut-Brion's range of wines
Château Smith Haut Lafitte's 2019s
More than 150 wines at Rolland consultants in Pomerol