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Bordeaux 2014: First impression – Soil type key to ‘uneven’ Right Bank vintage
Success on the Right Bank in the Bordeaux 2014 vintage depended on a vineyard's specific soil type and an estate's attention to detail ahead of harvest amid a cool and rainy summer, says James Lawther...
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Bordeaux 2014: Merchants nervous over prices ahead of en primeur campaign
Chateau owners have shown little desire to drop prices for the Bordeaux 2014 en primeur campaign, testing the nerves of merchants who will need to decide which wines to recommend to consumers.A number...
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Gordon Ramsay to head up Bordeaux restaurant
Gordon Ramsay has signed a partnership agreement with the owner of Bordeaux’s Grand Hotel de Bordeaux & Spa to head up the Le Pressoir d’Argent restaurant – only his second restaurant in France.The...
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Bordeaux 2014: Mouton Rothschild starts first growth releases to warm praise
Chateau Mouton Rothschild has helped to breathe life into a slow burning Bordeaux 2014 en primeur campaign by releasing at a price that several merchants believe offers a good deal to consumers.(Image:...
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Bordeaux 2014: Many top chateaux hold fire as first releases test demand
Nicolas Audebert of Canon and Rauzan-Segla has told Decanter.com that both estates should release Bordeaux 2014 wines within the next 10 days, but others remain coy - despite Mouton Rothschild selling...
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Bordeaux 2014: Lynch Bages, Angelus, La Lagune find a market as weak euro...
Lynch Bages, Angelus and La Lagune were among the Bordeaux 2014 wines getting interest from consumers ahead of the May Day holiday, according to merchants.Lynch bagesAs Bordeaux takes a break for the...
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Bordeaux wine scam suspects arrested
French police have arrested two men and a woman suspected of cheating Bordeaux chateaux out of thousands of euros of wine by using false cheques.Bordeaux fine wineThe suspects have not been named, but...
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Bordeaux 2014: Haut Brion, Talbot lead fresh round of releases
Bordeaux has pursued its time-honoured fashion of releasing a cluster of top-flight estates in one day, with Chateaux Haut-Brion, Cos d’Estournel, Talbot, Troplong Mondot and Chasse Spleen all making...
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Bordeaux 2014: Lafite releases but merchants concerned at small quantity
Chateau Lafite Rothschild has released its Bordeaux 2014 wine at an approximate price of 285 euros per bottle ex-Bordeaux, which makes it the same price as last year and around 14% lower than 2012, so...
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Investment analysis: Bordeaux Right Bank
The Right Bank seems to have bucked a downward price trend seen across Bordeaux since 2011 - and only arrested in recent months - but it’s not quite that straightforward, explains Ella Lister.Chart 1,...
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Top Bordeaux negociant bought by French agribusiness firm
Cordier Mestrezat, one of the top three Bordeaux négociants in terms of turnover, has been sold to a large French agricultural cooperative group, In Vivo. CordierIn Vivo has a revenue of 5.7bn euros...
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Left Bank Bordeaux Cup: UK teams sweep to victory
Imperial College London Business School and University of Cambridge claimed the first and second spot at the prestigious Left Bank Bordeaux Cup, which took place in the cellar of Chateau Lafite...
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Bordeaux 2015: Medoc chateaux dare to dream after ‘perfect’ flowering
Chateau owners in Medoc say the Bordeaux 2015 vintage has got off to a good start following excellent flowering conditions in the vineyard, despite some concerns over recent rain.Vines at Chateau...
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Bordeaux wine theft ringleaders get four years in prison
The 52-year-old head of the gang behind a spate of wine thefts at top Bordeaux chateaux has received a four year prison sentence, along with his 27-year-old nephew, after stealing 1m euros worth of...
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Bordeaux wine gets Geographical Indication status in China
Chinese quality and quarantine officials have granted their approval for Bordeaux wine to be protected as a geographical indication (GI) in China. Vineyards at Graves, BordeauxThe news follows several...
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Heatwave in French vineyards evokes memories of 2003
Temperatures have soared across Europe this week, in a heatwave reminiscent of the prolonged hot summer of the 2003 vintage in French wine regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne.Some vineyard...
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Bordeaux winemaker death inquiry to focus on pesticides
A potentially groundbreaking criminal investigation is set to be launched in France over claims that the death of a Bordeaux winemaker was caused by exposure to pesticides. The health effects of...
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UK government fuels diplomacy with ‘terrific’ Bordeaux
Dozens of bottles of mature Bordeaux wines were served at official functions by the UK government last year, according to accounts that also reveal a strong showing for English wine.Wines in the UK...
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Sauternes producers protest to Hollande over trainline
Sauternes and Barsac producers have complained to French president Francois Hollande that a proposed 8bn euro railway line from Bordeaux to Dax will ruin their vineyards by disrupting local ecosystems....
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Bernard Magrez eyes more Bordeaux chateaux – report
Bernard Magrez, the multi-millionaire owner of Chateau Pape Clement and 40 other wine estates worldwide, has reportedly entered talks to buy two more classified Bordeaux chateaux.Bernard Magrez...
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