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Bordeaux 2009s reassessed blind – right bank reds

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See our guide to coverage of 2009 bordeaux and a 2013 overview of the vintage.

The second of my three Southwold instalments on Bordeaux 2009s in bottle reassessed blind, following on from dry and sweet whites, looks at right-bank reds. For a quick preview of this huge annual blind tasting, see An Avery tribute in Southwold. Left-bank reds to follow.

The picture shows some of the tasters in the upper room of the Swan Hotel in Southwold. All wines were served blind in appropriate flights. After tasting them we would all give our scores (out of 20)...