As we explained in Bordeaux 2013 primeurs – our plans, Richard was in Bordeaux the week before last tasting the 2013 primeur samples available, blind whenever possible. Three years ago in Primeurs 2010 – when to publish? I tried, and failed, to persuade my fellow wine writers to hold back their assessments in order to avoid influencing pricing. But, as discussed in this thread in our Members' forum, there is at last considerable discussion about when and whether to release tasting notes and scores on the 2013s (ironically a vintage for which this will probably matter much less than...
14 Apr 2014