Current and older vintages from 32 of the 226 Médoc producers whose 2017s gained cru bourgeois status.
‘Drinkability is our style’. This was the neat soundbite offered by Olivier Cuvelier, president of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois du Médoc, when I spoke to him during the London presentation of the recently announced selection of the 2017 vintage. It’s also the impression that Paris-based artist Catherine Cordasco wanted to convey in this year’s logo.
And, more importantly, it's what these 2017s exemplify: medium-bodied wines that are fresh, sufficiently well structured by their tannins to be enjoyed with food, shapely, typically dark-fruited and...