Younger (royal) Bordeaux

My 'waste not, want not' policy continues. During July's heatwave I spent a few luxurious days in Bordeaux with my fellow members of the Royal Household Wine Committee. Very different from my usual primeurs dash from tasting table to tasting table, this was a much more leisurely, and instructive, affair. I passed on some of what I had the pleasure of learning in Bordeaux 2015 – a warm frontline report and also added notes on some of the older vintages we tasted at the notable addresses on our itinerary to the long tasting article already published on Mature and...