Bordeaux 2012 – Margaux

This week we'll be publishing collections of tasting notes on 2012 reds made in the four major communes of the Médoc, moving northwards from Margaux. Then on Friday we'll begin our coverage of leading right-bank wines with a collection of Pomerols. St-Émilions and sweet whites will follow next week.

These collections are based on blind tastings of similar wines, notably those organised impeccably by the Union des Grands Crus for those journalists who choose to taste blind. We tend to be put into the same group each year so that...