UGC 2019s in bottle – left-bank reds

Great quality, likely longevity and relatively good prices. What's not to like? See this guide to our coverage of 2019 bordeaux.

Thursday, 9 December 2021
Ch Siran chartreuse in Margaux

Julia writes As Jancis noted in UGC 2019s in bottle – right-bank reds, this was an exceptional vintage in Bordeaux: no extreme weather events, constrained en primeur tastings, reasonable prices. While Jancis focused on reds from the right bank, plus Margaux and St-Julien on the left, my share of the wines were all on the left bank: Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Listrac, Moulis, St-Estèphe, Pauillac, Graves and Pessac-Léognan.

Jancis also mentions the tannins, and it was both the tannins and...