Crus bourgeois 2017 selection

‘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...