Free Bordeaux 2009 overview

Those trying to make en primeur buying decisions may well find it a particularly useful resource – not least when the column marked 'Price' begins to be filled.

The column I find particularly useful is that headed 'Who?', which lists the person(s) who most strongly influence the winemaking, whether a consultant oenologist such as the Boissenots, Michel Rolland or Stéphane Derenoncourt, an in-house maître de chai, or a proprietor.

As usual, the spread of my scores is rather wider than that of most other...