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2019 Bordeaux

"I departed with no doubt that 2019 is a truly great vintage for Bordeaux. That was the consensus shared across the group."
Neal Martin, vinous.com (2019 at Southwold)

We nailed our colours to the mast regarding the 2019 vintage when the wines started to ship to the UK toward the end of 2021: we thought the vintage exceptional from top to bottom. In-bottle reviews from the major critics, notably from Neal Martin in February 2022 and William Kelley in April 2022, confirmed our view, with high scores and strong recommendations across the board. The final, and some would say ultimate, stamp of approval came at the Southwold tasting in January 2023, where the group consensus was that it may well be the best vintage that the group had ever tasted.

Is it better than 2016?  That is the only question that might split the room. We like William Kelley’s view, who considers 2019 "a sort of sun-kissed cousin of the 2016 vintage."  Where 2019 certainly does knock 2016, though, is the consistency from top to bottom and from left bank to right bank. You cannot go far wrong with this vintage.

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