Bordeaux 2024 En Primeur

This has a strong following with Tanners customers and it's easy to see why. Crafted by the makers of Domaine de Chevalier this is a lovely, simple, straightforward glass this year, very soft and elegant and extremely easy to drink.

From one of the best performing properties of the campaign, the Caillou blanc is charming, modest, soft-textured but ripe and redolent in the middle. It rolls round the mouth with juicy freshness, quite linear and very lush in style, absolutely delicious. For those who like their white Bordeaux with a little new oak and more on the sumptuous side, look no further.

This is a five-star wine, as Olivier Bernard pronounced. That subtle mix of tropical lushness with more vivid citrus, and plenty of it, underpinned with some supple oak that gives tightness at the moment, but it should relax. A ripe, waxy feel on the finish with a very pure, clean edge. Hugely harmonious, a total pleasure to drink.

Great nose, superb balance reinforcing this superb vintage. Lashings of melon, white peach and ripe grapefruit. The texture is memorable, generous and supple yet vivid with bright acidity. Extremely long in the mouth with a richness of fruit on the finish. Outstanding.

This vintage suited the late-harvest, botrytis affected sweet wines. There was enough hot summer weather to achieve ripeness but with excellent balancing acidity for freshness. These six wines are quite diverse in style, from the unctuous richness of Suduiraud through to the lemony light freshness of Liot. Standing out this year are Doisy-Daëne and Myrat which have a fabulous feel, while Doisy-Védrines and Coutet are a touch denser and will last longer. Case Contents: 2x Château Liot, Sauternes 20242x Château Doisy Daëne, 2e cru classé Barsac2x Château Doisy-Vedrines, 2e cru classé Sauternes2x Château Coutet, 1er cru classé Barsac2x Château Suduiraut, 1er cru classé Sauternes2x Château Myrat, 2e cru classé Barsac

Attractive loganberry fruit with a little spice behind. Typically juicy with fine freshness, the wine is held together by some chalky tannin, the finish is round and soft. A good value, very typical, early drinking wine.

Spice and sandalwood make this an attractive, raspberry fruited claret. Low yields and no chaptalisation lend a natural, balanced feel to it, with a bright, soft structure. Short term drinking here, with less new oak than usual. Smooth, an appealing, easy wine this year. 3-7 years.

A little cracker from the Ausone stable. Dark fruit with good mouthfeel after a pretty nose. Very silky soft tannin around a fruit salad finish, good balance if light in stature but delicious, easy, satisfying early drinking from this vintage. A winner, and classy to boot. 0 – 5 years.

A lovely, generous, fruity nose all red cherry and red plum. Spicy on the mid-palate with more ripe red plum, almost ‘plum crumble’ in the mouth, quite delicious. Clean and fruity finish with enough structure to hold it together. A short-term winner. 3 – 7 years.

Noticeable crunchy red fruit on the nose and in the mouth, then soft and round in the mouth with fine tannins under control, the whole wine feeling very easy and supple. Elegant and fluid with a satisfying finish, light in weight but showing well in the Margaux line-up, that pretty side coming through. Well made as usual. 3-7 years.

The 2024 Lafleur-Gazin has hints of green pepper and flora before an energetic core of red and blueberry fruit notes kick in. Quite traditional in character, this is medium-bodied, well-balanced and elegant with a lovely touch of spice and evident cherry tobacco notes on the finish. A very polished effort.

A good colour with a fruit compote nose. Light bodied with a fair bit of grip, the layers of red plum and blackberry are ripe and fresh. Good length, with a raspberry finish. Well balanced and clean, this is quite a short term wine that has a light, savoury, almost old school feel, but the structure to go longer than some of its peers. Decent effort. 3-7 years.

Ripe and stylish on the nose, followed onto the palate, a mix of raspberry and damson. Well balanced with a better shape and balance than many, mid to light-weight in frame bit fills it well. All round smooth and consummate winemaking with a prettiness this year. Very attractive mid-term drinking. 3 - 7 years.

Rather closed on the nose, the black fruit actually flows through on the palate with a nicely tempered feel, quite generous, layered and fairly lush with more length than some. The fruit character is a bit subdued at the moment but has potential – the purity and framing is there. Not as great as the ripe recent vintages, but a nice, worthwhile effort.

The stand-out Pomerol at the Union des Grands Cru tasting for us, stuffed with classy black and red fruit, very suave in the mouth for this year - finesse yet plenty of stuffing. It feels plush, unlike many, with ripeness and structure, yet very much under control. the finish is swish and elegant. Certainly special this vintage and dropped to a decent price for this quality. Very good mid-term drinking.

Very good ripeness of fruit here, a mix of red plum and black mulberry. Linear in the mouth, elegant with juicy fruit and light tannin, this is a wine to enjoy soon. Clean and precise finish.

Great nose, very evocative and forward with wild strawberry, red plum and mulberry in there. This is supple, fluid with generous but poised fruit in the mouth, gorgeous in structure, a blend of sweetness and freshness, effortless and very harmonious, a stellar effort.

This Château rarely puts a foot wrong and 2024 is no exception. Full of expression, there’s enticing aromas of crunchy red fruit and cassis, followed by hints of rose and a melange of floral scents. This is such an impressive effort, super precise, glossy and medium in weight. The tannins are juicy, whilst the fresh acidity completes a very harmonious and complex Bélair-Monange. Another fine release from this in form estate.

For many this is the Right bank wine of the vintage. An assemblage of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the L?Eglise offers up super, intense aromatics of black cherry, smoke, mint and cassis. Medium bodied, it deftly delivers power and elegance together with an energetic tension which is truly impressive. Despite the use of 85% new oak, it?s well-balanced and finishes with hints of spice, graphite and crushed stone. A superb wine, end of!

As impressive as ever. A very correct and imposing wine, certainly as good as any on the Right Bank. They picked the entire harvest in 2.5 days and sorted everything minutely. The result is a wine that's soft, ripe, svelte and classy. The lump of Cabernet Franc drives it, with glorious aromatics and a great structure. There's density, depth and, in a lighter year, a good core of black fruit that balances the acidity and freshness. Delicious. 5 -15+ years