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Dave Sokolin on 2010 Bordeaux

Dave Sokolin on 2010 Bordeaux


Jul
06
Last week all the first growths released their wines, and while a few more chateaux released prices today, we are essentially at the end of the 2010 futures campaign.  I have witnessed many futures campaigns come and go and have learned a lot about the fine wine retail trade throughout my career.  Not only from my own experience...
Jun
10
As you probably know, in 1959 we pioneered the Bordeaux futures business in the United States. Since then we have offered almost every vintage produced in Bordeaux with the exception of years we deemed unnecessary to purchase early. Our No. 1 focus has always been what is best for our clients, and it has always paid off. For the mos...
May
04
Robert Parker’s highly anticipated reviews of 2010 Bordeaux arrived last night and it’s good news all over again. Parker went into such detail about the wines, the comparisons, and the wine and global markets that I’m going to condense his quotes a lot here in order to cut to the chase. THE WINES In the article he made reference ...
Apr
13
So for my wrap up of the vintage I refer back to the Bill Blatch vintage notes that I referenced in my first blog. This Bordeaux veteran negociant summarized the vintage with these two quotes: The 2010’s “have all the power of the 09s, they have nothing of the opulence and thickness of the 09s. They are much more rugged, have...
Apr
07
Today we hit the Northern Medoc, meaning St. Estephe. We visited the 3 big boys - Calon Segur, Montrose and then Cos d'Estournel for tasting and lunch with Jean-Guillaume Prats, the managing director. Here are my notes from these 3 chateaux. Calon Segur - This is an old world place, and I'm a fan of this style. It’s classic...