Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

Bordeaux chateaux size near 2.4 hectares
Bordeaux 2018 Right bank

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Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC)
AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.
Class.
Classification (Class.)
Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:
1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.
1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.
CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.
CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).
Size
Size in hectares (Size)
This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.
WA
William Kelley, Wine Advocate (WA)
English wine critic, living in France and California, publishing on erobertparker.com, starting with the Bordeaux 2021 vintage. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Since the 2022 vintage Kelley is joined by Yohan Castaign. Yohan is from Bordeaux. The vintages 2017-2020 were rated by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. An asterisk (*) means that it is the best wine from the château that Robert Parker ever tasted as a barrel sample. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JR
Jancis Robinson (JR)
English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.
TA
Tim Atkin (TA)
English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
JL
Jeff Leve (JL)
American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
De
Jane Anson, Decanter (De)
English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.
RVF
La Revue du Vin de France (RVF)
French wine magazine. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. The wines are tasted by Olivier Poels, Hélène Durand and Philippe Maurange. Instead of a single number, always a range is given with a 1 point span. Presented here is the mean. E.g. 16,5-17,5 becomes 17. In the exceptional case where the span is just 0,5 point, the average ending in .25 or .75 is presented. Not all wines are (already) rated.
PW
Perswijn (PW)
Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.
CK
Chris Kissack (CK)
English wine critic, publishing on Winedoctor. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Price
Consumer price in euro (Price)
The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.
+/–
Price change percentage (+/–)
This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).
le Moulin2018Pomerol·2.4···97···87-89····3+····
Lynsolence2018St-Emilion GC·2.593-95··84···91-93·····92-94€ 36+9%
Croix de Labrie2018St-Emilion GC·2.392-94·1789···94-9693······€ 96+33%
Clos la Madeleine2018St-Emilion GCGCC2.292-94+·16.5····92-949415.75······
Bellevue Mondotte2018St-Emilion GC·295-97·16.589···96-9892·····93-95€ 1440%
les Grandes Murailles2018St-Emilion GCGCC292-94··88···92-949116.5··4·91-93€ 52+18%
Magrez-Fombrauge2018St-Emilion GC·2···87···94-96·····93-95€ 115+5%
le Pin2018Pomerol·297-99·18.596···96-989816.5····96-98··
la Violette2018Pomerol·293-95+······97-999515.75····96-98€ 294+17%
le Dôme2018St-Emilion GC·2.8597-99······95-9796·····98-100··
la Clémence2018Pomerol·389-91··83···85-87····3+····
la Fleur de Gay2018Pomerol·389-91······93-95·15.5····93-95€ 104+22%
Rochebelle2018St-Emilion GCGCC3···88···87-899217·····€ 50·
Guillot Clauzel2018Pomerol·1.792-94······92-94·16.5····90-92··
le Carré2018St-Emilion GC·1.693-95+······93-9592·····94-96··
Certan Marzelle2018Pomerol·3.3·················
de Chambrun2018Lalande de Pomerol·1.590-92+··83···88-90····3····
Clos de la Vieille Eglise2018Pomerol·1.587-89······87-89········
la Fleur Morange2018St-Emilion GCGCC1.5·······92-9493·····91-93€ 42·
Lusseau2018St-Emilion GC·1.592-94·1590···89-9189·····90-92··
Clos Dubreuil2018St-Emilion GC·1.4···86···93-95·····95-97··
Clos Saint-Martin2018St-Emilion GCGCC1.389-91······96-989316.25····93-95··
Gracia2018St-Emilion GC·1.393-95······94-96······91-93€ 84–11%
Beau Soleil2018Pomerol·3.6·················
Clos Saint-Julien2018St-Emilion GC·1.292-94······92-94·······€ 49·
Clos de Sarpe2018St-Emilion GCGCC3.794-96······93-958916.5····93-95€ 67·
Pavie-Decesse2018St-Emilion GCGCC3.796-98·1690···95-9794·····93-95€ 127+4%
Sanctus2018St-Emilion GC·3.790-92······91-93····4··€ 25·
les Astéries2018St-Emilion GC·194-96······93-9591·····96-98··
la Connivence2018Pomerol·1·········16·······
Bel-Air La Royère2018Côtes de Blaye·4·················
la Clotte2018St-Emilion GCGCC493-95+·1691···93-959416.5···94-96€ 670%
la Croix Saint-Georges2018Pomerol·4·······91-9389······€ 57+16%
Fayat (Comm. de Mazeyres)2018Pomerol·4·······88-90······93-95··
Hosanna2018Pomerol·495-97·17····96-989317.5··4·96-98··
Rol Valentin2018St-Emilion GC·490-92+·1685···91-9390···4·94-96€ 34·
Veyry2018Côtes de Castillon·490-92+··84········4····
Vieux Château Mazerat2018St-Emilion GC·491-93······94-9696·····97-99··
Vray Croix de Gay2018Pomerol·4·······92-9493···4··€ 72+11%
Domaine de l'A2018Côtes de Castillon·4.290-92······93-95····4····
l'Evêché2018St-Emilion GC·4.2··16.5····87-89·········
Bellisle Mondotte2018St-Emilion GC·4.5···············€ 23+10%
la Mondotte2018St-Emilion GC1st GCCb4.5··16.5····98-100·17.25····92-94€ 236+40%
Lafleur2018Pomerol·4.697-100·18.594···98-1009819.5··5·98-100··
Pensées de Lafleur2018Pomerol2nd wine4.691-93·17.590····9318.75··4·94-96··
la Rousselle2018Fronsac·4.689-91+······89-91····4····
Vieux Maillet2018Pomerol·4.6···86····92····90-92€ 32·
Cadet-Bon2018St-Emilion GC·4.791-93······90-9292···4·92-94··
Certan de May de Certan2018Pomerol·593-95·16.5+····94-969416.75··4·93-95··
Guillot2018Pomerol·5·················
Laniote2018St-Emilion GC·5········88·····92-94··
Montviel2018Pomerol·590-92+······90-9290····91-93€ 35·
l'Eglise-Clinet2018Pomerol·5.596-98·16.5····96-989718····96-98€ 294+25%
Guadet2018St-Emilion GC·5.588-90······87-89·16.75·······
la Petite Eglise2018Pomerol2nd wine5.591-93+·16····91-939115.75····91-93€ 44+10%
Clos du Clocher2018Pomerol·5.792-94··85···90-929416.5··4·94-96€ 51+11%
Laforge2018St-Emilion GC·5.791-93······91-9389·····93-95··
Clos l'Eglise2018Pomerol·5.994-96······94-9692·····92-94€ 90+13%
Grand Destieu2018St-Emilion GC·5.9589-91················
Ferrand Lartigue2018St-Emilion GC·6·················
le Gay2018Pomerol·694-96·16····96-9892····97-99€ 119+20%
le Prieuré2018St-Emilion GC·6·······92-949516.5··3+·91-93€ 52+16%
Tertre-Roteboeuf2018St-Emilion GC·6··17++92·····17.5····97-99··
Bellevue2018St-Emilion GC·6.292-94+·16.588···95-979316.5··4·94-96··
Feytit-Clinet2018Pomerol·6.393-95·1685···94-9694···4·92-94€ 69+15%
Sansonnet2018St-Emilion GCGCC6.392-94··88···94-969115.5··4·93-95€ 35+13%
Bonalgue2018Pomerol·6.591-93······89-91······92-94··
Clos Badon Thunevin2018St-Emilion GC·6.591-93······92-9388·····92-94··
le Bon Pasteur2018Pomerol·6.792-94+·15+88···93-959116··4·92-94€ 77·
Corbin-Michotte2018St-Emilion GC·6.787-89······84-86·······€ 29–3%
Moulin Pey-Labrie2018Canon-Fronsac·6.7···82···88-90····3+····
Ausone2018St-Emilion GC1st GCCa798-100·17.5+97···98-1009819.25··5·98-100€ 800+19%
Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse2018St-Emilion GC1st GCCb795-97+·15.589···98-1009918.5··5·96-98€ 127+19%
Chapelle d'Ausone2018St-Emilion GC2nd wine793-95·16.5+90····93····93-95€ 204·
la Couspaude2018St-Emilion GCGCC792-94·16.586···90-9291···4·91-93€ 440%
du Domaine de l'Eglise2018Pomerol·7·······91-939315.5·······
Franc-Mayne2018St-Emilion GCGCC790-92·15.587···90-929015.5··4·91-93€ 34·
la Gravière2018Lalande de Pomerol·7·······87-89·········
Moulin Saint-Georges2018St-Emilion GC·792-94·1688···91-9394···4·93-95€ 35+6%
la Serre2018St-Emilion GCGCC789-91·16.5····90-929415.5··4·92-94··
Villemaurine2018St-Emilion GC·793-95·1687···93-959315.5···93-95€ 47+18%
Trotanoy2018Pomerol·7.297-99+·17.5····98-1009818.5···97-99··
Barrabaque2018Canon-Fronsac·7.5···············€ 17·
Clos Puy Arnaud2018Côtes de Castillon·7.5···80···86-88····4·92-94··
Bellegrave2018Pomerol·7.887-89··85···87-89····4··€ 39·
Lafleur-Gazin2018Pomerol·7.891-93·16.5····90-9293···4·90-92··
Latour à Pomerol2018Pomerol·7.993-95·16.5····94-969416.25···92-94··
Côte de Baleau2018St-Emilion GCGCC888-90··87···89-919016.25···93-95€ 23·
Faugères Cuvée Péby2018St-Emilion GCGCC8···············€ 152+12%
les Gravières2018St-Emilion GC·894-96··············€ 21+24%
L'If2018St-Emilion GC1st GCCb893-95·1793···96-9892·····92-94··
Petit Faurie de Soutard2018St-Emilion GC·891-93······91-9391···4·90-92··
Destieux2018St-Emilion GCGCC8.189-91··87···88-909115.5··4·94-96€ 44·
la Grave à Pomerol2018Pomerol·8.391-93·16····90-9292·····90-92··
Clos des Jacobins2018St-Emilion GCGCC8.4···89···91-939016.25··4·91-93€ 31+3%
Canon de Brem2018Canon-Fronsac·8.7·················
les Cruzelles2018Lalande de Pomerol·8.891-93·16····90-9290·····90-92€ 26+4%
de la Dauphine2018Fronsac·8.988-90·1786···91-93····4·93-95€ 190%
Bourgneuf (Vayron)2018Pomerol·992-94·16+89···90-9293···4·92-94··
Clinet2018Pomerol·994-96+·1690···97-9997····94-96€ 91+14%

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