Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

James Suckling ratings near 97.5
Bordeaux 2016 Left bank

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WineYearAOC
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.
NM
Neal Martin (NM)
English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. 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.
JS
James Suckling (JS)
American wine critic James Suckling published in the American magazine Wine Spectator up to and including the Bordeaux 2009 vintage. From Bordeaux 2010 vintage he publishes on his own new website JamesSuckling.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.
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.
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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 (–).
Pape Clément2016Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.30·95-9716.593··97-9895-979418.5·4·€ 94+12%
Smith Haut Lafitte2016Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.45·96-9817.595··97-9896-989718.5·4·€ 109+28%
Montrose2016St-Estèphe2nd GCC68·97-991896··97-9899-1009619·5·€ 1440%
Cos d'Estournel2016St-Estèphe2nd GCC64·98-1001896··97-9896-989718.5··€ 1690%
Ducru-Beaucaillou2016St-Julien2nd GCC55·96-981796··97-9898-1009719.5·5·€ 196+16%
Latour2016Pauillac1st GCC67·98-10019100··98-9999-10098··5···
Malescot-Saint-Exupéry2016Margaux3rd GCC23·94-9615.587··98-9994-969317.75··€ 59+18%
Calon-Ségur2016St-Estèphe3rd GCC74·95-9718.598··98-9997-999618.5··€ 89+17%
Haut-Bailly2016Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.32·96-981795··98-9997-999719.5···€ 119+27%
Lynch Bages2016Pauillac5th GCC94·97-9917.597··98-9996-989518·5·€ 136+14%
Pontet-Canet2016Pauillac5th GCC80·95-971895··98-9997-999719.75··€ 152+43%
Pichon-Longueville Baron2016Pauillac2nd GCC50·96-9818.596··98-9998-1009618.75·5·€ 161+18%
Léoville-Las-Cases2016St-Julien2nd GCC97·98-1001995··98-9997-999919.5·5·€ 252+30%
Margaux2016Margaux1st GCC81·97-9917.596··98-9996-989719.25··€ 586+7%
Giscours2016Margaux3rd GCC80·93-951790··96-9794-969417.25··€ 64+23%
d'Issan2016Margaux3rd GCC30·93-9517+89··96-9794-969517.25··€ 67+18%
Domaine de Chevalier2016Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.33·94-9617+92··96-9796-989619.5··€ 75+17%
les Carmes Haut-Brion2016Pessac-Léognan·4.5·95-971794··96-9798-1009519·4·€ 80+25%
Grand-Puy-Lacoste2016Pauillac5th GCC55·95-971797··96-9795-979417···€ 85+23%
Rauzan-Ségla2016Margaux2nd GCC51·95-971794··96-9796-989517.75··€ 85+18%
Pichon-Longueville Comtesse2016Pauillac2nd GCC85·96-9817-98··96-9798-1009818.75·5·€ 169+24%
la Mission Haut-Brion2016Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.21·98-10018.5++95··96-9797-999818.5··€ 469+12%
Palmer2016Margaux3rd GCC52·95-9717.5+96··99-10097-989819··€ 336+14%
Meyney2016St-EstèpheCB51·90-9216.5···95-9692-949216.5·4·€ 280%
d'Armailhac2016Pauillac5th GCC50·92-9417-91··95-9692-949316.25·4·€ 47+12%
Lagrange2016St-Julien3rd GCC113·94-961690··95-9692-949516.75·4·€ 50+19%
Branaire (Ducru)2016St-Julien4th GCC52·92-941791··95-9693-959418·4·€ 57+6%
Durfort-Vivens2016Margaux2nd GCC30·90-9217.5···95-9691-9394··4·€ 57+27%
Malartic-Lagravière2016Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.41·94-9616.5+92··95-9693-959418··€ 59+20%
Alter Ego de Palmer2016Margaux2nd wine52·89-9116.593··95-9693-9593··4·€ 70+11%
Brane-Cantenac2016Margaux2nd GCC90·96-981791··95-9694-969417.5·4·€ 74+16%
Gruaud-Larose2016St-Julien2nd GCC82·93-9517.591··95-9691-939518.5·4·€ 75+12%
Léoville-Barton2016St-Julien2nd GCC47·93-951893··95-9694-969618.5·5·€ 90+17%
Léoville-Poyferré2016St-Julien2nd GCC80·95-971895··95-9696-989619.25··€ 94+19%
le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild2016Pauillac2nd wine83·92-9417···95-9693-9593··4·€ 186+28%
Haut-Brion2016Pessac-Léognan1st GCC43·97-991997··10099-1009819.5··€ 586+7%
Mouton-Rothschild2016Pauillac1st GCC83·98-10018.5+95··10099-1009819.5·5·€ 586+7%
Lafite-Rothschild2016Pauillac1st GCC103·96-981897··10098-1009919·5·€ 678+15%
les Forts de Latour2016Pauillac2nd wine67·92-941895··94-9593-9592··4···
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux2016Margaux2nd wine81·91-9316.5++93··94-9593-9592··4···
Tourelles de Longueville2016Pauillac2nd wine50·90-9216.594··94-9589-9189··4···
Labégorce2016MargauxCB36·94-9616.592··94-9591-939316.25·4·€ 29+7%
Siran2016MargauxCB24·92-9417-89··94-9591-939316.5·4·€ 30+11%
Cantemerle2016Haut-Médoc5th GCC87·90-9215.591··94-9592-949316.5·4·€ 33+14%
Carbonnieux2016Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.47·92-9416.592··94-9586-889217··€ 37+9%
du Tertre2016Margaux5th GCC50·90-9216.5+91··94-9591-939216.75·4·€ 43+16%
Boyd-Cantenac2016Margaux3rd GCC17··16···94-9590-92·17.25···€ 47+7%
Haut-Bages Libéral2016Pauillac5th GCC28·90-9216.589··94-9590-929116.75·4·€ 47+21%
Pédesclaux2016Pauillac5th GCC28·93-9516.587··94-9592-949417·4·€ 47+18%
Phélan-Ségur2016St-EstèpheCB89·92-9417-95··94-9591-939417.25·4·€ 47+12%
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2016St-Julien2nd wine55·92-941794··94-9591-939217·4·€ 50·
Langoa-Barton2016St-Julien3rd GCC17·91-9317.593··94-9591-939416.75··€ 53+15%
Clos du Marquis2016St-Julien·97·93-951794··94-9591-939217.5··€ 57+10%
Saint-Pierre2016St-Julien4th GCC17·94-9617-93··94-9593-959517.5··€ 65+12%
Clerc Milon2016Pauillac5th GCC30·92-9417.5+93··94-9593-959616.75··€ 69+11%
Duhart-Milon2016Pauillac4th GCC71·92-9417+92··94-9593-959516.5·4·€ 78+13%
Beychevelle2016St-Julien4th GCC74·96-9816.590··94-9596-989417.75·4·€ 80+11%
le Clarence de Haut-Brion2016Pessac-Léognan2nd wine43·89-911793··94-9593-9594···€ 144+20%
Carruades de Lafite Rothschild2016Pauillac2nd wine103·89-9116.5+94··94-9591-9392··4·€ 190+12%

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