Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

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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.
B&D
Michel Bettane & Thierry Desseauve (B&D)
French wine critics publishing in TAST. They rate the wines on a scale from 10 to 20. 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.
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.
JA
Jane Anson (JA)
English wine journalist formerly writing for Decanter Magazine and now publishing on her website Inside Bordeaux. She rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Ratings from 2013 and earlier were published on her previous website New Bordeaux. 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.
RG
René Gabriel (RG)
Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). 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 (–).
Magrez-Fombrauge2008St-Emilion GC·295···16.5····17.5···18·€ 109–4%
l'Eglise-Clinet2008Pomerol·5.595·17.5·17.5···18.518···18·€ 107+9%
Pavie-Decesse2008St-Emilion GCGCC3.794+·17·17···171790··17·€ 106–17%
la Mondotte2008St-Emilion GC·4.596·16.5+·18····17··18·€ 112–13%
Belair-Monange2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb12.693+·17·16···17.517.592·4··€ 92·
Tertre-Roteboeuf2008St-Emilion GC·6··17.5·19········18·€ 126·
Pavie2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb3795·17.5+·18···1818.594-95·519·€ 132–18%
l'Evangile2008Pomerol·14.894·17·18.5·90-93·1818.5··18·€ 82–27%
Angélus2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb23.493·17.5·18·89-92·17.517.594-95·18·€ 80–41%
Trotanoy2008Pomerol·7.296·18···90-93·18.51891-92·519·€ 80·
Gracia2008St-Emilion GC·1.395·16.5·16········18·€ 78–3%
la Fleur-Pétrus2008Pomerol·1395·18·16·92-95·1616.592-94·418·€ 75+7%
le Gay2008Pomerol·694+·17.5·18···17.517.5··19·€ 740%
Hosanna2008Pomerol·495·17+·17···17.51793-94·418·€ 70–7%
le Petit Cheval2008St-Emilion GC2nd wine35.590·17·16·87-90···94·417·€ 66–20%
Certan de May de Certan2008Pomerol·589+·16.5·16···15.51693-94·418·€ 64–20%
Clos l'Eglise2008Pomerol·5.991·17·16.5···17.515··417·€ 61–21%
Faugères Cuvée Péby2008St-Emilion GC·894·17·16·······419·€ 59–9%
Clos de Sarpe2008St-Emilion GC·3.795············16·€ 58+14%
Figeac2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb4081·16++·17.25···1817.5··19·€ 57–15%
la Conseillante2008Pomerol·1295·17·17·90-93·17.517.594-95··18·€ 57–28%
la Violette2008Pomerol·295···17.5···17.518··418·€ 162·
Troplong-Mondot2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb3096·16.5·18···1817.5··518·€ 53–9%
Vieux Château Certan2008Pomerol·13.593·17.5·17.5···17.517··518·€ 53–35%
la Gomerie2008St-Emilion GC·2.586·16.5······15.5··416·€ 52–5%
Canon2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb2290·17·17.25·89-92·17.516.5··417·€ 500%
la Fleur de Gay2008Pomerol·392·17·16.5···16.5···417·€ 50–23%
Clinet2008Pomerol·994+·17·18···181791-92·418·€ 460%
Latour à Pomerol2008Pomerol·7.991·17·16.5···161590-91·418·€ 45+5%
Canon-La-Gaffelière2008St-Emilion GCGCC19.593·17.5·18.5···17.516.5··18·€ 44–14%
Roc de Cambes2008Côtes de Bourg·14··16.5··········17·€ 44·
la Fleur Morange2008St-Emilion GC·1.594·17.5+············€ 43–19%
Larcis-Ducasse2008St-Emilion GCGCC10.993·15.5·18.5···17.51789-90·17·€ 42+20%
la Clémence2008Pomerol·390·16.5+·16····16··3+17·€ 42–11%
la Gaffelière2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb2291·16.5·18···17.516.5··17·€ 410%
Gazin2008Pomerol·2494···17.5····16.592··18·€ 40–5%
Bellevue Mondotte2008St-Emilion GC·295+·17+·16.5····17.586··18·€ 178–15%
la Croix Saint-Georges2008Pomerol·491·16.5··········19·€ 38–5%
Pavie-Macquin2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb1594+·17·17.5·90-93·17.518.5··17·€ 38–7%
Beau-Séjour Bécot2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb16.591+·16-·17.5···1713.5··18·€ 370%
Vray Croix de Gay2008Pomerol·487-89·15.5·····16.516.5··417·€ 370%
Feytit-Clinet2008Pomerol·6.393·16.5·17···16.517.5··416·€ 37–3%
Clos Fourtet2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb2092·16.5·18···1817··18·€ 36–10%
l'Arrosée2008St-Emilion GCGCC9.492···17···171788-89····€ 35–3%
Petit Village2008Pomerol·1188·17+·17···16.51790-91·18·€ 35–3%
Nénin2008Pomerol·2888·17.5·17.5·88-91·1617··417·€ 340%
Monbousquet2008St-Emilion GCGCC3292·16.5+·17.5···1716.586-88··17·€ 33–18%
Bellevue2008St-Emilion GC·6.290+·16·17···16+16.589-90·417·€ 33–21%
la Couspaude2008St-Emilion GCGCC788·17·17.5···16+1693·418·€ 31–6%
Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb789+···16···16.516··18·€ 30–19%
Soutard2008St-Emilion GCGCC2289+·14·17···1616.593··16·€ 29+21%
Grand Mayne2008St-Emilion GCGCC19.191·17·17.5···1716.5··418·€ 29+12%
la Dominique2008St-Emilion GCGCC22.590·17·17···16.51792-93·17·€ 27–4%
Lynsolence2008St-Emilion GC·2.591···········417·€ 27–4%
Clos les Lunelles2008Côtes de Castillon·991·16.5·15···16·88-90··17·€ 27–10%
Clos Saint-Julien2008St-Emilion GC·1.291+···17········18·€ 27·
Balestard La Tonnelle2008St-Emilion GCGCC10.690-93·15·15···15·92-93·416·€ 260%
Rouget2008Pomerol·1691·16-·17···1716.5··18·€ 260%
Fleur Cardinale2008St-Emilion GCGCC1891·17·17···1715.592·417·€ 26–7%
la Grave à Pomerol2008Pomerol·8.387·17·15·····88·416·€ 26·
Jean Faure2008St-Emilion GC·18··16.5+·····16···418·€ 26·
Dassault2008St-Emilion GCGCC2488·15.5·16.5···16+1691·417·€ 250%
Destieux2008St-Emilion GCGCC8.190·16·16.5···16.516.588·3+17·€ 250%
Beauregard2008Pomerol·1687·16·16···16+1589-90·418·€ 250%
Rol Valentin2008St-Emilion GC·488···16.5····16··18·€ 25–17%
Franc-Mayne2008St-Emilion GCGCC788···16.5···1615.588··17·€ 240%
Berliquet2008St-Emilion GCGCC1087·17·16.5···16···417·€ 24–4%
Faugères2008St-Emilion GC·2890·16·16.5····16··418·€ 24–4%
Quinault l'Enclos2008St-Emilion GC·1888·15.5·15····15.5··17·€ 24–14%
Bellefont-Belcier2008St-Emilion GCGCC12.490·16.5·16.5···16·91·416·€ 230%
la Cabanne2008Pomerol·1086-88·16·16···15···3+16·€ 230%
Lafleur-Gazin2008Pomerol·7.886·16·15·····92·416·€ 230%
Clos de l'Oratoire2008St-Emilion GCGCC10.291·16.5·16···16···417·€ 23–8%
Barde-Haut2008St-Emilion GC·1791-93·17·14·······417·€ 23–8%
Sanctus2008St-Emilion GC·3.793··············€ 23–12%
le Prieuré2008St-Emilion GC·688-90·16·16···161690·17·€ 23·
Cap de Mourlin2008St-Emilion GCGCC1488-90·17+·17···15.5·87-88·417·€ 220%
Chauvin2008St-Emilion GCGCC1589·17·13···15·87-88·17·€ 220%
Grand-Pontet2008St-Emilion GCGCC1487·17·15.5···1516··3+15·€ 220%
la Pointe2008Pomerol·2385·16.5·14.5·89-92·16·91·417·€ 22–4%
Fombrauge2008St-Emilion GC·5687·15·16····16···16·€ 22–12%
Bonalgue2008Pomerol·6.588·16.5·16·······3+17·€ 22·
Couvent des Jacobins2008St-Emilion GC·1185-87·15.5·14.5···15·87-88··16·€ 22·
Cadet-Bon2008St-Emilion GC·4.784-86·······16···4··€ 210%
la Croix-de-Gay2008Pomerol·1288···17.5···16···417·€ 210%
Bellegrave2008Pomerol·7.8··15.5·15···15···3+17·€ 21–5%
Domaine de l'A2008Côtes de Castillon·4.290·16.5+·16.5···17···4··€ 21–5%
la Fleur de Boüard2008Lalande de Pomerol·1789···16·86-89·16·92-93··16·€ 21–9%
la Tour du Pin Figeac2008St-Emilion GC·11··15·15.5···15.516.593·4··€ 21·
Laroze2008St-Emilion GCGCC2784-86···15.5···1515.591-92··16·€ 200%
la Petite Eglise2008Pomerol2nd wine5.5··16·····16····16·€ 200%
Jean de Gué2008Lalande de Pomerol·1087·······15····16·€ 200%
Corbin-Michotte2008St-Emilion GCGCC6.7········14.5·89-90··15·€ 20·
la Croix du Casse2008Pomerol·9····14.5···15.5····15·€ 20·
Tertre-Daugay2008St-Emilion GC·16············416·€ 19+12%
Corbin2008St-Emilion GCGCC12.789·16·14···15.5·90··16·€ 190%
Fonroque2008St-Emilion GCGCC17.689·16·16···16·88-90·3+16·€ 190%
Grand Corbin-Despagne2008St-Emilion GCGCC26.589·15.5·15···16.51690·417·€ 190%
Beau Soleil2008Pomerol·3.688-90·15.5·14.5·······3+16·€ 190%
Lusseau2008St-Emilion GC·1.5··16+·15········16·€ 190%

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