Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

Bordeaux 2008 Left 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.
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.
+/–
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 (–).
Haut-Brion2008Pessac-Léognan1st GCC43961818.593-96191998519€ 202–38%
Lafite-Rothschild2008Pauillac1st GCC1039817.5+18.591-941917.596-98518€ 175–46%
Latour2008Pauillac1st GCC6795+18.51991-9419.51897-98519€ 175–46%
Margaux2008Margaux1st GCC819417.5+17.7590-931818·18€ 175–46%
Mouton-Rothschild2008Pauillac1st GCC8394+18.5-1991-9418.51896-9718€ 162–50%
Brane-Cantenac2008Margaux2nd GCC909215.5+··171488-90317€ 31–3%
Cos d'Estournel2008St-Estèphe2nd GCC6492+1819.25·18.51795-9619€ 890%
Ducru-Beaucaillou2008St-Julien2nd GCC5595+1719·18.518.5·18€ 85+20%
Durfort-Vivens2008Margaux2nd GCC30·15.513·16.5·85417€ 23–8%
Gruaud-Larose2008St-Julien2nd GCC82901717.588-9115.5159017€ 32–20%
Lascombes2008Margaux2nd GCC84931617·1614.592-9318€ 42–19%
Léoville-Barton2008St-Julien2nd GCC479216.5+1890-93181992-9319€ 38–21%
Léoville-Las-Cases2008St-Julien2nd GCC9793+1818.591-941919·518€ 107–11%
Léoville-Poyferré2008St-Julien2nd GCC809416-18.5·17.51793-9418€ 37–23%
Montrose2008St-Estèphe2nd GCC6895161888-9117.517·418€ 58–3%
Pichon-Longueville Baron2008Pauillac2nd GCC509517+18·17.515.5·18€ 59–13%
Pichon-Longueville Comtesse2008Pauillac2nd GCC859217.51789-921716.595-97418€ 54–31%
Rauzan-Gassies2008Margaux2nd GCC308816.515.5·16+15.7592417€ 26–4%
Rauzan-Ségla2008Margaux2nd GCC5190+16.517.590-9317.5·92-94417€ 500%
Boyd-Cantenac2008Margaux3rd GCC1789+·16·1717.5··16€ 270%
Calon-Ségur2008St-Estèphe3rd GCC749017.5+1889-9118.517.5··17€ 35–19%
Cantenac-Brown2008Margaux3rd GCC429015.5+15·1616.592-9417€ 31–40%
Desmirail2008Margaux3rd GCC30·15.514·15.512.588-893+16€ 20–5%
Ferrière2008Margaux3rd GCC88316+15.5·16.515.59017€ 21–9%
Giscours2008Margaux3rd GCC809017.514.75·16+16.591-9218€ 31–16%
d'Issan2008Margaux3rd GCC30921715.5·16+16··17€ 31–6%
Kirwan2008Margaux3rd GCC35901615.5·1715.586-87416€ 31–6%
Lagrange2008St-Julien3rd GCC11389+16.517·16.51688417€ 31–6%
la Lagune2008Haut-Médoc3rd GCC809316··17.516.5··17€ 33–11%
Langoa-Barton2008St-Julien3rd GCC179016.5+16.5·17179018€ 28·
Malescot-Saint-Exupéry2008Margaux3rd GCC239317+1690-931716.588-89417€ 31–14%
Marquis d'Alesme-Becker2008Margaux3rd GCC1683-85·15.5··14.5··17€ 240%
Palmer2008Margaux3rd GCC52941816.589-92181794-9618€ 115–25%
Beychevelle2008St-Julien4th GCC7489+1716.5·15.5159217€ 31–14%
Branaire (Ducru)2008St-Julien4th GCC529116.517·16.515.59117€ 32–11%
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild2008Pauillac4th GCC719417+17·171592-93416€ 31–9%
Lafon-Rochet2008St-Estèphe4th GCC408816.516.5·171691416€ 270%
Marquis de Terme2008Margaux4th GCC3885-871515·16+14.59016€ 23·
Pouget2008Margaux4th GCC1085-87·14.5·16.514.5·····
Prieuré-Lichine2008Margaux4th GCC689016.5+17·16.514.588-8917€ 27–13%
Saint-Pierre2008St-Julien4th GCC179316.517·17.51792-93·€ 34–11%
Talbot2008St-Julien4th GCC102901617·161590-9116€ 29–15%
la Tour-Carnet2008Haut-Médoc4th GCC489115.517·171588-90418€ 240%
d'Armailhac2008Pauillac5th GCC508916.516.586-891715.592417€ 27–7%
Batailley2008Pauillac5th GCC57901716.5·16.515.59117··
Belgrave2008Haut-Médoc5th GCC608814.516.5·161791418··
de Camensac2008Haut-Médoc5th GCC658716.515·1514.591-92417€ 160%
Cantemerle2008Haut-Médoc5th GCC87881616.5·161791416€ 20–5%
Clerc Milon2008Pauillac5th GCC309016.517.588-91171689-90417€ 31–9%
Cos-Labory2008St-Estèphe5th GCC188616.516.5·16+14.589417€ 21–5%
Croizet-Bages2008Pauillac5th GCC30861616.5·16+13.58816€ 180%
Dauzac2008Margaux5th GCC45901617·1715.592-93417··
Grand-Puy-Ducasse2008Pauillac5th GCC409117.514·16+14.593-9417··
Grand-Puy-Lacoste2008Pauillac5th GCC558916.516.5·1715··18€ 34–21%
Haut-Bages Libéral2008Pauillac5th GCC28881715.5·16.513.590-9116€ 22–8%
Haut-Batailley2008Pauillac5th GCC2288·15.5·1714.5··17€ 25–7%
Lynch Bages2008Pauillac5th GCC949316.5+16.5·17.5179418€ 44–20%
Lynch-Moussas2008Pauillac5th GCC57881615·1614903+16€ 220%
Pédesclaux2008Pauillac5th GCC28·····12.5··16€ 190%
Pontet-Canet2008Pauillac5th GCC809617+1890-93181994-9518€ 590%
du Tertre2008Margaux5th GCC50821613·161492417€ 23–4%
Bouscaut2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3985-871715.5·16+15.5883+16€ 170%
Carbonnieux2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.4790-921617·16169017€ 23–4%
Domaine de Chevalier2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.339317+18·17.5189218€ 33–3%
de Fieuzal2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.359215.516.587-9016+15.591417€ 21–5%
Haut-Bailly2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.32961717·17.51892418€ 460%
Latour-Martillac2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.308715.517·16.516924·€ 200%
Malartic-Lagravière2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.41911517·1817.590-9217€ 290%
la Mission Haut-Brion2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.2194181891-94181894-9518€ 148–44%
Olivier2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.30841716·161691-92415€ 20–5%
Pape Clément2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.309516.517.5·181889-9217€ 88–12%
Smith Haut Lafitte2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.459216.5++17·1717.589-90417€ 39–9%
la Tour Haut-Brion2008Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.5···········
Alter Ego de Palmer2008Margaux2nd wine528917·87-9016·90-91416€ 33–3%
Baron de Brane2008Margaux2nd wine90···········
Carruades de Lafite Rothschild2008Pauillac2nd wine1039115.5·87-9017·91-92416€ 52+2%
la Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion2008Pessac-Léognan2nd wine219116··16.5·92-93416··
le Clarence de Haut-Brion2008Pessac-Léognan2nd wine439116··17·92416€ 50–9%
Clos du Marquis2008St-Julien2nd wine978917··17··416€ 310%
la Croix de Beaucaillou2008St-Julien2nd wine559016··16+··4·€ 24–8%
la Dame de Montrose2008St-Estèphe2nd wine688915··16+··3+16€ 220%
Echo de Lynch Bages (Ht-Bages Averous)2008Pauillac2nd wine94······87··€ 21·
les Forts de Latour2008Pauillac2nd wine679117+·88-9117·91417€ 64–14%
les Pagodes de Cos2008St-Estèphe2nd wine648917··16+·93417€ 280%
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux2008Margaux2nd wine818816·87-9016··417€ 37–26%
le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild2008Pauillac2nd wine838917·86-89··93-94417€ 53–16%
Réserve de la Comtesse2008Pauillac2nd wine858817··16·92····
Tourelles de Longueville2008Pauillac2nd wine50·16.5··16+··4···
Pauillac de Château Latour2008Pauillac3rd wine678816.5··16·87-883+16··
d'Agassac2008Haut-MédocCB35····16··17€ 150%
d'Angludet2008MargauxCB34851716.25·16.5·89-903+17··
Arnauld2008Haut-MédocCB39···········
Beau-Site2008St-EstèpheCB32··14·15.5··316··
Beaumont2008Haut-MédocCB10583-8415.513.5·14.5·85-8614€ 90%
Bellegrave (Pauillac)2008PauillacCB8.3·······17··
le Boscq2008St-EstèpheCB188616.515.5····3+18··
Brillette2008MoulisCB40·15.5······16··
Cambon la Pelouse2008Haut-MédocCB638716+··15.5··16€ 130%
Caronne Ste Gemme2008Haut-MédocCB45··15.5·16+··317··
Charmail2008Haut-MédocCB228814.5··16··317€ 140%
Chasse-Spleen2008MoulisCB107871516·16.51588-9017€ 20–5%
Citran2008Haut-MédocCB90851514.5·15.5·89-903+16€ 130%
Clarke2008Listrac-MédocCB54841614·16+·88-89416··
Clauzet2008St-EstèpheCB23····15.5··3+16€ 150%
Clément-Pichon2008Haut-MédocCB2083-85·15·15.5··317€ 120%
Coufran2008Haut-MédocCB75861614·16·90316··
le Crock2008St-EstèpheCB3285······16··
d'Escurac2008MédocCB2088·15·16··417··
Fonbadet2008PauillacCB20·······15€ 220%
Fonréaud2008Listrac-MédocCB3484-86·13·15·86-87315··
Fourcas-Dupré2008Listrac-MédocCB4678-8015.5+15·15·85-863+15€ 110%
Fourcas-Hosten2008Listrac-MédocCB4779-811512·15.5·8815€ 110%
Fourcas-Loubaney2008Listrac-MédocCB25···········
de Gironville2008Haut-MédocCB10.48616.516·15.5··3+16€ 90%
les Grands Chênes2008MédocCB1086······416€ 14–7%
Greysac2008MédocCB608015.513·15.5·86-88316··
la Gurgue2008MargauxCB10·16.514.5·1514.5··17€ 150%
Haut-Marbuzet2008St-EstèpheCB588815.516.5·1615.5··16€ 30–6%
Labégorce2008MargauxCB3682-841716·16·893+17€ 190%
Labégorce Zédé2008MargauxCB2781-83····15.5··16€ 210%
de Lamarque2008Haut-MédocCB3585-8615.513.5·15.5·87-883+16··
Lanessan2008Haut-MédocCB4587·14.5····3+15··
Lestage2008Listrac-MédocCB43········14··
Lilian Ladouys2008St-EstèpheCB45··16·16··317··
Liversan2008Haut-MédocCB39·······3+14··
Loudenne2008MédocCB50··14.5····15··
Malescasse2008Haut-MédocCB3783-851614.587-9015·90316€ 110%
de Marbuzet2008St-EstèpheCB7········17··
Maucaillou2008MoulisCB688515.512.5·15.5·85-863+16€ 15–12%
Mayne Lalande2008Listrac-MédocCB20·······17··
Meyney2008St-EstèpheCB518515.515.5··15.5··17··
Monbrison2008MargauxCB13·1614.25·16+·8717€ 20–5%
Noaillac2008MédocCB41·······315··
les Ormes de Pez2008St-EstèpheCB33881715.5·16.516.590417€ 19–5%
Paloumey2008Haut-MédocCB20·16.515·15.5··3+16€ 130%
Petit Bocq2008St-EstèpheCB1386-8715.5·····3+16€ 140%
de Pez2008St-EstèpheCB2489·16.5·16.515.590·16··
Phélan-Ségur2008St-EstèpheCB898817.5+17·16+1591418€ 23–8%
Pibran2008PauillacCB10·16··16+··416··
Potensac2008MédocCB678716.5·88-9116+15.5·416€ 180%
Poujeaux2008MoulisCB559016.516.587-9016+1590-91417€ 19–5%
Reysson2008Haut-MédocCB41·15.514.5····3+15··
Rollan de By2008MédocCB408615.5······17€ 150%
Sénéjac2008Haut-MédocCB378516.5··16+···16··
Sérilhan2008St-EstèpheCB2585-8716.514.586-8916·90-913+15€ 130%
Siran2008MargauxCB248616-15·16.515.591417€ 19–5%
la Tour de By2008MédocCB7485-861614.5·15·89-903+16€ 120%
la Tour de Mons2008MargauxCB43·······3+16€ 140%
Tour de Pez2008St-EstèpheCB16··14·15··3+18··
Tour de Termes2008St-EstèpheCB32·······3+17··
Tour du Haut-Moulin2008Haut-MédocCB30···········
Tronquoy-Lalande2008St-EstèpheCB179015··16··16··
Verdignan2008Haut-MédocCB60········16··
Vieux Robin - Bois de Lunier2008MédocCB18····15.5··16··
l'Aura de Cambon2008Margaux·0.5····16+······
Belle-Vue2008Haut-Médoc·9871715.5·16+15·17€ 130%
Bernadotte2008Haut-Médoc·358716.5··15.5·86-87·15€ 130%
la Bessane2008Margaux·3····15.5···18€ 180%
Branas Grand Poujeaux2008Moulis·5.5····16.5··417··
Branon2008Pessac-Léognan·159216+······18€ 530%
Brown2008Pessac-Léognan·23.5·16··15.5··416€ 170%
les Carmes Haut-Brion2008Pessac-Léognan·4.5871516.5·16+16903+18€ 32–18%
Clos des Demoiselles2008Listrac-Médoc·2.4·16·········
Clos Floridène2008Graves·17·15.515.5·····16€ 110%
Clos Marsalette2008Pessac-Léognan·69116.5······16··
Couhins-Lurton2008Pessac-Léognan·18·16···15.5··15··
de France2008Pessac-Léognan·368814.517·15·903+···
la Garde2008Pessac-Léognan·568716.5+15·····16··
Gloria2008St-Julien·44901615.5·16.516··17€ 23–8%
Goulée2008Médoc·288715·87-9015.5·92-933+···
Haut Condissas2008Médoc·587-88+·······18€ 30–6%
Haut-Bergey2008Pessac-Léognan·15.59116+16·15.5·9117€ 20–5%
Lalande-Borie2008St-Julien·188816.5··15.5···€ 170%
Larrivet-Haut-Brion2008Pessac-Léognan·459017.517·16168717€ 22+10%
la Louvière2008Pessac-Léognan·358316.517·161689415··
Luchey Halde2008Pessac-Léognan·2285-8614.5·······€ 190%
Marojallia2008Margaux·49217······16€ 58–9%
Mille Roses2008Haut-Médoc·9.5·16.5+··16···15€ 120%
Poumey2008Pessac-Léognan·887-88·······16··
Preuillac2008Médoc·30·15.515·15··415··
la Sérénité2008Pessac-Léognan·291··········
Sociando-Mallet2008Haut-Médoc·729016+17··16.5··17··
Villa Bel-Air2008Graves·24·········€ 100%

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