Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

Bordeaux 2008 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.
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 (–).
Ausone2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCa79818.51993-961919·519€ 482–5%
Cheval Blanc2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCa35.59318-18.592-95191996-97519€ 402–20%
Angélus2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb23.49317.51889-9217.517.594-9518€ 80–41%
Beau-Séjour Bécot2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb16.591+16-17.5·1713.5·18€ 370%
Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb789+·16·16.516·18€ 30–19%
Belair-Monange2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb12.693+1716·17.517.5924·€ 92·
Canon2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb22901717.2589-9217.516.5·417€ 500%
Clos Fourtet2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb209216.518·1817·18€ 36–10%
Figeac2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb408116++17.25·1817.5·19€ 57–15%
la Gaffelière2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb229116.518·17.516.5·17€ 410%
Magdelaine2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb11921715.5·171690-91418··
Pavie2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb379517.5+18·1818.594-95519€ 132–18%
Pavie-Macquin2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb1594+1717.590-9317.518.5·17€ 38–7%
Troplong-Mondot2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb309616.518·1817.5·518€ 53–9%
Trottevieille2008St-Emilion GC1st GCCb1288+16.517·17.516.5·417··
l'Arrosée2008St-Emilion GCGCC9.492·17·171788-89··€ 35–3%
Balestard La Tonnelle2008St-Emilion GCGCC10.690-931515·15·92-93416€ 260%
Bellefont-Belcier2008St-Emilion GCGCC12.49016.516.5·16·91416€ 230%
Bergat2008St-Emilion GCGCC4.585-87·15·15·88-89·16··
Berliquet2008St-Emilion GCGCC10871716.5·16··417€ 24–4%
Cadet-Piola2008St-Emilion GCGCC7.1····15.5·88·17··
Canon-La-Gaffelière2008St-Emilion GCGCC19.59317.518.5·17.516.5·18€ 44–14%
Cap de Mourlin2008St-Emilion GCGCC1488-9017+17·15.5·87-88417€ 220%
Chauvin2008St-Emilion GCGCC15891713·15·87-8817€ 220%
Clos de l'Oratoire2008St-Emilion GCGCC10.29116.516·16··417€ 23–8%
Clos des Jacobins2008St-Emilion GCGCC8.48715.516·16.516.588-89416··
Clos Saint-Martin2008St-Emilion GCGCC1.393+1617·16.51786-87·18··
la Clotte2008St-Emilion GCGCC49016.5+16·16·92-93417··
Corbin2008St-Emilion GCGCC12.7891614·15.5·90·16€ 190%
Corbin-Michotte2008St-Emilion GCGCC6.7····14.5·89-90·15€ 20·
la Couspaude2008St-Emilion GCGCC7881717.5·16+1693418€ 31–6%
Dassault2008St-Emilion GCGCC248815.516.5·16+1691417€ 250%
Destieux2008St-Emilion GCGCC8.1901616.5·16.516.5883+17€ 250%
la Dominique2008St-Emilion GCGCC22.5901717·16.51792-9317€ 27–4%
Fleur Cardinale2008St-Emilion GCGCC18911717·1715.592417€ 26–7%
Fonroque2008St-Emilion GCGCC17.6891616·16·88-903+16€ 190%
Franc-Mayne2008St-Emilion GCGCC788·16.5·1615.588·17€ 240%
Grand Corbin2008St-Emilion GCGCC14··14.5···90·16··
Grand Corbin-Despagne2008St-Emilion GCGCC26.58915.515·16.51690417€ 190%
Grand Mayne2008St-Emilion GCGCC19.1911717.5·1716.5·418€ 29+12%
Grand-Pontet2008St-Emilion GCGCC14871715.5·1516·3+15€ 220%
les Grandes Murailles2008St-Emilion GCGCC2891716.5·161691·18··
Haut-Corbin2008St-Emilion GCGCC6·1515·14.5·93+·15··
Larcis-Ducasse2008St-Emilion GCGCC10.99315.518.5·17.51789-9017€ 42+20%
Larmande2008St-Emilion GCGCC258515.516·15.51692-93417··
Laroque2008St-Emilion GCGCC5880-83·15·1616.586-87·16··
Laroze2008St-Emilion GCGCC2784-86·15.5·1515.591-92·16€ 200%
Monbousquet2008St-Emilion GCGCC329216.5+17.5·1716.586-88·17€ 33–18%
Pavie-Decesse2008St-Emilion GCGCC3.794+1717·171790·17€ 106–17%
Ripeau2008St-Emilion GCGCC15.5·17.514·15·89-903+17··
la Serre2008St-Emilion GCGCC78816.51585-8816+·94+417··
Soutard2008St-Emilion GCGCC2289+1417·1616.593·16€ 29+21%
la Tour Figeac2008St-Emilion GCGCC14.6911717.5·16.51690418··
Blason de l'Evangile2008Pomerol2nd wine14.8·16.514.5·15·····
Chapelle d'Ausone2008St-Emilion GC2nd wine7911716.5····17··
Duo de Conseillante2008Pomerol2nd wine12·16··15······
Pensées de Lafleur2008Pomerol2nd wine4.6881715·16.5··416··
le Petit Cheval2008St-Emilion GC2nd wine35.590171687-90··94417€ 66–20%
la Petite Eglise2008Pomerol2nd wine5.5·16··16···16€ 200%
Virginie de Valandraud2008St-Emilion GC2nd wine128916+16.5····4···
d'Aiguilhe2008Côtes de Castillon·4090161688-9116··417€ 170%
Armens2008St-Emilion GC·18···········
les Astéries2008St-Emilion GC·193·····93-94····
Barde-Haut2008St-Emilion GC·1791-931714····417€ 23–8%
Barrabaque2008Canon-Fronsac·7.5··13·15···€ 130%
Beau Soleil2008Pomerol·3.688-9015.514.5····3+16€ 190%
Beauregard2008Pomerol·16871616·16+1589-90418€ 250%
Bel-Air2008Pomerol·1385-87·······18··
Bel-Air La Royère2008Côtes de Blaye·4········17··
Bellegrave2008Pomerol·7.8·15.515·15··3+17€ 21–5%
Bellevue2008St-Emilion GC·6.290+1617·16+16.589-90417€ 33–21%
Bellevue Mondotte2008St-Emilion GC·295+17+16.5··17.586·18€ 178–15%
Bellisle Mondotte2008St-Emilion GC·4.5········16€ 170%
le Bon Pasteur2008Pomerol·6.79317+17·16.517·417··
Bonalgue2008Pomerol·6.58816.516····3+17€ 22·
Bourgneuf-Vayron2008Pomerol·9831716.5·15.5·90-9117··
la Cabanne2008Pomerol·1086-881616·15··3+16€ 230%
Cadet-Bon2008St-Emilion GC·4.784-86···16··4·€ 210%
Canon de Brem2008Canon-Fronsac·8.7···········
Cap de Faugères2008Côtes de Castillon·30··14·15.5··3+16€ 100%
Carignan Prima2008Côtes de Bordeaux·65·········€ 13·
le Carré2008St-Emilion GC·1.689+·····94·16··
Certan de May de Certan2008Pomerol·589+16.516·15.51693-94418€ 64–20%
Certan Marzelle2008Pomerol·3.390-921715·15.5·88418··
de Chambrun2008Lalande de Pomerol·1.58915.515.5·16···16··
la Clémence2008Pomerol·39016.5+16··16·3+17€ 42–11%
Clinet2008Pomerol·994+1718·181791-92418€ 460%
Clos Badon Thunevin2008St-Emilion GC·6.5901615.5····415··
Clos Chaumont2008Côtes de Bordeaux·1287-88··········
Clos de la Vieille Eglise2008Pomerol·1.5········18··
Clos de Sarpe2008St-Emilion GC·3.795·······16€ 58+14%
Clos du Clocher2008Pomerol·5.79016.516·16+·92-9318··
Clos Dubreuil2008St-Emilion GC·1.49517·····419··
Clos l'Eglise2008Pomerol·5.9911716.5·17.515·417€ 61–21%
Clos la Madeleine2008St-Emilion GC·2.28816.516···90416€ 18–5%
Clos les Lunelles2008Côtes de Castillon·99116.515·16·88-90·17€ 27–10%
Clos Puy Arnaud2008Côtes de Castillon·7.59014.514.5·15.5····€ 170%
Clos René2008Pomerol·1288-901614·····16€ 19–5%
Clos Saint-Julien2008St-Emilion GC·1.291+·17·····18€ 27·
la Commanderie de Mazeyres2008Pomerol·9.5·1614.5·15··16··
la Conseillante2008Pomerol·1295171790-9317.517.594-95·18€ 57–28%
Côte de Baleau2008St-Emilion GC·88616···15.5·3+17€ 140%
Couvent des Jacobins2008St-Emilion GC·1185-8715.514.5·15·87-88·16€ 22·
Croix de Labrie2008St-Emilion GC·2.394·······18··
la Croix du Casse2008Pomerol·9··14.5·15.5···15€ 20·
la Croix Saint-Georges2008Pomerol·49116.5······19€ 38–5%
la Croix2008Pomerol·10·15.515.5····3+17··
la Croix-de-Gay2008Pomerol·1288·17.5·16··417€ 210%
les Cruzelles2008Lalande de Pomerol·8.891·15.5·15.5···16€ 180%
Dalem2008Fronsac·14.789·15.5·15.5··416€ 14–7%
de la Dauphine2008Fronsac·8.988·16.5·16··417€ 130%
Domaine de l'A2008Côtes de Castillon·4.29016.5+16.5·17··4·€ 21–5%
du Domaine de l'Eglise2008Pomerol·78616.5+16.5·16··417··
Domaine Fayat-Thunevin2008Pomerol·4·15.515·15···15··
le Dôme2008St-Emilion GC·2.8594·····95·17··
l'Eglise-Clinet2008Pomerol·5.59517.517.5·18.518··18€ 107+9%
l'Enclos2008Pomerol·9.587-89·14.5·····15··
l'Evangile2008Pomerol·14.8941718.590-931818.5·18€ 82–27%
Faugères2008St-Emilion GC·28901616.5··16·418€ 24–4%
Faugères Cuvée Péby2008St-Emilion GC·8941716····419€ 59–9%
Ferrand Lartigue2008St-Emilion GC·687-88+16.5········
Feytit-Clinet2008Pomerol·6.39316.517·16.517.5·416€ 37–3%
la Fleur de Boüard2008Lalande de Pomerol·1789·1686-8916·92-93·16€ 21–9%
la Fleur de Gay2008Pomerol·3921716.5·16.5··417€ 50–23%
la Fleur Morange2008St-Emilion GC·1.59417.5+·······€ 43–19%
la Fleur-Pétrus2008Pomerol·1395181692-951616.592-94418€ 75+7%
Fombrauge2008St-Emilion GC·56871516··16··16€ 22–12%
de Fonbel2008St-Emilion GC·108716.514····417€ 14–7%
Fonplégade2008St-Emilion GC·1893·16·16+·89·17··
Fontenil2008Fronsac·990·15·15.5··3+17··
Fougas Maldoror2008Côtes de Bourg·118716.5······17€ 14–7%
Fronsac2008Fronsac·25·16·········
du Gaby2008Canon-Fronsac·11.586·15.5·16·····
Garraud2008Lalande de Pomerol·19····16······
le Gay2008Pomerol·694+17.518·17.517.5·19€ 740%
Gazin2008Pomerol·2494·17.5··16.592·18€ 40–5%
Gigault Cuvée Viva2008Côtes de Blaye·138715.5·····3+···
la Gomerie2008St-Emilion GC·2.58616.5···15.5·416€ 52–5%
Gracia2008St-Emilion GC·1.39516.516·····18€ 78–3%
Grand Destieu2008St-Emilion GC·5.9585-87·······16··
Grand Ormeau2008Lalande de Pomerol·1187··········
les Grands Maréchaux2008Côtes de Blaye·20.587······4···
la Grave à Pomerol2008Pomerol·8.3871715···88416€ 26·
la Gravière2008Lalande de Pomerol·787·14.5·15···17··
les Gravières2008St-Emilion GC·891·······17€ 15–17%
Guadet2008St-Emilion GC·5.580-82···15·883+17··
Guillot2008Pomerol·5····16···17··
Haut-Carles (Ch de Carles)2008Fronsac·2088·16·16.5··416··
Haut-Sarpe2008St-Emilion GC·2180-82·14·15·92-93·16··
Hosanna2008Pomerol·49517+17·17.51793-94418€ 70–7%
Jean de Gué2008Lalande de Pomerol·1087···15···16€ 200%
Jean Faure2008St-Emilion GC·18·16.5+··16··418€ 26·
Joanin-Bécot2008Côtes de Castillon·9.98916··16··15€ 170%
Lafleur2008Pomerol·4.69418+19·1918.5·518··
Lafleur-Gazin2008Pomerol·7.8861615···92416€ 230%
Laforge2008St-Emilion GC·5.792·····91-92·17··
Laniote2008St-Emilion GC·575-78·14·14.5·92·16··
Latour à Pomerol2008Pomerol·7.9911716.5·161590-91418€ 45+5%
Lusseau2008St-Emilion GC·1.5·16+15·····16€ 190%
Lynsolence2008St-Emilion GC·2.591······417€ 27–4%
Magrez-Fombrauge2008St-Emilion GC·295·16.5··17.5··18€ 109–4%
la Marzelle2008St-Emilion GC·17·16.5··15.5··416··
Matras2008St-Emilion GC·8····15·85·16··
la Mondotte2008St-Emilion GC·4.59616.5+18··17·18€ 112–13%
Mont-Pérat2008Côtes de Bordeaux·70·16·········
Montviel2008Pomerol·587-891615.5·1515·416··
Moulin Haut-Laroque2008Fronsac·1587-89·15.5·16··417€ 160%
Moulin Pey-Labrie2008Canon-Fronsac·6.7··16·15.5······
Moulin Saint-Georges2008St-Emilion GC·79016+16··16.5·417··
le Moulin2008Pomerol·2.49016-14····3+18··
Moulinet2008Pomerol·18····15.5···17··
Nénin2008Pomerol·288817.517.588-911617·417€ 340%
Perron Cuvée La Fleur2008Lalande de Pomerol·15····15······
Petit Faurie de Soutard2008St-Emilion GC·885-87·15.5·15.5··416··
Petit Village2008Pomerol·118817+17·16.51790-9118€ 35–3%
Pétrus2008Pomerol·11.49718+1991-941918.595-9718€ 750·
le Pin2008Pomerol·292181793-961817.5·518··
la Pointe2008Pomerol·238516.514.589-9216·91417€ 22–4%
de Pressac2008St-Emilion GC·368316.516.5····417€ 180%
le Prieuré2008St-Emilion GC·688-901616·16169017€ 23·
la Providence2008Pomerol·09317.516·161590419··
Quinault l'Enclos2008St-Emilion GC·188815.515··15.5·17€ 24–14%
Reynon2008Côtes de Bordeaux·188615·········
Richelieu (La Favorite)2008Fronsac·12.589-911614.5·15.5··4·€ 13·
Roc de Cambes2008Côtes de Bourg·14·16.5······17€ 44·
Rochebelle2008St-Emilion GC·3·15.514····17··
Rol Valentin2008St-Emilion GC·488·16.5··16·18€ 25–17%
Rouget2008Pomerol·169116-17·1716.5·18€ 260%
la Rousselle2008Fronsac·4.6··15.5·16··3+···
de Sales2008Pomerol·47.5········15€ 13–7%
Sanctus2008St-Emilion GC·3.793········€ 23–12%
Sansonnet2008St-Emilion GC·6.388-9016·····417··
la Sergue2008Lalande de Pomerol·2587···16····€ 17–11%
Siaurac2008Lalande de Pomerol·3385···15.5····€ 120%
Taillefer2008Pomerol·12·16.516·16··3+15··
Tertre-Daugay2008St-Emilion GC·16·······416€ 19+12%
Tertre-Roteboeuf2008St-Emilion GC·6·17.519·····18€ 126·
Teyssier2008St-Emilion GC·2190·····88·16··
la Tour du Pin Figeac2008St-Emilion GC·11·1515.5·15.516.5934·€ 21·
Tournefeuille2008Lalande de Pomerol·15.5····15.5···16··
les Trois Croix2008Fronsac·1487·16·16··17€ 13–7%
Trotanoy2008Pomerol·7.29618·90-9318.51891-92519€ 80·
Valandraud2008St-Emilion GC·12941717.5····17··
Veyry2008Côtes de Castillon·487-8915.515·15.5······
la Vieille Cure2008Fronsac·1989·15·15.5··3+·€ 150%
Vieux Château Certan2008Pomerol·13.59317.517.5·17.517·518€ 53–35%
Vieux Maillet2008Pomerol·4.6·17··15·88-903+17··
Villars2008Fronsac·2987·15·15···€ 120%
Villemaurine2008St-Emilion GC·7··16.5·16··417··
la Violette2008Pomerol·295·17.5·17.518·418€ 162·
Vray Croix de Gay2008Pomerol·487-8915.5··16.516.5·417€ 370%

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