Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

Bordeaux 2018 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.
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 (–).
Haut-Brion2018Pessac-Léognan1st GCC4397-99+·1892···98-1009819.5·95-97€ 579+19%
Lafite-Rothschild2018Pauillac1st GCC10398-100·1997···98-1009919.5·595-97€ 679+16%
Latour2018Pauillac1st GCC6798-100·1896···98-10098··597-99··
Margaux2018Margaux1st GCC8197-100·18.594···97-999819.75·96-98€ 579+19%
Mouton-Rothschild2018Pauillac1st GCC8397-99+·1894···98-1009919.75·597-99€ 579+19%
Brane-Cantenac2018Margaux2nd GCC9092-94·1691···95-979518·493-95€ 72+7%
Cos d'Estournel2018St-Estèphe2nd GCC6497-100·17.596···98-1009719.25·598-100€ 202+33%
Ducru-Beaucaillou2018St-Julien2nd GCC5597-99·17+91···98-1009719·98-100€ 196+16%
Durfort-Vivens2018Margaux2nd GCC30··16.592····94····€ 70+30%
Gruaud-Larose2018St-Julien2nd GCC8295-97·1690···93-959418.5·494-96€ 79+7%
Lascombes2018Margaux2nd GCC8492-94·15.591···91-939217.25·92-94€ 77+10%
Léoville-Barton2018St-Julien2nd GCC4794-96·1791···95-979618.75·97-99€ 88+17%
Léoville-Las-Cases2018St-Julien2nd GCC9798-100·18.595···98-1009819.5·598-100€ 252+25%
Léoville-Poyferré2018St-Julien2nd GCC8094-96+·17.590···97-999718.25·597-99€ 94+22%
Montrose2018St-Estèphe2nd GCC6896-98·18+93···98-1009719·597-99€ 177+30%
Pichon-Longueville Baron2018Pauillac2nd GCC5097-99·1893···97-999719.5·597-99€ 161+18%
Pichon-Longueville Comtesse2018Pauillac2nd GCC8597-99·17.592···98-1009919.25·596-98€ 186+46%
Rauzan-Gassies2018Margaux2nd GCC3093-95·1687···88-909216.5·490-92€ 56+12%
Rauzan-Ségla2018Margaux2nd GCC5197-99+·16.5+92···97-999719···€ 102+36%
Boyd-Cantenac2018Margaux3rd GCC1789-91··90···89-919317.5···€ 46+5%
Calon-Ségur2018St-Estèphe3rd GCC7496-98·1895···97-999618.25·496-98€ 102+20%
Cantenac-Brown2018Margaux3rd GCC4291-93·1690···94-969418·493-95€ 55+10%
Desmirail2018Margaux3rd GCC3087-89·15.587···85-879116.25·490-92€ 390%
Ferrière2018Margaux3rd GCC8··16.5+89····9217···€ 45+7%
Giscours2018Margaux3rd GCC8090-92+·1791···94-969517.25·94-96€ 64+7%
d'Issan2018Margaux3rd GCC3094-96·1792···94-969618··94-96€ 65+8%
Kirwan2018Margaux3rd GCC3591-93·16.589···90-929316.75·492-94€ 46+2%
Lagrange2018St-Julien3rd GCC11393-95+·16.591···93-9594··493-95€ 50+14%
la Lagune2018Haut-Médoc3rd GCC80···············
Langoa-Barton2018St-Julien3rd GCC1792-94·16.590···92-949317.25·96-98€ 52+16%
Malescot-Saint-Exupéry2018Margaux3rd GCC2394-96+·1690···95-979318.25·493-95€ 59+18%
Marquis d'Alesme2018Margaux3rd GCC1694-96··89···94-969417.25··92-94€ 45+15%
Palmer2018Margaux3rd GCC5297-99·18.594···98-1009919.75·595-97€ 336+25%
Beychevelle2018St-Julien4th GCC7494-96+·1690···96-989417.75·495-97€ 85+13%
Branaire (Ducru)2018St-Julien4th GCC5292-94·16.589···93-959318.25·495-97€ 55+12%
Duhart-Milon2018Pauillac4th GCC7193-95·17.588···94-969517·493-95€ 78+13%
Lafon-Rochet2018St-Estèphe4th GCC4090-92+·1790····94····€ 45+2%
Marquis de Terme2018Margaux4th GCC3891-93·16.590···92-949117.5·492-94€ 45+2%
Pouget2018Margaux4th GCC1087-89··89···87-898816.25···€ 37·
Prieuré-Lichine2018Margaux4th GCC6891-93·1789···93-959416.75·493-95€ 42+5%
Saint-Pierre2018St-Julien4th GCC1794-96·1689···94-969517.75·496-98€ 60+9%
Talbot2018St-Julien4th GCC10291-93·16.5+89···92-949418.25·95-97€ 60+11%
la Tour-Carnet2018Haut-Médoc4th GCC4890-92·1690····93··94-96€ 31+3%
d'Armailhac2018Pauillac5th GCC5091-93·16.5+89····9416·494-96€ 50+11%
Batailley2018Pauillac5th GCC5792-94·1689···92-949418.25·493-95€ 47·
Belgrave2018Haut-Médoc5th GCC6089-91·16.591···91-939217·492-94··
de Camensac2018Haut-Médoc5th GCC65··1688···84-869317.5·90-92€ 32·
Cantemerle2018Haut-Médoc5th GCC8786-88·15.588···90-929217·493-95€ 30+3%
Clerc Milon2018Pauillac5th GCC3093-95·1790···94-969617·94-96€ 85+18%
Cos-Labory2018St-Estèphe5th GCC1892-94·1687···90-92·17.25·92-94€ 39+15%
Croizet-Bages2018Pauillac5th GCC3089-91·1687····9116.25·490-92€ 40+11%
Dauzac2018Margaux5th GCC4587-89·16.588····9317.5·491-93€ 440%
Grand-Puy-Ducasse2018Pauillac5th GCC4091-93·16.590···92-949216.5·492-94€ 39+5%
Grand-Puy-Lacoste2018Pauillac5th GCC5592-94+·17.591···93-959517.5·94-96€ 78+4%
Haut-Bages Libéral2018Pauillac5th GCC28··1587····9216.25···€ 43+8%
Haut-Batailley2018Pauillac5th GCC2292-94·1789···93-959316.75···€ 64+7%
Lynch Bages2018Pauillac5th GCC9496-98·1793···96-989718.5·94-96€ 127+20%
Lynch-Moussas2018Pauillac5th GCC5791-93+·1691···91-939116.25·91-93€ 40+8%
Pédesclaux2018Pauillac5th GCC2892-94·16.590···92-949318··93-95€ 44+5%
Pontet-Canet2018Pauillac5th GCC8097-99·16.596···97-999619.5·94-96€ 119+5%
du Tertre2018Margaux5th GCC5089-91·1787···91-939217·492-94€ 43+5%
Bouscaut2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3989-91·1688····9316.25·490-92€ 31+3%
Carbonnieux2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.4791-93·15.588···91-93·17·493-95€ 37+6%
Domaine de Chevalier2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3394-96+·17.5+89···96-989618·94-96€ 75+25%
de Fieuzal2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3591-93·1688····9417.5·490-92€ 43·
Haut-Bailly2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3296-98+·17.5····96-989818.5··94-96€ 119+17%
Latour-Martillac2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3093-95·1787···92-949417·492-94€ 37+12%
Malartic-Lagravière2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.4192-94·1689···94-969517.25·93-95€ 50+6%
la Mission Haut-Brion2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.2198-100·17.5+91···97-999719·594-96€ 353+5%
Olivier2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3092-94·16.5+86···90-929416.75·492-94€ 32+7%
Pape Clément2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.3096-98·16.591···96-9895··95-97€ 94+8%
Smith Haut Lafitte2018Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.4597-99+·1791···97-999818.5·96-98€ 112+18%
Alter Ego de Palmer2018Margaux2nd wine52·············€ 62–10%
Baron de Brane2018Margaux2nd wine9086-88······89-9291····€ 29+7%
Blason d'Issan2018Margaux2nd wine3088-90··88···89-9192···91-93€ 28+4%
Carruades de Lafite Rothschild2018Pauillac2nd wine10392-94·17.590···92-9493··492-94€ 259·
la Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion2018Pessac-Léognan2nd wine2191-93·16.589···92-9492··489-91€ 850%
le Clarence de Haut-Brion2018Pessac-Léognan2nd wine4392-94·1788···92-9492··490-92€ 1440%
la Croix Ducru Beaucaillou2018St-Julien2nd wine5591-93·16+87···92-9493··495-97€ 49+11%
la Dame de Montrose2018St-Estèphe2nd wine6890-92·17+89···92-9491··494-96··
Echo de Lynch Bages2018Pauillac2nd wine9490-92+·16.587····92····€ 42·
les Forts de Latour2018Pauillac2nd wine6793-95+·1790···93-9592··94-96··
Griffons de Pichon Baron2018Pauillac2nd wine5090-92+·17.589···92-9490···93-95··
Lacoste Borie2018Pauillac2nd wine5588-90·16.588···87-8990··490-92€ 28+4%
Marquis de Calon2018St-Estèphe2nd wine74··1789···90-9291··92-94€ 29+7%
les Pagodes de Cos2018St-Estèphe2nd wine6493-95·1789···93-9592··493-95€ 50+14%
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux2018Margaux2nd wine8193-95·1789···92-9492··493-95··
Petit Lion de Léoville-Las-Cases2018St-Julien2nd wine9792-94·17.589···90-9292··492-94€ 57+10%
le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild2018Pauillac2nd wine8392-94+·16.589···94-9692··493-95€ 238·
Réserve de la Comtesse2018Pauillac2nd wine8592-94+·16.590···90-9293···92-94€ 46+10%
la Sirène de Giscours2018Margaux2nd wine8087-89·16++····88-9089······
Tourelles de Longueville2018Pauillac2nd wine5090-92·1790···90-929116.75·493-95··
Pauillac de Château Latour2018Pauillac3rd wine6790-92·16.587···91-9389··491-93··
d'Agassac2018Haut-MédocCB3584-86······87-8992···€ 18+13%
d'Angludet2018MargauxCB3490-92·16.5·····93··492-94··
Arnauld2018Haut-MédocCB39··16.585·······3···
Beau-Site2018St-EstèpheCB32·······88-909015.5·4···
Beaumont2018Haut-MédocCB10588-90·16····86-8891··91-93€ 14+8%
Bellegrave (Pauillac)2018PauillacCB8.389-91··89·······491-93€ 240%
le Boscq2018St-EstèpheCB1889-91+·16.5····91-939015.5·4···
Brillette2018MoulisCB4090-92·······89··4·€ 19+19%
Cambon la Pelouse2018Haut-MédocCB6390-92··89···89-9192··92-94€ 16+7%
Capbern2018St-EstèpheCB4191-93·17····91-939215.75·92-94€ 24+14%
Caronne Ste Gemme2018Haut-MédocCB4589-91·16····85-8792····€ 140%
Charmail2018Haut-MédocCB2289-91··86···90-9287··391-93€ 17+6%
Chasse-Spleen2018MoulisCB107··15.589···87-899216.5·91-93€ 35+13%
Citran2018Haut-MédocCB9088-90·15+87···85-8789··90-92€ 19+12%
Clarke2018Listrac-MédocCB5487-89·16····86-8894··91-93··
Clauzet2018St-EstèpheCB23···············
Clément-Pichon2018Haut-MédocCB20·······87-8990··92-94€ 20+5%
Clos des Quatre Vents2018MargauxCB2···············
Coufran2018Haut-MédocCB7588-90······85-8789··90-92€ 17·
le Crock2018St-EstèpheCB32··16.5····91-939115.5·492-94€ 25·
d'Escurac2018MédocCB2084-86·······91···€ 14·
la Fleur-Peyrabon2018PauillacCB5········9015.25·4·€ 28+12%
Fonbadet2018PauillacCB2089-91+··88···91-9391··91-93€ 35+6%
Fonréaud2018Listrac-MédocCB3487-89·16·····91··3+90-92€ 16+7%
Fourcas-Dupré2018Listrac-MédocCB4689-90+·16·····9215.25·90-92€ 15+7%
Fourcas-Hosten2018Listrac-MédocCB4786-88·1688····9216.75·3+91-93€ 20+5%
de Gironville2018Haut-MédocCB10.4··16····89-91·······
les Grands Chênes2018MédocCB1089-91··88···90-9291··93-95€ 16+7%
Greysac2018MédocCB60··15.588···87-89···92-94··
la Gurgue2018MargauxCB10··1690····9015.5···€ 24+4%
Haut-Bages Monpelou2018PauillacCB15········91··4···
Haut-Marbuzet2018St-EstèpheCB5891-93·16+87···91-939117.5···€ 42+11%
Labégorce2018MargauxCB3691-93+·16+87···93-959316.5·93-95€ 31+15%
de Lamarque2018Haut-MédocCB3590-92·15····87-8991··92-94··
Lamothe Bergeron2018Haut-MédocCB60···89·······3+91-93€ 16+7%
Lanessan2018Haut-MédocCB4589-91+··89···91-9392···91-93€ 16+7%
Lestage2018Listrac-MédocCB43··15.5········4···
Lilian Ladouys2018St-EstèpheCB4590-92·1687···92-949216.75·493-95€ 23+10%
Liversan2018Haut-MédocCB3984-86·············
Loudenne2018MédocCB50···75·····15.75·91-93··
Malescasse2018Haut-MédocCB3788-90·14.589···91-93···490-92··
de Marbuzet2018St-EstèpheCB7···············
Maucaillou2018MoulisCB6887-89+·1587···88-9088··90-92€ 24+4%
Mayne Lalande2018Listrac-MédocCB20···87·········€ 15+7%
Meyney2018St-EstèpheCB5189-91+·1691···93-959417.5··93-95€ 30+11%
Monbrison2018MargauxCB1388-90·16.589···87-8989··490-92€ 35+9%
Noaillac2018MédocCB41··16.5·········€ 9·
les Ormes de Pez2018St-EstèpheCB3390-92·16.588····9316·492-94€ 31+7%
Paloumey2018Haut-MédocCB2087-89·15.5····89-9190·····
Petit Bocq2018St-EstèpheCB13··16.589···90-929016·3+91-93€ 200%
de Pez2018St-EstèpheCB2491-93·1787···92-949216·492-94€ 31+7%
Phélan-Ségur2018St-EstèpheCB8993-95·1788···93-959417.5·493-95€ 45+7%
Pibran2018PauillacCB1089-91·16.589···89-919016·492-94€ 37+9%
Potensac2018MédocCB6790-92·1790···90-929116.25·4·€ 27+8%
Poujeaux2018MoulisCB5586-88·15.588···92-949316.25·492-94€ 310%
Reysson2018Haut-MédocCB41·······88-9089·····
Rollan de By2018MédocCB40··16.588···87-89·16.25·492-94··
Sénéjac2018Haut-MédocCB3790-92·16····90-929015.5···€ 16·
Sérilhan2018St-EstèpheCB25··15.590·······93-95··
Siran2018MargauxCB2491-93·1689···92-949316.75·493-95€ 30·
la Tour de By2018MédocCB7487-89·15.5·····9014.5·91-93··
la Tour de Mons2018MargauxCB4388-90·16.5····90-929215.25·4·€ 22+10%
Tour de Pez2018St-EstèpheCB16··16·········€ 20+5%
Tour de Termes2018St-EstèpheCB32··1589····91··3+·€ 19+6%
Tour du Haut-Moulin2018Haut-MédocCB30·······88-90·······
Tronquoy-Lalande2018St-EstèpheCB1793-95·1788···92-949315.5·493-95··
Verdignan2018Haut-MédocCB60·············€ 17·
Vieux Robin - Bois de Lunier2018MédocCB18··16········3+···
l'Aura de Cambon2018Margaux·0.5···87···90-92····94-96··
Belle-Vue2018Haut-Médoc·989-91+·16····90-929216.25··€ 17·
Bernadotte2018Haut-Médoc·35···88···86-88···91-93··
la Bessane2018Margaux·3···············
Branas Grand Poujeaux2018Moulis·5.589-91······92-94·16.25··€ 31·
Branon2018Pessac-Léognan·15···············
Brown2018Pessac-Léognan·23.586-88·16····91-9292···93-95€ 29+16%
les Carmes Haut-Brion2018Pessac-Léognan·4.594-96+·16.591···98-1009818···€ 98+27%
Clos des Demoiselles2018Listrac-Médoc·2.4···············
Clos du Marquis2018St-Julien·9792-94·1789···92-949118·94-96€ 55+10%
Clos Floridène2018Graves·1787-89·16.586····88···90-92€ 170%
Clos Manou2018Médoc·9.589-91······89-91·16···€ 23+5%
Clos Marsalette2018Pessac-Léognan·6··15.5····92-94····88-90€ 24+4%
Couhins2018Pessac-Léognan·2490-92+·15·····9216.25·491-93··
Couhins-Lurton2018Pessac-Léognan·1889-91······90-929316.25··91-93€ 30+3%
Domaine Andron2018Haut-Médoc·7···············
Fourcas-Borie2018Listrac-Médoc·29···87···89-91······
de France2018Pessac-Léognan·3690-92·15.586···90-9290··91-93€ 22·
la Garde2018Pessac-Léognan·5687-89·16.5····88-909115·4···
du Glana2018St-Julien·4387-89··88···89-9191···91-93€ 24+4%
Gloria2018St-Julien·4492-94·16.589···93-959317·92-94€ 42+11%
Goulée2018Médoc·2890-92·16.587···90-92·15.5·93-95··
Haut Condissas2018Médoc·5··14.591···87-89·17.25·493-95··
Haut-Bergey2018Pessac-Léognan·15.590-92·1686···92-9493··90-92€ 23·
Lalande-Borie2018St-Julien·1888-90·16.587···89-919016·93-95€ 29+7%
Larrivet-Haut-Brion2018Pessac-Léognan·4591-93·1685···92-949316.25·492-94€ 37+9%
la Louvière2018Pessac-Léognan·3592-94·1586···92-949015.25··€ 29+4%
Luchey Halde2018Pessac-Léognan·22········92······
Marojallia2018Margaux·492-94+·17····91-9394···94-96€ 43+8%
Mille Roses2018Haut-Médoc·9.5··16.5··········€ 16·
Picque-Caillou2018Pessac-Léognan·2091-93+·1686···88-9092··90-92€ 21+5%
Poumey2018Pessac-Léognan·8···············
Preuillac2018Médoc·3085-87······88-8788··4···
la Sérénité2018Pessac-Léognan·2···············
Sociando-Mallet2018Haut-Médoc·7285-87·16.5····92-949417.5··€ 35+9%
Villa Bel-Air2018Graves·2489-91·······88······

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