Bordeaux Futures Primeurs Tasting Notes

Bordeaux chateaux size near 15.5 hectares
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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.
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.
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 (–).
Ripeau2006St-Emilion GCGCC15.5····13.5·······15···
Tournefeuille2006Lalande de Pomerol·15.5····14············
Chauvin2006St-Emilion GCGCC15··16·14···3···17·€ 33+14%
Moulin Haut-Laroque2006Fronsac·1590·17-·14.5···3···417·€ 17–15%
Pavie-Macquin2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb1592+·16.5·17·92-94·417.5··17·€ 45–36%
Beauregard2006Pomerol·1686·16.5·15.5·89-91·315.5··416·€ 27–10%
Rouget2006Pomerol·1690·15.5·16···416···17·€ 28–7%
Tertre-Daugay2006St-Emilion GC·16······80-84······17·€ 19–21%
Blason de l'Evangile2006Pomerol2nd wine14.887················
l'Evangile2006Pomerol·14.893·18-·17·89-91·4····18·€ 134–19%
Dalem2006Fronsac·14.789·······4···3··€ 15–12%
la Tour Figeac2006St-Emilion GCGCC14.691·15.5·16.5···315··417·€ 25–22%
Beau-Séjour Bécot2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb16.591·17·16.5·89-91·417··417·€ 45–27%
Cap de Mourlin2006St-Emilion GCGCC1485·17·13···316··18·€ 24+9%
Grand Corbin2006St-Emilion GCGCC14·············17···
Grand-Pontet2006St-Emilion GCGCC14··16·15·85-88··16··317·€ 24–23%
Roc de Cambes2006Côtes de Bourg·14····15········16···
les Trois Croix2006Fronsac·1487·15.5·14.5···4···16·€ 14–7%
Barde-Haut2006St-Emilion GC·1789·14.5···89-91·3···317·€ 24–20%
la Fleur de Boüard2006Lalande de Pomerol·1791·15.5···85-88·3···417·€ 24–14%
Vieux Château Certan2006Pomerol·13.596·18.5·18·95-100·4····18·€ 1370%
Fonroque2006St-Emilion GCGCC17.6··15·16·85-88·3···316·€ 20–13%
la Fleur-Pétrus2006Pomerol·1390+·17.5·17.5·92-94·318··418·€ 90+38%
Gigault Cuvée Viva2006Côtes de Blaye·13······85-88········€ 14+8%
Armens2006St-Emilion GC·18······80-84·····14···
Fleur Cardinale2006St-Emilion GCGCC1891·15·15.5···316··17·€ 28–7%
Moulinet2006Pomerol·18·············17·€ 18–14%
Quinault l'Enclos2006St-Emilion GC·1890·15.5·15·80-84·316··417·€ 30–17%
Reynon2006Premières Côtes de Bordeaux·1887···16.5········16·€ 11–15%
Corbin2006St-Emilion GCGCC12.7····13·80-84······17·€ 19–14%
Belair2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb12.687·16.5·17·85-88·315··18·€ 52–4%
Richelieu2006Fronsac·12.589·16·15·85-88·3···15·€ 16+14%
Bellefont-Belcier2006St-Emilion GCGCC12.489-91·15+·15.5·85-88·316··16·€ 23–8%
Clos Chaumont2006Premières Côtes de Bordeaux·1288················
Clos René2006Pomerol·12·············16·€ 20–13%
la Conseillante2006Pomerol·1293·17.5·17.5·92-94·418.5··418·€ 96–9%
la Croix-de-Gay2006Pomerol·1288·16.5·15···316··4··€ 22–21%
Taillefer2006Pomerol·12··15·16····14.5··316···
Trottevieille2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb1289+·15.5·17·85-88·314.5··18·€ 72–15%
Valandraud2006St-Emilion GC·1292·17·17.5·89-91·417.5··418·€ 180–32%
Virginie de Valandraud2006St-Emilion GC2nd wine1288+·16.5·16·85-88·····16···
la Vieille Cure2006Fronsac·1990·······3·····€ 17–6%
Grand Mayne2006St-Emilion GCGCC19.188·17-·15.5·80-84·314.5··417·€ 28–22%
Canon-La-Gaffelière2006St-Emilion GCGCC19.592·16.5·17.5·92-94·417··417·€ 60–22%
Pétrus2006Pomerol·11.493+·18-·18·95-100·519··19·€ 1750–30%
Fougas Maldoror2006Côtes de Bourg·1187············16·€ 16–6%
Grand Ormeau2006Lalande de Pomerol·1189···············
Magdelaine2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb1190+·16·15.5·89-91·314.5··17·€ 55+15%
Petit Village2006Pomerol·1188·····85-88·416··417·€ 38–14%
Clos Fourtet2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb2091·17-·16·89-91·316.5··17·€ 47–28%
Haut-Carles (Ch de Carles)2006Fronsac·2091···16···4···416···
Larcis-Ducasse2006St-Emilion GCGCC10.991·17·16·89-91·417.5··417·€ 38–62%
Balestard La Tonnelle2006St-Emilion GCGCC10.685·15·13····16.5··17·€ 28+22%
les Grands Maréchaux2006Côtes de Blaye·20.589·····85-88······16···
Clos de l'Oratoire2006St-Emilion GCGCC10.291·16.5···89-91·3···417·€ 29–17%
Berliquet2006St-Emilion GCGCC1086·16.5·16.5·80-84·415··17·€ 26–4%
la Cabanne2006Pomerol·1086·17·15.5·89-91··16.5···18···
la Croix2006Pomerol·10·············18···
de Fonbel2006St-Emilion GC·1089·15+···········€ 14–13%
Jean de Gué2006Lalande de Pomerol·10······80-84·3···16·€ 19–14%
Teyssier2006St-Emilion GC·21······80-84·3····16···
Joanin-Bécot2006Côtes de Castillon·9.990···14.5·85-88·3······€ 17–19%
l'Enclos2006Pomerol·9.588···15·······317·€ 19–17%
l'Arrosée2006St-Emilion GCGCC9.489·17.5·17.5···417.5···17·€ 37–3%
Bourgneuf-Vayron2006Pomerol·984·15.5·17···315.5··18···
Clinet2006Pomerol·990+·16·16.5···418··16·€ 55–35%
Clos les Lunelles2006Côtes de Castillon·991·····85-88·3····17···
Fontenil2006Fronsac·988·15·16·85-88·3···417···
Canon2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb2290·16.5·17.5·89-91·315.5··18·€ 57–24%
la Gaffelière2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb2289+·17·15·85-88·316.5··17·€ 46–23%
Soutard2006St-Emilion GCGCC2284·····80-84·4····17·€ 25+4%
de la Dauphine2006Fronsac·8.989·16·····4···417·€ 130%
les Cruzelles2006Lalande de Pomerol·8.889·····80-84·3····16·€ 18–5%
Canon de Brem2006Canon-Fronsac·8.7·················
la Dominique2006St-Emilion GCGCC22.590·15.5·17·85-88·316.5··17·€ 29–17%
Clos des Jacobins2006St-Emilion GCGCC8.490·17·16·85-88·316.5··418·€ 26–19%
la Grave à Pomerol2006Pomerol·8.380·16.5·15.5·89-91·314.5··417···
Destieux2006St-Emilion GCGCC8.190·14·15.5···316··16·€ 25–24%
Côte de Baleau2006St-Emilion GC·883·····89-91·····17·€ 14–13%
Faugères Cuvée Péby2006St-Emilion GC·893+·16·····317.5··4··€ 64·
les Gravières2006St-Emilion GC·888·····85-88······16···
Petit Faurie de Soutard2006St-Emilion GC·8·············17···
la Pointe2006Pomerol·2388·16+·16.5·85-88·316··17·€ 25·
Latour à Pomerol2006Pomerol·7.989·17·16·89-91·314.5···17·€ 55+15%
Bellegrave2006Pomerol·7.8··16·····3····17·€ 22+10%
Lafleur-Gazin2006Pomerol·7.886·17·15.5····14.5··16···
Angélus2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb23.495·17.5·17.5·92-94·418··19·€ 166–21%
Barrabaque2006Canon-Fronsac·7.590·······3···315·€ 13–24%
Clos Puy Arnaud2006Côtes de Castillon·7.5··15···85-88·4····16·€ 17–19%
Trotanoy2006Pomerol·7.293·18-·18.5·95-100·418.5··19·€ 125+39%
Cadet-Piola2006St-Emilion GCGCC7.1····15·80-84······17···
Ausone2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCa798·18-·18·92-94·519··518·€ 605–40%
Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse2006St-Emilion GC1st GCCb789·16·16.5·89-91··16···18·€ 44–32%
Chapelle d'Ausone2006St-Emilion GC2nd wine791·····85-88·····417···
la Couspaude2006St-Emilion GCGCC790·16·15·85-88·316··17·€ 35–34%
du Domaine de l'Eglise2006Pomerol·788·······415.5···17···
Franc-Mayne2006St-Emilion GCGCC787·16.5·14·85-88·316··16·€ 26–10%
Moulin Saint-Georges2006St-Emilion GC·790·16···85-88·416.5··17···
la Serre2006St-Emilion GCGCC784·16+·16····16.5··17···
Dassault2006St-Emilion GCGCC2489·16+·16·85-88·315.5··16·€ 250%

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