Appellations

Bordeaux 2014 - Recap

Now that the 2014 en primeur campaign has drawn to a close we are pleased to provide a recap of the most interesting releases.  Highlighted in yellow are a few we think are especially worth considering.

 

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Wine Name   GBP per 12bt IB NM AV JS JR WS AG
Cheval Blanc  Disarmingly beautiful with a stunning texture £3,420 95-97 94-97 95-96 17-18 96-99 93-96
Ausone  "I was quite smitten by this Ausone" NM £3,420 93-95 - 95-96 17 - 92-95
Lafite Rothschild  Good value in comparison with back vintages £2,940 94-96 92-96 - 17-18 94-97 92-95
Mouton Rothschild  Lowest priced Mouton, good investment potential £2,500 94-96 94-96 96-97 17-18 95-98 93-96
Margaux  A very very fine Chateau Margaux £2,340 93-95 95-97 94-95 17-18 94-97 93-96
Haut Brion  First Growth, a gorgeous Haut Brion £2,320 93-95 94-97 95-96 17-18 95-98 94-97
Pavie "a Pavie that really exploits its propitious terroir" NM £1,700 94-96 93-95 93-94 17 94-97 93-96
Angelus  St Emilion First Growth  £1,700 91-93 92-95 93-94 16-17 93-96 93-96
Palmer  "should offer a long window of very fine drinking" AG £1,500 93-95 93-95 94-95 17-18 93-96 91-94
Mission Haut Brion  Very close in quality to Haut Brion £1,400 95-97 94-96 94-95 17 93-96 93-96
Eglise Clinet  Tiny production, possible wine of the vintage yet again £1,300 93-95 95-98 94-95 17 92-95 94-97
Fleur Petrus  Effortless, simply delicious wine from this superb estate £1,000 92-94 - 93-94 16-17 94-97 94-97
Leoville Las Cases  "dare I say, equal to some of the First Growths." NM £895 94-96 94-96 96-97 17 94-97 91-94
Evangile  "may warrant a higher score after bottling" NM £860 92-94 93-96 91-92 17-18 93-96 -
Montrose  "one of the best you will find on the Left Bank" NM £850 95-97 93-95 94-95 17 94-97 93-96
Cos d'Estournel  A very successful Cos £820 93-95 95-97 96-97 18 - 92-95
Ducru Beaucaillou  "one of the richest, most explosive wines of the year" AG £750 94-96 93-96 96-97 17-18 - 94-97
Pontet Canet  Beautiful, smooth and effortless  £648 93-95 94-96 95-96 17 - 93-96
Pichon Baron  Rich, impressive wine from this noble estate £645 92-94 94-96 95-96 17 92-95 91-94
Conseillante  "another great Pomerol" NM £640 92-94 - 94-95 17 - 90-93
Certan de May  Dense Pomerol, made by the winemaker of Petrus £590 85-87 - 93-94 16-17 91-94 93-96
Lynch Bages  Well-priced, "displaying terrific depth and purity" JS £575 92-94 - 95-96 17 93-96 90-93
Beausejour Duffau  "The 2014 is magnificent. It's as simple as that." AG £525 90-92 - 93-94 - 93-96 94-97
Clos Fourtet St Emilion terroir shines through in this beautiful wine £490 90-92 93-95 91-92 16 92-95 93-96
Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge  "stylish 'S.H.L.'" NM £440 92-94 - 95-96 16-17 93-96 93-96
Leoville Poyferre  "without question one of the stars of the vintage" AG £425 91-93 93-95 93-94 16-17 92-95 92-95
Clinet  Offers good value compared to other Pomerol £425 89-91 91-94 91-92 15-16 91-94 92-95
Duhart Milon  The best Duhart we have tasted since the 2010 £400 89-91 91-94 92-93 17 90-93 88-91
Pavie Macquin  "The 2014 Pavie Macquin is superb" NM £395 91-93 93-95 92-93 16-17 93-96 93-96
Canon A beautiful wine returned to form, purity and depth  £375 93-95 - 95-96 16-17 90-93 91-94
Rauzan Segla  Classy wine from this top estate - a bargain £375 90-92 93-95 94-95 17 89-92 92-95
Grand Puy Lacoste  Lovely quality and Cabernet purity £370 93-95 92-94 93-94 17 93-96 92-95
Larcis Ducasse  Great Scores, under-priced compared to neighbours £350 91-93 92-95 93-94 16-17 92-95 93-96
Domaine de Chevalier Rouge  Top quality Graves, sensible price £325 92-94 93-95 93-94 17-18 90-93 92-95
Talbot  Good weight this year £290 89-91 91-93 94-95 16 90-93 92-95
Malescot Saint Exupery  Impressive and fine Margaux this year £285 90-92 91-94 93-94 16-17 92-95 91-94
Batailley  Classical Pauillac £234 89-91 90-92 92-93 16 - -
Armailhac  "One of the best Armailhacs in a long time" JS £230 88-90 90-92 93-94 17 90-93 90-93
Petite Eglise   The best value Pomerol this year £220 88-90 - - 16-17 - 89-91
Gloria  Impressive this year  £205 89-91 90-92 92-93 16-17 89-92 91-94
Cantemerle  Affordable Classed Growth £170 87-89 - 93-94 16 90-93 90-93
Ormes de Pez  good St Estephe, from the team at Lynch Bages £160 90-92 - 92-93 16-17 90-93 90-93
Les Cruzelles Just 1km from Eglise Clinet, remarkably similar terroir £135 89-91 - - - 88-91 89-92
Capbern (formerly Capbern Gasqueton)  Great value, same score from Jancis as Montrose! £110 89-91 89-91 - 17 90-93 90-92
La Chenade Wonderful drinking, great price, this is stunning value £100 88-90 - - 16 88-91 87-90

NM = Neal Martin, AV = Albany Vintners, JS = James Suckling, JR = Jancis Robinson, WS = Wine Spectator, AG = Antonio Galloni