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Bordeaux 2016: The Early Indications

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The 2016 en primeur campaign is gathering momentum with the first wine already released by Chateau Guiraud and the first scores published by The Wine Spectator and James Suckling. 
   
The top scoring wines from both James Suckling and The Wine Spectator are highlighted below and all of their pulished notes and scores - including 14 potentially perfect scores - can be viewed in our en primeur section where it is also possible to sort the wines by score.   We will be adding notes and scores from all of the leading critics to our website as they are published.   All the early indications are that 2016 will rival the quality of the excellent 2015 vintage and possibly even surpass it.
 
"After tasting 400 wines in the last six days, I can confirm that 2016 is an exceptional vintage equal to the exquisite 2015. In some regions like St. Estephe and the Northern Medoc, the wines are even better. ...

Wines such as the Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild, Lynch-Bages, and Calon-Segur are destined to be modern-day classics...

Everyone likes to compare vintages, and people here seem to enjoy comparing 2016 to 2010. I think 1990 or 1986 are more apt comparisons with 2016. This is all up for debate. What we know for sure is that 2016 is an outstanding vintage for Bordeaux for both whites and reds."  
James Suckling on Bordeaux 2016
 
Please do keep sending in your wishlists for the 2016s either by email or through the website.  Tell us which wines are of most interest to you and we will do our best to keep you informed as and when they are released and secure them for you.
   

Top Scoring 2016s from James Suckling and The Wine Spectator
 
Wine

Region

James Suckling

Wine Spectator

Angelus

St Emilion

99-100

-

Calon Segur

St Estephe

98-99

94-97

Canon

St Emilion

96-97

95-98

Cheval Blanc

St Emilion

98-99

-

Clos Fourtet

St Emilion

95-96

96-99

Conseillante

Pomerol

99-100

93-96

Ducru Beaucaillou

St Julien

97-98

97-100

Eglise Clinet

Pomerol

98-99

94-97

Evangile

Pomerol

98-99

-

Figeac

St Emilion

96-97

95-98

Fleur Petrus

Pomerol

98-99

95-98

Gay

Pomerol

98-99

92-95

Haut Bailly

Graves

98-99

-

Haut Brion

Graves

100-100

-

Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac

100-100

-

Lafleur

Pomerol

99-100

-

Le Pin (Pomerol)

Pomerol

99-100

-

Leoville Barton

St Julien

95-96

96-99

Leoville Las Cases

St Julien

98-99

97-100

Lynch Bages

Pauillac

98-99

96-99

Mondotte

St Emilion

96-97

97-100

Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac

100-100

-

Palmer

Margaux

99-100

-

Pavie

St Emilion

99-100

97-100

Petrus

Pomerol

99-100

-

Pichon Baron

Pauillac

98-99

96-99

Pichon Lalande

Pauillac

96-97

95-98

Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge

Graves

97-98

95-98

Trotanoy

Pomerol

97-98

96-99

Valandraud

St Emilion

97-98

96-99