April 18, 2018
Bordeaux 2017: En primeur picks and recommendations
Bordeaux 2017: A vintage to surprise Château Ausone, Saint-Émilion “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” Alexander Pope “An early vintage, a warm vintage, ...
April 16, 2018
An Interview with Peter Sisseck: Bordeaux 2017 En Primeur
Peter Sisseck discusses the future of Bordeaux and his 2017 vintage, during our recent en primeur tasting trip. Watch below: View all Bordeaux 2019 releases ...
April 14, 2018
An Interview with Sophie Fourcade: Bordeaux 2017 En Primeur
Sophie Fourcade discusses the future of Bordeaux and her 2017 vintage, during our recent en primeur tasting trip. Watch now: View all Bordeaux 2017 listings Or find out more: @corneyandbarrow Bordea...
April 12, 2018
An Interview with François Mitjavile: Bordeaux 2017 En Primeur
François Mitjavile discusses his 2017 vintage, during our recent en primeur tasting trip. Watch now: View all Bordeaux 2017 listings Or find out more: @corneyandbarrow Bordeaux 2017 Top Picks ...
April 7, 2018
Bordeaux 2017: Vintage Report
Visit our Bordeaux 2017 hub here Our tasting team is now in Bordeaux, with several days of visits underway. Watch our interviews with some of Bordeaux’s top producers here. Here are some initial...
February 19, 2018
A Dinner with Moueix. Five Estates and Five Vintages!
I am going back to November last year for a write-up of a cracking dinner at C&B HQ. We had both Edouard and Kelley Moueix with us for an “At Home” in the dining room. With ETS J.P.Moueix havi...
July 14, 2017
Roc through the ages…Roc de Cambes 1995 to 2015…
This tasting was a little while in the making, it was something I’ve wanted to do for some time. A conversation with the unique (word used properly) Francois Mitjavile while tasting the 2016s b...
July 10, 2017
Belair-Monange and More…
Late June every other year sees VinExpo in Bordeaux…oddly I’ve never actually been to the main halls. This year we, a few of the team at C&B, got the invite to celebrate the 80th anniversary o...
June 14, 2017
Ets. J-P Moueix 2017: Vintage Notes
Moueix 2017 “A vintage with strings but without trumpets” – Christian Moueix Some wines you taste, almost mechanically, before jotting down a note and moving onto the next one. Most ...
April 21, 2017
Bordeaux En Primeur 2016: In conversation with Peter Sisseck
We spoke to Peter Sisseck from Chateau Rocheyron about his take on the Bordeaux En Primeur campaign for the 2016 vintage. Interviewer: Adam Brett-Smith, Managing Director. Read our Vintage Report a...