We turn our attention to Château Rocheyron, the Saint-Émilion estate of renowned winemaker Peter Sisseck. Best known for Dominio de Pingus in Spain, Sisseck has over the past fifteen years refined Rocheyron into one of the most exciting ‘new’ estates on the right bank of Bordeaux. Join us as we explore the story behind the property, its unique limestone terroir, the evolution of its biodynamic approach, and why the 2025 vintage is generating such enthusiasm among critics, customers and the C&B team alike.

Bordeaux can feel formulaic until you encounter the Mitjaviles. In this episode, we dive into the much loved Right Bank wines of François and Louis Mitjavile - Tertre Roteboeuf, Roc de Cambes, and L’Aurage - and the radical philosophy behind them. These are wines of late-picked fruit, haunting aromatics and velvet-textured tannins, built for emotion rather than conformity. Alongside standout 2025 tastings, including a potentially benchmark L’Aurage, we explore why these wines are among Bordeaux’s unmistakable blind-tasting signatures, and why a mature Tertre Roteboeuf can humble the best of them.

Welcome to the 2025 Bordeaux en primeur campaign! In this episode, the Fine Wine team discusses the key elements about the 2025 vintage, from the growing season to market insights, ahead of their official visit to the region.

The Fine Wine team is joined by C&B Bordeaux Buyer & Senior Broker Marc Ditcham to discuss their final thoughts on the 2024 Bordeaux en primeur campaign.

In our second to last episode before the close of the 2024 Bordeaux campaign, the Fine Wine team, joined for the first time by Broking's Max Edge, discuss one of the most exciting releases of the year: Château Trotanoy. Exclusive to Corney & Barrow and owned by the Moueix family, this wine is the purest expression of Pomerol, according to Head of Monopole Joe Muller, who boldly proclaims: "if you like Pomerol but have no Trotanoy in your cellar or reserves, then you do not like Pomerol." Would you agree?

As another week in the Bordeaux 2024 campaign draws to a close and we enter the final few weeks, Joe, Will, Guy and Neville still have plenty to discuss! Kicking off with Peter Sisseck's Château Rocheyron 2024 — a great success of the vintage — they then offer their thoughts on the Clarence Dillon stable, Ausone, Leoville Poyferré, and more.

Coming off the back of a hectic week in the Bordeaux 2024 campaign, Joe, Will, Guy and Marc sit down to discuss the latest releases, including arguably the must-buy of the vintage, Carmes Haut-Brion, as well as Cos d'Estournel, the Barton stable, and, of course, Mitjavile.

Week Two seems to be wrapping up early thanks to the upcoming national holiday in France, meaning no new releases are expected for the rest of the week. With Will stepping in for Joe as today’s host — and given his love for meetings that end before your coffee cools — it’s no surprise this episode clocks in as one of the shortest of the year...

The Bordeaux 2024 campaign has kicked off very early with the release of Pontet Canet last week, followed by Château Latour and the release of the Moueix family estates, one of our greatest relationships in Bordeaux. Joe, Guy, Will, and Aaran discuss their thoughts on Week One releases, and share their opinion on prices and some recent contradictory reviews...

Following our pre-tasting report, the Fine Wine team spent six days tasting in Bordeaux, from which they have just returned. The field is divided, perhaps more so than ever. But the good news is that there are successes — some genuinely exciting wines that will deliver pleasure and, if released at the right prices, deserve to be bought. Listen to Guy, Joe, and Will as they delve into their first impressions.

Welcome to the 2024 Bordeaux en primeur campaign! In this episode, the Fine Wine team discusses the key elements about the 2024 vintage, from the growing season to market insights, ahead of their official visit to the region.

To conclude the Bordeaux 2023 campaign, join Joe, Will, Marc and Aaran as they give us a wrap-up report.They each discuss how they feel the releases were overall, including prices, how Vinexpo affects the flow of things, some missed opportunities and the excitement surrounding the wines and châteaux.The four then take turns picking their favourite wines from each commune — they are largely in agreement when discussing the Left Bank but feel spoilt for choice on the Right Bank!Finally, there is an overview of which wines proved most popular with customers and those that surprised the C&B team.

As the curtain closes on the final week of Château releases - Joe and Guy discuss what the past week has brought us with their honest opinions on the wines and prices.There’s plenty for them to cover, from potential best wines of the vintage such as Montrose and Vieux Château Certain to household names such as Conseillante, Figeac, Troplong Mondot and the newly blossoming Beau-Séjour. The pair talk through and compare the current releases to past vintages, placing them in the context of the wider Bordeaux market. As a new addition to the Bordeaux unpicked podcast, Guy gives his insight into the experience in Bordeaux of the mythical ‘A-team’, highlighting some of the wines that impressed them most.

As part of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, members of our Fine Wine Team give regular updates on the campaign and the most recent releases. This is our ‘Bordeaux Unpicked’ series.This week has seen châteaux releases come thick and fast — Aaran and Joe discuss what the last few days have brought us with their honest opinions on the wine and prices.The pair discuss the wines they felt have really hit the heights out of this latest selection on offer, along with those that didn’t quite hit the mark. They compare these wines to previous vintages, give their recommendations of the week and the must-buys.When chatting about Château Rouget, Aaran and Joe also go a little more in depth on the winemaking techniques used here and how that translates to the final wine.They conclude by giving their expectations for the finale of the campaign next week and recap which châteaux are still yet to release.Wines discussed: Branaire-Ducru, Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Gruaud-Larose, Palmer, Pichon Baron, Durantou, L’Eglise Client, Rouget, Carmes Haut-Brion, Rauzan-Ségla, Berliquet, Canon, Margaux, Pavillon Rouge, Pavillon Blanc and Capbern.

As part of our Bordeaux 2023 en primeur podcast series, members of our Fine Wine Team give regular updates on the campaign and the most recent releases. This is our ‘Bordeaux Unpicked’ series.This week, we are joined by Aaran and Will as they discuss the most recent releases. Due to a large majority of Bordelais producers being out in Hong Kong for Vinexpo this week, things have been relatively quiet.There have been a couple of châteaux who released, however. Of these, the pair give their honest opinions, including which wines are great for mid-term drinking and which are good to ‘follow’. They also go into more detail about the individual offers from Mitjavile and Moueix, which were released last week, along with Peter Sisseck’s Château Rocheyron.They conclude with their thoughts on the wines predicted to be released next week, which include some very big names…Wines discussed: Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Rocheyron, Mitjavile and Jean-Pierre Moueix.