Two of the first ‘09s tried by WineChap, in succession, were the appellation’s big hitters Cos D’Estournel and Montrose and gave an immediate indication that the vintage could NOT be categorised as simply as ’05, to which it had been earlier compared. Where Montrose was a vibrant, elegant rapier of a wine, Cos was a sledgehammer, opaque and massively extracted, the latter sampled in the Jean-Guillaume’s new winery, a high tech cross between Blofeld’s lair and the Bhuddha Bar.
WineChap’s picks (and two stars of the vintage): Lafon Rochet, Ormes de Pez
We will be offering a WineChap selection en primeur offer when prices are released later in the month. In the interim for full tasting notes and more details on this extraordinary vintage – as well as to request specific allocations of certain wines from our negociant contacts please email tom@winechap.com
Bordeaux ‘09: Saint-Estephe
Two of the first ‘09s tried by WineChap, in succession, were the appellation’s big hitters Cos D’Estournel and Montrose and gave an immediate indication that the vintage could NOT be categorised as simply as ’05, to which it had been earlier compared. Where Montrose was a vibrant, elegant rapier of a wine, Cos was a sledgehammer, opaque and massively extracted, the latter sampled in the Jean-Guillaume’s new winery, a high tech cross between Blofeld’s lair and the Bhuddha Bar.
WineChap’s picks (and two stars of the vintage): Lafon Rochet, Ormes de Pez
We will be offering a WineChap selection en primeur offer when prices are released later in the month. In the interim for full tasting notes and more details on this extraordinary vintage – as well as to request specific allocations of certain wines from our negociant contacts please email tom@winechap.com
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