Scores of Left and Right Bank Chateaux have released their prices on to the eager market place over the last few weeks. Many have been snaffled up.
We have been offering those we most particularly admired and relished from our extensive tastings, the minute they have come out. Gazin and Batailley literally flew out the door and have now sold out all over the world. Our firm favourites both in terms of quality and value, Chasse Spleen, Puy-Blanquet and La Tour Carnet have been released at reasonable prices and we recommend them to you unreservedly
But be prepared ... The next few weeks may get nasty! This has simply been the calm before the storm - no, make that a tornado - which will hit just as soon as the plane loads of Chateaux owners, Brokers, Negociants and Merchants return from Vinexpo Hong Kong this weekend.
The tasting, wining and dining over there this week will have no doubt fuelled the markets' thirst for THE vintage and that, together with the press coverage, hyperbolic quotes and soaring scores means we can be sure the most sought after wines, once released, will be fought over hard, fast and potentially expensively.
Bordeaux is good at this game ... They have us all watching and waiting and I have a feeling a few of the Chateaux owners are rather enjoying themselves!
We will of course keep you posted, but if you want a case of something extraordinary and rather magical this year, be prepared to jump in immediately - Bordeaux will wait for no man this year.
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