Month in wine
Bordeaux 2019: Anson first-look verdict
April’s en primeur may have been postponed, but Decanter Bordeaux correspondent Jane Anson has tasted 160 barrel samples of wine via a drop-off system in her garage, to provide her own insight into the 2019 vintage.
Overall, 2019 was a hot vintage with all the potential successes and pitfalls that this style of year brings with it – rich fruit, concentration, high alcohols and plenty of tannins.
The ISVV Bordeaux Institute of Vine and Wine Science rated this vintage 3.5-4 out of five in its annual report, making Bordeaux 2019 a high-ranking year, although not on
