On Bordeaux - Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

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On Bordeaux

Introduction by Jane Anson, plus two chapters on Wartime Bordeaux, and The First Growths during the French Revolution

AUTHOR	Various
LANGUAGES	English
FULL TITLE	On Bordeaux Tales of the Unexpected from the World's Greatest Wine Region

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On Bordeaux

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We bring you our essential En Primeur 2023 report

We bring you our essential En Primeur 2023 report this week, from the critic described as ‘the world’s leading authority on the wines of Bordeaux’.

Over 800 wines tasted across the whole of the region, in a vintage that has many, many wines that will delight lovers of classical, terroir-driven Bordeaux

There’s a lot to get through this week so we have kept it as simple as possible.

As well as a Guide to 2023 En Primeur Notes and Scoring, you will have ALL EP 2023 scores in one place in one easy list, OR you can also look in detail at the wines split into their respective geographic location.ne easy list, or you can also look in detail at the wines split into their respective geographic location.

Left Bank

Right Bank

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And for a quick digest of the report, listen to our final En Primeur 2023 podcast with Sarah Kemp.

Also this week - the release of our first two limited edition maps focusing on both the central Médoc terroir and the Right Bank, showing St-Emilion and Pomerol.

To celebrate we are running a special En Primeur offer to save 10% off the cost of our first year subscription so just use the code SAVE10 during signup.

Next week we announce the seven scholars who will join us for Mentor Week in September, and the full newsletter will resume in two weeks, on May 16.

All this and more, so if you’re buying, selling, learning about or simply enjoying Bordeaux, we’re waiting for you so head over to the site now, and we would love to see you there at JaneAnson.com. 🍷

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Bonne Fête du Muguet, today 1 May 24 🤍 Repost

Bonne Fête du Muguet, today 1 May 24 🤍

Repost @bymarinawalker 😍: …Lily of the Valley is traditionally gifted to loved ones on May Day (‘La Fête du Muguet’) to symbolise good luck and love.

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Here’s another close-up of our ‘Bordeaux’s M

Here’s another close-up of our ‘Bordeaux’s Médoc Terroir’ map, on pre-sale today, general sale tomorrow!

The poster map highlights the gravel ‘terraces’ that lie beneath the classed-growth vineyards of St-Julien, Pauillac and St-Estèphe.

It also shows that quality gravel vineyards are not the sole prerogative of these famous appellations. This detail shows how St-Estèphe, site of Second-Growth Château Montrose, lies next to the commune of St-Seurin, whose appellation is the humbler Haut-Médoc. Yet St-Seurin has patches of the same gravel, known as Terrace 4 and shown on our map as grey-green. And within St-Estèphe, estates such as Ch Meyney share Terrace 4 terrain with Montrose.

Inland, away from the river, the orange tint shows vineyards on Terrace 3: many well-known Crus Bourgeois estates are on this terrace, as is much of Second-Growth Ch de Pez, just outside our extract.

Look out for ‘Médoc Terroir’ and its partner ‘Right Bank Terroir’, featuring St-Emilion, Pomerol and their neighbours, coming soon. And these are the start of a programme to bring a wealth of detail about Bordeaux terroirs to wine-lovers’ walls…

If you would like one of these beautiful maps on your wall, or as a gift then to register your interest please contact us via link in the bio, or cut and paste the link below...

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Playlist from the primeurs... These are some of t

Playlist from the primeurs...

These are some of the music and podcasts that have kept us company while driving around Bordeaux for the primeurs - and a few of the things I’m listening to while writing up the notes.

Fito Paez
Beyoncé
Dolly Parton
Olivia Rodrigo
Arctic Monkeys
Mac Miller
Dr Hook
Portugal. the Man
David Park violinist
Hamilton cast soundtrack
Wicked cast soundtrack
Bloom podcast
Wiser than Me podcast
All The Rest is Politics podcast
New York Times 100 Years of Simon and Schuster podcast

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The limited-edition versions of these maps will be

The limited-edition versions of these maps will be available on Thursday! They look beautiful on their own or put up on your wall.

Use this link below or in bio if you’d like to see them before the main list.

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This is a repost from Cécile Loqmane, writing on

This is a repost from Cécile Loqmane, writing on LinkedIn, which I thought captured so beautifully the collective fight against frost that is ongoing in Bordeaux this week.

‘A thought for those who, in a few days, will light candles at the foot of the vines.
A little spotlight on those who will shorten their night to help the technical teams. Between shadows and the first light of morning, they move forward, flame in hand, through each row, at a time when the grass crunches and nature shivers.

They all work for one property. And you might not know this, but among them are Sylvie from accounting, Marie from sales, Julien from the cellar, and Léa from visitor tours. They volunteer to help fight the frost. These are the same people who will swap their torches for pruning shears, baskets, or harvest sacks when harvest time comes, to keep up with the vineyard’s pace, beyond their usual job roles.

Moments of dust, sweat, blisters, sore muscles, dark circles and tired eyes. But it’s all worth it for those moments of camaraderie, sharing steaks at dawn, playing cards during breaks, and feeling proud to have contributed, even in a small way. They might not mention it, but you’ll hear it in their voices when they talk about the wines and estates they work for. It’s the little details that give them away.’

Last week many of the chateaux had been up all night fighting frost while already treating vines for mildew... and greeting tasters in the morning for the 2023 En Primeur. It’s a tough job making wine.

The usual photos that you see of fighting frost are rather beautiful, with lighted candles burning against the night sky. This is a photo of what happens after serious frost - taken by Jonathan Ducourt back in May 2017 after a particularly devastating late frost in Entre deux Mers.

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All notes for the wines coming out this week, incl

All notes for the wines coming out this week, including Pontet and Las Cases tomorrow, and Lafite Thursday, now live on the site - use the code SAVE10 during signup for 10% off first year subs.

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Our ‘Bordeaux’s Right Bank Terroir’ wine map

Our ‘Bordeaux’s Right Bank Terroir’ wine map will rightly centre on St-Emilion and Pomerol. But over on the left-hand side, divided from the rest by the wide valley of the River Isle, lies Fronsac.

When we were working on Inside Bordeaux, Prof Kees van Leeuwen discovered for us some unpublished research. This reveals the intriguing terroir of Fronsac, which was mapped for the first time in Inside Bordeaux, and now on this enlarged plan of the area.

The map’s detailed key shows the colours used for sixteen soil types across the Right Bank. Soil scientists use yellow to designate limestone-based soils – and as our map shows, Fronsac has a plateau of hard limestone geologically identical to that at the heart of St-Emilion.

The geology might explain why the Romans, then Charlemagne, then Louis XIV, all sought out Fronsac wines. A new generation of estate owners and winemakers are working to bring these wines back to the forefront.

Look out for ‘Right Bank Terroir’ and its partner ‘Médoc Terroir’ with its portrait of three starry appellations at the heart of the Left Bank, coming soon. And these are the start of a programme to bring a wealth of detail about Bordeaux terroirs to wine-lovers’ walls…

If you would like to be among the first to hear when the maps are ready, please let us know – the link is in the bio, or cut and paste the link below...

https://janeanson.com/maps-preview-form

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