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New on The Winedoctor this week

Update: Dow's (9/5/08)
After my Port Styles tasting, another update.

Profile: Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne (8/5/08)
A new profile and some new notes for this estate.

Update: Chateau Bellerive (7/5/08)
Superb Quarts de Chaume; three old vintages retasted.

WotW: Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc 2002 (5/5/08)
A note in support of white Bordeaux.

This week's feature

Pomerol 2001
Looking specifically at the Merlot-dominated wines of the right bank, a high opinion of this vintage may indeed be warranted. Some writers at the time held the quality of the harvested Merlots in very high regard. The vineyards escaped the early springtime frost.....read more. I taste nine wines from Pomerol. Also published today: a new Bordeaux 2001 vintage summary. (6/5/08)

My other most recent updates

Profile: Chateau Lilian Ladouys (2/5/08) The wines of this St Estèphe estate.
Profile: Taylor's Port (1/5/08) After the Styles of Port tasting, a Taylor's update.
Update:Domaine Huet (30/4/08) The 2007 vintage, and I update my profile.
Tasting: The Styles of Port (29/4/08) I taste Dow's & Taylor's.
WotW: Jo Pithon Savennières La Croix Picot 2005 (28/4/08)
Wine Thoughts: Another Sponsor (25/4/08) And other thoughts.
Profile: Chateau Siran (24/4/08) A new profile for this admirable estate.
Update: Chateau Haut-Bailly (23/4/08) Three wines, revised opinion on the 2006.
Tasting: Mouton-Rothschild (22/4/08) Six vintages of Mouton, and more.
WotW: Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Spätlese 2001 (21/4/08)
Tasting Notes: Ten recent wines (18/4/08) Another mixture.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Sauternes (17/4/08) Richness and acidity.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Pomerol & St Emilion (16/4/08) The best reds.
Tasting: Ten Wines from Charles Joguet (15/4/08)
WotW: Hugel Pinot Gris Vendange Tardive 1986 (14/4/08)
Profile: Pierre Gimonnet (11/4/08) Wines from the Côtes des Blancs
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Médoc (10/4/08) Here the 2007 vintage is laid bare.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 - Pessac-Léognan (9/4/08) Whites better than reds.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2007 (8/4/08) An introduction to my Bordeaux 2007 write-up.
WotW: Chateau Chasse-Spleen 1989 (7/4/08) A look at Bordeaux in maturity.
Profile: Chateau Laville Haut-Brion (27/3/08) Excellent wines.
Update: Chateau Figeac (26/3/08) Profile updated, & I taste the 2004 and 2001.

Most Popular Updates

Bordeaux 2007 (8/4/08)
A vintage review, and notes from the primeur tastings.

New Zealand (4/12/07)
In two parts, I assess 40 new releases from New Zealand.

Bordeaux 2005 (8/11/7)
My vintage review, followed by more than 80 tasting notes.

Bordeaux (2/10/07)
The beginning of a huge
new guide to Bordeaux.

(Ir)regular Features

Book review (7/12/07)
The latest edition of Tom Stevenson's invaluable annual round-up assessed.

Old Favourites

Bordeaux 2006 (3/5/07)
I taste over 50 wines and give my independent opinion.

Champagne (13/4/07)
More than 80 wines on the UK market tasted and assessed.

Germany (20/9/06)
A new, multi-page guide to the wines of Germany.

Rhône Talk '06 (6/9/06)
I chat with Thierry Caymaris and Bernard Tranchecostes.