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Highlights from a spate of 2020 Bordeaux en primeur releases include a ‘hard to resist’ Grand-Puy-Lacoste, a powerful Clerc Milon and a ‘gorgeously juicy’ La Gaffelière.

Decanter New releases: Domaine de Chevalier and Gazin 2020 prices Domaine de Chevalier in Pessac and Pomerols Château Gazin have launched their 2020 wines as the en primeur campaign picks up some pace and an early trend suggests prices are edging upwards versus the 2019 vintage releases. Decanter’s Jane Anson She also rated the Liv-ex said the red wine’s release price made it 14% more expensive than the current market price for The 2020 red is cheaper than the 2018 vi...

Decanter Find out whats inside the fresh new look Decanter magazine... ITALY SPECIAL Italy at altitude Aldo Fiordelli scales the heights to discover the elegance and freshness of Italy’s ‘highest’ wines Sting: wines of my life What wine means to the rock star and his wife Trudie, in Tuscany. By Emily O’Hare Tuscany: the five best vintages for drinking now With four top wines to try from each year. By Monty Waldin Soave: my top 20 Time to revisit this Veneto classic, says Richard B...

Celebrated Pomerol estate Château Lafleur has released its 2020 wine en primeur, and analysts said it is cheaper than several recent vintages...

Decanter Bordeaux 2020 releases: Chanel’s Berliquet ‘one to watch’ St-Emilion’s Château Berliquet and Margauxs Prieuré-Lichine have been among this weeks early releases, as we also look at sales highlights in a fledgling en primeur campaign still awaiting many big names. Fine & Rare was offering six bottles in bond for £218.  ‘Berliquet is becoming a true St-Émilion gem to watch,’ it said. The vintage’s quality and the estate’s trajectory could make the 20...

Decanter Promotional feature. Credit: Corinne Couette Finding family-run, authentic and innovative wines across the Côtes de Bordeaux is one of the pleasures of Bordeaux. And in successful vintages like 2019 there are lots of wines to recommend in both red and white styles, says Jane Anson…

Château Suduiraut 2020 has become one of the latest big names from Sauternes to release in this year's Bordeaux 2020 en primeur campaign...

Courtesy of Christies Wine connoisseurs are likely familiar with Pétrus 2000, a pricey Merlot that can fetch thousands and is so revered it’s sometimes served as its own course during dinner events. But even those who might not bat an eye at popping open an expensive bottle might hesitate at uncorking a Pétrus that’s been stored for over a year in space. It’s got an asking price of over $1 million. The bottle is currently for sale by Christie’s, and it promises to be both a unique con...

What does wine aged in space taste like? Experts weigh in on the ultra-rare £700,000 bottle A bottle of Pomerol that spent over a year in space is being offered for private sale at Christies - this is what it tastes like 16 May 2021 • 4:00pm The rare wine, being sold with a comparison bottle of ‘terrestrial’ Petrus 2000, decanter, glasses, and a corkscrew made from a piece of meteorite Credit: Christies Images Ltd. 2021 Buzz Aldrin took communion when he landed on the moon in 1969, sippi...

For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space After 14 months on the ISS, the vintage Petrus could be yours. For Sale: A $1 Million Bottle of Bordeaux Aged in Space Copy Link What goes up must come down. The same applies for the dozen bottles of red wine blasted into space in November of 2019, which splash-landed in the Atlantic earlier this year. They’ve dried off, cleaned up, and now one bottle is being sold by the auction house Christie’s. After aging for 14 months aboard the I...