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2016 Bordeaux: Ten Years On
The 2016 Bordeaux vintage stands out as a beautifully balanced and classic year, combining freshness, structure, and ripe fruit thanks to contrasting weather conditions. Ten years on, the wines are showing impressive harmony, with many already approachable while still offering excellent aging potential. Overall, 2016 confirms itself as a refined and elegant vintage, often preferred over the richer 2015, and well worth revisiting or adding to the cellar.
The 2016 Bordeaux vintage stands out as a beautifully balanced and classic year, combining freshness, structure, and ripe fruit thanks to contrasting weather conditions. Ten years on, the wines are showing impressive harmony, with many already approachable while still offering excellent aging potential. Overall, 2016 confirms itself as a refined and elegant vintage, often preferred over the richer 2015, and well worth revisiting or adding to the cellar.
We have been extolling the quality of Oregon chardonnays ever since I renewed my acquaintance with one of the pioneers of this beautiful and fairly idyllic region, David Adelsheim.
Château de Beaucastel has undergone a dramatic restoration which brings the site resolutely into the 21st century with a design and a philosophy that is astounding in its vision.