Wine ChroniclesThe revenge of Saint Estèphe
Bordeaux 2016 barrel tasting notes By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 29 April 2017 Most readers have read the positive feedback from the barrel samples of Bordeaux 2016, including from me. Yes, there is hype, as usual, and some prices are high (such as for Cos d’Estournel, one merchant told me), but I do believe that […]
Terrible frost strikes vineyards across Europe
From various news sources 28 April 2017 It is very sad to see the news unfold across many parts of Europe, where winegrowers faced a cold weather pattern in recent days that has killed young buds from just emerging vines. Three weeks ago, I was in Bordeaux admiring early bud development, for example, from Petrus in […]
High class, with Léoville Las Cases
By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 27 April 2017 Wines made by Domaines Delon count among the classiest in Bordeaux – and that applies to their moderately priced Médoc Château Potensac, once correctly classified as a Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnel, to the grand vin, Château Léoville Las Cases. You know top-flight wines are involved when you assess […]
Bordeaux 2016 – updates!
The mysterious vintage – updated By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 14 June 2017 Originally published in April, I am adding links to this page on specific 2016 barrel tasting notes by appellation/region. Live links coming soon for the red and whites of Graves and Pessac-Léognan, Margaux and Sauternes. Pauillac & Saint Julien / Saint Estèphe […]
Current gold indeed
Zind-Humbrecht 2015 By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 16 March 2017 In 2015, I reported for Decanter on the Alsace harvest as being warmer than usual. The Alsatian Wine Council (CIVA), for example, had allowed acidification in Alsace for the first time since 2003, because acidities were lower than in previous years. But, acidity is above […]
Wine sales expected to make further gains in 2017: Live-Ex
Industry report via Live-Ex 11 March 2017 Merchants are predicting further gains for the industry benchmark Liv-ex 100 index, which gained 25% in 2016. Liv-ex members are expecting the fine wine market to rise further in 2017, according to the results of a survey conducted in February. On average, respondents expect the industry benchmark Liv-ex […]
Petrus for over $30k a bottle
Prestige fine wine market is alive and kicking, especially driven by American and Asian buyers From Sotheby’s 25 February 2017 A Wednesday fine wine sale in London featuring a private collection totalled £1,716,922 (over $2.1m), exceeding the £1.5 million top estimate. Lots found buyers across 21 countries, led by the UK, Hong Kong and Russia. […]
Unsung? Perhaps, but well done!
The Salon des Vignerons Indépendants By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com Some great values from the Jura, the Côtes du Rhône, the Loire Valley, Saint Joseph and Champagne among others … 19 February 2017 As I prepare my trip to cover Bordeaux en primeur in late March, I took time to taste through wines from […]
Hockney graces Mouton
By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 9 February 2017 What is it about Mouton Rothschild that makes it so appealing? The wine in the bottle can be amazing. Sure, it is far too expensive for most of us mere mortals. At least it has become so – like the other first growths. I still recall a time […]
Too varietal? Try it in the sky.
By Panos Kakaviatos for wine-chronicles.com 8 February 2017 Yesterday, I landed in Frankfurt after flying on business with Lufthansa from Washington Dulles Airport, and the welcome lounge was terrific: well worth the price of paying business. Lufthansa offers competitive business pricing – sometimes nearly half the price of, say, Air France. And when you cross […]
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