BORDEAUX 2010 – fasten your seatbelts
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It seems almost embarrassing, after the success of the 2009 vintage, to be heralding another excellent year in Bordeaux. Yet, it seems likely that this is what is just around the corner. Even the bordelais have been uncharacteristically reticent on the subject, while stating – when drawn – that many of them believe that this is certainly a vintage that rivals 2009 in terms of quality, while remaining stylistically wholly different. |
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Whereas the vintage conditions in 2009 were described as perfect and ideal, the same cannot truly be said of 2010 and yet the resultant wines have come through with apparently flying colours. The wines are more classic in structure and style than the glossy, softer 2009s, made in a more traditional mould and set for a great long-term future.
