Bordeaux 2025: Low Yields, High Hopes

"The annual en primeur campaign tour around Bordeaux is always an insightful one. Of course, it is a moment to lean in closely and to assess the new vintage, but it is also a useful moment to hear from properties about their feeling of the market and the varied headwinds that they face.

On the wines, these days the Bordelais know better than to overplay their hand, but there were smiles all round. 2025 is an excellent vintage with some extraordinary high points of quality. In terms of the market, every property I spoke with had the belief that this vintage should be one where customers can genuinely get excited. In many cases yields are low and quality is up there with some of the best recent vintages, and prices should offer value.

For me, I found a number of thrilling wines both at the very top level but also at the value end of the spectrum. These are wines I genuinely want to drink, showing the perfect combination of freshness and intensity - this vintage will undoubtedly have a very long drinking window, giving pleasure in their youth and for a long time after that."

As the Bordeaux 2025 en primeur campaign continues, our Bordeaux Buying Director, Robert Mathias MW, shares his thoughts on the vintage: read on here.

Thursday 11th June

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This morning starts with two brilliant releases, one from the right bank and one from the left. Château Ausone is offered at £2172 per case of 6, in bond. William Kelley scores this 97-99 points writing that this is 'A stunning example of Ausone'.

From St Julien we have ChâteauLeoville Las Cases which is offered at £660 per case of 6, in bond, which is below any other great vintage from this estate in the market today. William Kelley awards 96-98 points writing 'One of the most serious, brooding wines of the vintage'.

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Wednesday 10th June

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Today, Château Figeac is released at £690 per case of 6, in bond. This comes in below any other great modern vintage from the estate, and scores a brilliant 97-99 points from William Kelley who writes 'a serious wine, built for the long haul'.

Also released is the highly anticipated Château Margaux which is strictly on allocation - please contact us with your interest.

Château Calon Segur is also released at £399 per case of 6, in bond. William Kelley scores this 95-97 points writing 'Full-bodied, deep and layered, with terrific energy, abundant but ultra refined tannins and a long, penetrating finish'.

Finally, Pomerol standout, Vieux Château Certan is released at £810 per case of 6, in bond. Jane Anson awards 98 points writing 'one of the wines of Pomerol in the vintage'.

2025 Château Calon-Ségur, St-Estèphe Dry | Red | Still

The earliest and fastest harvest at the estate, the 2025 Calon-Segur is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Notes of graphite, iodine, and bright cassis fruit fill the palate. There are accents of cedar and sandalwood, and floral notes of violets and peony. There is gloss and richness here but plenty of tension and freshness too. A compelling Calon this year.

Young: 2030 - 2050
£66.50
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Tuesday 9th June

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2025 Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan Dry | Red | Still | 13%

A blend of 62% Merlot, 26.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11.8% Cabernet Franc this feels like a modern classic. Gravelly, dense and tense, there is a muscular frame to the wine yet with a detail and lightness of touch. Aromas of sandalwood, incense and wild herbs lift from the core of cassis fruit. Excellent density here, powerful and classy yet remaining tense and focused. There is an unrelenting energy - classical and aristocratic.

Young: 2032 - 2055
£278.00
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Monday 8th June

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A gem from the Durantou family, Château L'Eglise-Clinet is released today at £1,194 per case of 6 bottles, in bond.

From St-Julien, Ducru-Beaucaillou has been offered at £540 per case of 6 bottles, in bond which is below any other great vintage from this estate. Antonio Galloni scores this 96-99 points calling this 'one of the highlights of the year'.

One of our favourite wines from St-Emilion, Beau-Séjour Bécot is offered at £270 per 6 bottles, in bond. Antonio Galloni scores this 98-100 points calling it 'unforgettable'.

Offered at £438 per case of 6, in bond Château Troplong Mondot is released. This year the wine scores 98-100 points from William Kelley who names it as 'one of the wines of the vintage'.

Finally the Thienpont's St-Emilion property L'If is offered at £405 per case of 6, in bond which Galloni scores 97-99 points commenting 'The 2025 L'If is a total stunner'.

2025 Château L'If, Saint-Emilion Dry | Red | Still | 13.5%

The 2025 L'If is full of intensity. Quite sculpted and sinewy in profile, there is a fine, detailed red fruit character layered with notes of blood orange and rosehip. A lot of vibrancy through the palate with a beautifully detailed finish of violets, iris and wild herbs.

Young: 2030 - 2048
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Friday 5th June

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A value pick from St-Julien, Château Gloria was offered at £135 per case of 6 bottles, in bond. A pair of wines from the Chanel family, Château Canon and Château Rauzan-Ségla were released at £435 and £291 per case of 6, in bond, respectively. Both of these are wines of poise and class and come highly recommended.

From Pomerol, Château Clinet was released at £270 per case of 6 bottles, in bond. This is below any other great vintage from this estate.

From St-Julien, the wonderful Léoville Poyferré was launched at £318 per case of 6 bottles, in bond. Neal Martin awards 95-97 points writing 'If you love Poyferré, then you are going to adore this'.

2025 Château Léoville Poyferré, St-Julien Dry | Red | Still | 13.5%

A classic Poyferre with a rounded, caressing and creamy feel to the fruit. Wonderfully proportioned with no edges at all. Violets, layers of liquorice, and savoury spice accenting the bright purple fruit. A modern wine, full of charm and approachability yet intense and quite serious all the same.

Young: 2030 - 2052
£53.00
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Thursday 4th June

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The charming Beychevelle was offered at £377.40 per case of 6, in bond, which both Antonio Galloni and Neal Martin award 95-97 points. Also released was a value-wine from St-Estèphe, Château Phelan-Segur at £189 per case of 6, in bond, which has wonderful continuation of form from this estate.

Château Cantenac Brown was released at £192 per case of 6, in bond. This is the second vintage in the winery and a beautiful, modern style of Margaux full of intensity.

Château Carmes Haut Brion was offered at £429 per case of 6, in bond. Always one of the most in-demand wines every vintage, the 2025 is a exercise of power and class. Antonio Galloni scores this 96-98 points calling this 'another exceptional wine from Technical Director Guillaume Pouthier'.

2025 Château Phélan Ségur, St-Estèphe Dry | Red | Still | 13.5%

This is quite fleshy and modern style of Phelan. Notes of spice, incense and cocoa lift with quite powerful, rich fruit behind. There is definition and class here.

Young: 2030 - 2048
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2025 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan Dry | Red | Still | 13%

This wine has even higher levels of tannins than the 2022 yet they are so seamlessly integrated. There is brilliant aromatic clarity on the nose with notes of juniper, wild herbs, dark cherry and gravel. There is flesh and the charm of ripe bramble fruit on the mid-palate but the wine then coils up with super tension through the finish. Fine and sinewy tannins from the fruit, but it is only on the finish you notice the true power here. Brilliant.

Young: 2032 - 2057
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Wednesday 3rd June

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Today, First Growth Château Mouton Rothschild was released at £1824 per 6, in bond. Scoring a potential perfect 100-point score from Jane Anson, this year's Mouton has the highest ever amount of Cabernet in the blend.

From Pessac, there is Château Haut-Bailly offered at £384 per 6, in bond. Neal Martin writes that 'this ranks amongst the best vintages from Haut-Bailly in recent years'.

A standout wine from Margaux, Château Brane-Cantenac is released at £237 per 6, in bond. This property is one to watch and continues its recent string of top quality vintages.

2025 Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan Dry | Red | Still | 13.5%

The Petit Verdot performed very well this year so it represents 4% of the final blend of the Grand Vin, the rest comprises of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. There is tension and rather chiselled profile here. Classic, not overstated, there is some flesh but also a brightness and energy. Very fine grain here, there is richness that amplifies with dark berry fruit, gravel, sandalwood and real poise on the finish.

Young: 2030 - 2055
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Tuesday 2nd June

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Today, First Growth in all but name, La Mission Haut Brion is released at £870 per case of 6 bottles, in bond. Offered at the same price as the 2024, Antonio Galloni scores this 97-99 points writing 'In a word: compelling. One of the wines of the vintage'.

Another exciting release is Château Pichon Comtesse at £597 per case of 6 bottles, in bond. A remarkable wine for its elegance and intensity, this scores 96-98 points from Galloni who writes that it is 'a wine of depth and intensity'.

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Monday 1st June

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The week starts with the release of Château Giscours at £252 per case of 6 bottles, in bond for this highly-scored Margaux.

One of our favourite Pauillac estates, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste have released their 2025, the first vintage made in their new winery, at £228 per case of 6 bottles. This vintage will come in a special, stenciled bottle to commemorate this new era. Neal Martin calls this 'one of the most refined GPLs that I have tasted at this stage'.

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Friday 22nd May

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Today saw the release of the brilliant Branaire-Ducru at £186 per 6, in bond. This is a brilliant and precise Branaire this year that offers real value for money.

Also released are a couple of St-Emilions - first the rising star, Château La Gaffeliere that scores a stunning 97-99 points from Galloni who calls it 'a phenomenal wine by any measure'. It was released at £234 per case of 6, in bond.

Then also a great value wine is Château de Fonbel which is offered at £75 per case of 6, in bond. Effortlessly delicious, there is plenty of mouthcoating dark berry fruit, and the Carménère that is specific to Fonbel did so well this year.

2025 Château Branaire-Ducru, St-Julien Dry | Red | Still | 13%

A striking perfume here with notes of blue fruits, violets, and lavender. The tannins feel fine-grained, compact and polished. This Branaire has both flesh and density with a pure Cabernet character that comes forward. Sinewy a profile, this is a wine with excellent detail and definition.

 
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Thursday 21st May

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Today's releases include the marvelous Château Lynch Bages from the Cazes Family. Always an overachiever, the 2025 Lynch Bages will number among the great wines of this estate. It is offered at £402 per 6,  in bond which is well below all other great vintages from this property. Equally the Ormes de Pez is released at £102 per 6, in bond and is a value pick for the vintage.

Château Talbot has been released at £216 per 6, in bond and is another solid effort from this steady St-Julien estate.

From the right bank, Château Angelus has been released at £1200 per 6, in bond, and is a wine that stands out for its purity and focus this vintage, with a higher than normal level of Cabernet Franc in the blend.

2025 Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac Dry | Red | Still | 13.5%

Classic Lynch Bages, the 2025 is brooding, inky, and dripping with violets, cassis, tobacco, pencil shavings. A wine of huge potential, this marries a muscular profile with finesse and definition. There is an athletic energy here with a pure Pauillac profile of gravelly intensity. A wine of excellent balance this will number among the best recent vintages from this estate.

 
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2025 Château Talbot, St-Julien Dry | Red | Still | 13%

This vintage of Talbot has dark, brooding fruit with gravelly notes of graphite and iris root. There is a seriousness here with a supple, driven feel on the palate that leads to a juicy, and fleshy bramble finish.

Young: 2030 - 2047
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Wednesday 20th May

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Another busy day of releases, today we have the wines from the Barton stable offered this morning. Langoa Barton at £174 per case of 6, in bond and Leoville Barton at £319.50 per 6, in bond - yields are some of the lowest ever recorded at the estate but quality is at an all-time high.

Pauillac First Growth, Lafite-Rothschild is offered at £2082 per 6, in bond, which comes onto the market just below other highly rated vintages. Scoring a potential perfect 100 points from Neal Martin, this is a real pick of the vintage this year.

Some of our favourite value picks are always the wines from the Durantou stable, and this year Montlandrie is offered at £84 per 6, in bond, and is one of the best young Montlandries we have tasted. La Petite Eglise, where only 5000 bottles were made this year, is offered at £219 per 6, in bond, and is a vivid glimpse into the Eglise-Clinet universe and comes highly recommended.

2025 Château Montlandrie, Côtes de Castillon Dry | Red | Still | 14.5%

A vibrant and energetic style with a dazzling purity of fruit. Violets, peony and a little cocoa-dusted cherry fruit lead to the finely crafted, sinewy finish.

 
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2025 Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac Dry | Red | Still | 12.5%

Clocking in at just 12.5% alcohol, this is a contemporary classic. Showing excellent definition with so much intensity, notes of graphite and sandalwood spice gently waft from the glass. There is a fluid quality to the wine, that flows across the palate from start to finish with a levity and focus. Saline and pure with a fine, yet unrelenting web of tannins like cashmere over the dark berry fruit. A true modern classic, this is full of elegant, noble, silky Pauillac intensity that almost catches you off guard with its finesse.Sinewy, elegant power, this is irresistible.

Young: 2032 - 2060
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Tuesday 19th May

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Today we had the release of Chateau Gruaud Larose which will be offered in a special, gold-etched bottle to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of this estate - the wine is released at £258 per case of 6 bottles, in bond.

Also we have the release of Chateau d'Armailhac at £184.20 per case of 6 bottles, in bond and Château Clerc Milon at £309.60 per 6, in bond.

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Monday 18th May

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This week starts with a flurry of releases:

A standout from St-Estèphe, Château Cos d'Estournel, is offered at £510 per case of 6, in bond. This is the same price as the 2024, and the lowest release price since 2014, and has caught the attention of a number of critics this vintage.

A favourite, and value pick from St-Estèphe, Château Lafon-Rochet is offered at £138 per case of 6, in bond - this is another great vintage for this property that recently came under the Lorenzetti family ownership.

From Sauternes, we have the wonderful Château Suduiraut, which really captured our attention this year. 2025 is an excellent vintage for Sauternes and this wine is offered at £268 per case of 12 half bottles, in bond. 

2025 Château Lafon-Rochet, St-Estèphe Dry | Red | Still | 13%

Tight and coiled, this has lovely energy pulsing through the wine behind a veil of ripe dark berry fruit. Notes of plums and cherry fruit, liquorice accented with mineral notes of graphite and gravel. This is delicious showing both lots of flesh and charm yet with a restraint and serious focus to match.

Young: 2030 - 2048
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Wednesday 13th May

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Today is the release of Château Haut-Batailley at £210 per case of 6 bottles, in bond. Owned by the Cazes family, the 2025 is the best vintage we have tasted from the estate, and is offered at the same price as the 2019.

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Tuesday 12th May

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Today is the release of Fourth Growth Pauillac estate, Duhart-Milon at £294 per case of 6, in bond, and is a continuation of excellent form from this property owned by the DBR group.

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Monday 11th May

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Today we have a flurry of exciting releases to start the week. The highly anticipated Cheval Blanc 2025 was released at £1,005 per case of 3 bottles, in bond. With yields of just 15hl/ha, and a potential perfect score from William Kelley, the demand is high. Please contact us if you are interested in an allocation.

Also from the right bank, is Pomerol estate Château l'Evangile at £582 per case of 6, which is the lowest release price since 2014 and comes highly recommended.

From Pessac, we have the red and white from Domaine de Chevalier released at £216 per case of 6 for the red, and £429 per case of 6 for the white. These are both classically styled Pessacs from the Bernard family and look like good value this year.

2025 Domaine de Chevalier Rouge, Pessac-Léognan Dry | Red | Still

The red, is a classically framed, sculpted Pessac full of gravelly, cassis-edged intensity. At only 12.5% alcohol, this has a bright, vibrant profile yet with waves of intensity. A blend of 30% Merlot, 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot, there is a beautiful tension and drama to the wine.

Young: 2028 - 2042
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2025 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Léognan Dry | White | Still

A flinty, zesty and tense white this year which is a blend of 70% Semillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc. Vibrant and crystalline with notes of lime blossom, hints of ginger and sourdough crumb this will come together well and is one of the great whites of this vintage.

Young: 2028 - 2038
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Tuesday 5th May

This afternoon brings a true value pick from St-Emilion, Château Laroque is released at £117 per case of 6 bottles in bond. A brilliant wine that overdelivers for the price.

The Moueix stable wines are also released, with Belair-Monange priced at £530 per case of 6 bottles, in bond and La Fleur Petrus at £725 per case of 6 bottles. Please get in touch with your requests on these wines as volumes are very limited.

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Thursday 30th April

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Château Batailley 2025 is released today at a brilliant price of £24.10 per bottle, in bond - the lowest release price since 2014. This is a true value pick and is well worth adding to your cellar from this great vintage.

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Wednesday 29th April

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The campaign begins today with the release of Pontet Canet at £378 per six in bond, a modest 5% increase from the previous vintage, with a big step up in quality.

2025 Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac Dry | Red | Still | 13.5%

The 2025 Pontet Canet offers quite explosive aromatics with notes of blue fruits, black tea, and lavender. Rounded almost creamy merlot character of plum and red cherry coat the mid-palate with a bright line of acidity as a counterbalance. Showing a sinewy and supple tannic architecture, this finishes with a subtle earthy note of iris root and liquorice.

Young: 2030 - 2051
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