Bordeaux

We were gathering in the lovely town of Zofingen to look at a span of nearly one century of Chateau Haut Brion.

This tasting was organized by Peter Wirth, who sourced the bottles and Peter Büel, who organized the restaurant and us wine aficionados.

The Vintage 2016 Ten years on, it is a pleasure to revisit Bordeaux 2016 through a serious lineup of 15 leading wines,

This blind tasting set out to compare Les Carmes Haut-Brion against the kingpins in Pessac-Léognan across recent vintages, each located within close

The 2005 Vintage 2005 was presented as a great vintage en Primeur. The message was even better than 2000 with a more sun,

A Vintage in Waiting: The Surprising Silence of 2015 Bordeaux Ten years after the vintage, a blind tasting of 2015 Bordeaux delivered

Chateau Lafleur – a Cabernet Franc story With a vineyard spanning just 4.5 hectares, it’s a fraction the size of its neighbors

The 2000 Bordeaux vintage stands as one of the most celebrated of the modern era, widely seen as a pivotal moment after

Château Palmer, a Third Growth in Margaux, has long been regarded as one of Bordeaux’s most revered wines after the First Growths

We met on the 2nd of September at the home of one of Switzerland’s most prolific Bordeaux collectors to see how these

Back in Fribourg at the home of Switzerland’s most prolific Bordeaux collector together with the French wine critic Jean-Marc Quarin who led

2014 is a typical second tier vintage in Bordeaux. Second tier, without any inflated marketing language, but also with no false modesty

Nothing quite compares to the magic of a well-aged Bordeaux. But not all vintages are created equal and the journey to the

This blind tasting took place in Fribourg in the home of one of Switzerland’s most prolific Bordeaux collector. It included 20 vintages

2003 was annouced as the “hottest vintage ever” by the trade with Parker, Sucking and many others giving high scores until JANCIS

This blind tasting was hosted by a renowned Swiss collector in the Romandie, who has been organizing exclusive Bordeaux tastings for over

This was a trainwreck of a vertical tasting. An average of meager 86.8 pts, only 6 wines with a rating of more

Back in Fribourg for a Pessac Leognan match play. This time La Mission Haut Brion vs. Haut Bailly. La Mission Haut Brion

Finally after a two year Covid break we were back at Edgar’s house, Switzerland’s most prolific Bordeaux collector. The theme was worthy

Château Lynch-Bages, located in Pauillac is “only” a Fifth Growths from the 1855 Classification, but is consistently outperforming its ranking. The estate’s

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage was marked by a challenging growing season. A wet spring delayed flowering, reducing yields and requiring diligent vineyard

The 2011 Bordeaux vintage was very difficult, producing wines of modest quality only. An unusually warm spring led to early flowering, but

This was an enlightening head to head of two Pomerol heavyweights. All wines tasted single blind, not decanted. The main take aways

Bordeaux really had all the luck on their side when the first vintage in the new millennium turned out to be a

We met in Fribourg to look at this famous Pauillac Cru. Due to the higher amount of Merlot, Pichon Lalande is more

Curiosity got the better of us. We met at a friend’s house to see how the 2015 is doing in bottle. All

With anticipation we tasted the majestic and structured 2010 that followed after the legendary 2009. Similar to 1989 and 1990, but this

Château Margaux, one of Bordeaux’s 1855 First Growths, stands as an icon of elegance and refinement in the Médoc. The estate is

Rene Gabriel, well known Swiss wine journalist and Bordeaux authority organized this wonderful horizontal tasting dinner in Luzern. It was great to

Over two days we tasted all important names of Bordeaux 2009, 48 red wines, at age 10.  The left bank (average rating

Back in Fribourg with Switzerland’s most prolific Bordeaux collector. This night we took a look at Chateau Latour. Hard to pick a

This Masterclass under the title The “Bad Boy” is Back – Chateau Valandraud was held druing the Wine Advocate “A matter of

This was one of the bi-monthly tasting events organized by Switzerland’s most prolific Bordeaux collector at his personal Carnozet. As usual, all

The term ‘once in a life time’ is certainly overused today but this tasting qualifies – for any wine-buff. It was staged

This tasting was organized by Switzerland’s most prolific Bordeaux collector who has been organizing 6 major Bordeaux tastings per year for many