Posted by Gavin Quinney on 5th May 2017
The extent of the damage from the frost at the end of April is now becoming clear. Following on from three really good, generous vintages – culminating in the biggest Bordeaux harvest for
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 27th Apr 2017
If you're not familiar with Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous line, please forgive us, but this has been a fraught month on many fronts. A serious risk of frost damage in the vines, the possibility o
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Mar 2017
The B-word we’re limiting ourselves to this month is B for Bordeaux 2016. It's a terrific vintage that the trade and press are about to taste in situ, and our fascinating analysis of how the w
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 28th Feb 2017
We’re delighted and a little relieved that the bottling of our 2016 whites and rosé seemed to pass by without a hitch and that the wines are now live on our website for UK delivery at an introd
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Jan 2017
It's been a tough month to stay off the booze. Angela nearly made it all the way through Dry January but succumbed with just a few days to go. At least from now on it won't mean a whole bottle
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Nov 2016
We hope you’re well and looking forward to Christmas (already?!). We’ve held off putting up our UK prices until now, so do make the most of the current rates before 16 December. There’s a lot
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 11th Nov 2016
Looking through the comments left by our charming guests in the visitors book this year (the last lot have only just left), the phrase that sticks out is ’another wonderful week’ and, fo
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Oct 2016
A long and satisfying harvest and, when we factor in both quality and quantity, our best yet. It’s the first time in 18 harvests that we’ve hit the maximum quota that we’re allowed to make for w
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 26th Oct 2016
Red harvest by hand - in pictures The harvest was completed at Bauduc last Friday, 21st October. We picked the remaining block of Cabernet Sauvignon by hand, just as we did when Rick Stein
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Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Sep 2016
No, we haven't hit the big time but, at the 18th attempt, we've finally notched up the maximum annual quota of white that we’re allowed to produce under the strict Appellation Controlee rules. T
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