Can a Strong 2015 Vintage Change the Game for Sagging Bordeaux?
Wine critic Elin McCoy samples some 2015 barrels from top tier Bordeaux chateaux, and the results are encouraging. But global financial circumstances may still forecast gloom for the legendary wine region.
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Next week, the movers and shakers of the global wine world will swoop down on Bordeaux for the region’s annual spring ritual of en primeur. Everyone is eager for a first taste of the 2015 vintage, still aging in barrel. After four years of average to fairly good vintages, the hype for this one is building.
Early whispers suggest that the wines have an elusive “wow” factor and that 2015 is the best vintage since the legendary 2009 and 2010.