One of the many advantages of living in Bordeaux – along with the wonderful lifestyle, food, wine, weather (ok not this week), etc. is that one is not obliged to scream around tasting every 09 primeur presented in the space of 4 days– we, and they, will still be here when the rush has gone home.
Less palate fatigue so able and willing to enjoy some of the wonderful wines that the properties so generously offer to weary tasters.
There were many highlights this week including another wonderful partnership between more women in wine : Christine Pariente at Troplong Mondot invited Laure de Lambert of Sigalas Rabaud to join her in Saint Emilion offering some lovely verticals with lunch; Mondot 07, 06 and 02 ,Troplong Mondot 07, 04 and 98 and Sigalas Rabaud 07 and 95 one for the foie gras one for desert!

Far from the madding crowd a great selection at the Wine Entre Femmes evening : Angelus ’95, Lynch Bages ’02, Croizet Bages ’07, Clerc Milon 2000 and Clos Fourtet 2000 in Magnum, Climens ’04 Suduiraut 98 and Guiraud ’06.
And at Château de Sours the legendary hospitality of Martin Krajewski offered what seemed like the entire english and scandnavian wine trade as well as his la Source and Clos Cantenac, Leoville Barton 86, La Conseillante 82, Mouton 66, Climens and Guiraud 98.

the 09s will just have to wait a little longer