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Philippe Dhalluin on Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2007

File: Bordeaux Futures 2007: The Winemakers
It was early on the Friday morning before the UGC tastings.  We pulled into Mouton Rothschild, the mist still hovered over the vineyards, and the hordes had not yet arrived. Philippe Dhalluin, Director-General of all of ....

Chateau D'Yquem 2007: extraordinary, racy, complex

File: Sweet wines - Bordeaux Futures 2007
The Editor's Choice
Someone recently asked me what had been my favorite tasting so far during the 2007 futures campaign.  Although I found very good wines in every appellation (Lafite, Petrus and Leoville Barton spring instantly to mind), ...

John Radford: What brings a British Journalist to the Challenge du Vin 2008?

File:  France's Largest Wine Competition Showcases Global Wines 

John Radford, the British author, journalist and radio show host, travels the word tasting, judging and writing about wine. He talked about the particular importance of events such as the Challenge du Vin and their role...

Haut Brion 2007 with Jean-Philippe Delmas

File "Bordeaux Futures 2007: The Wine Producers"

Jean-Philippe Delmas, Director of Domaine Clarence Dillon, spoke frankly about the 2007 vintage. In a nutshell: a good vintage for reds, but an outstanding vintage for whites. Each vintage has its own style, of course, and red and white wine grapes achieve different results under the same weather conditions.

Chateau Ausone: the next generation

File "Bordeaux Futures 2007: The Wine Producers"
Pauline Vauthier is the Technical Director at Chateau Ausone and the other family estates. She's part of the new generation of female winemakers slowly changing the landscape of Bordeaux - she's highly qualified, vivacious and confident.

Cos d'Estournel 2007

File:  Bordeaux Futures 2007 - The Winemakers
2nd Growth Chateau Cos d'Estournel is the top estate in Saint Estephe. It is led by the brilliant winemaker and manager, Jean Guillaume Prats, who is the son of the former owner.

Challenge International du Vin: 5,129 wines, 35 countries, 828 judges

File "Behind the Scenes with Dewey Markham, Jr."

The Challenge International du Vin has grown from a local effort to promote the wines from Blaye and Bourg to an international competition.  Over 50% of the 5,129 wines came from outside of France. Professional tasters from ...

Fronsac 2007: La Vieille Cure – Collin Ferenbach

File: Bordeaux Futures 2007:  The Winemakers
While the futures market focuses on the classified growths, many of the petits chateaux use this opportunity to showcase their wines. Tastings have sprung up like cepes in September. It was at one such tasting, the much...

Chateau Ausone 2007

File " Bordeaux Futures 2007: The Wine Producers"
Alain Vauthier, the owner of Chateau Ausone, looked happy despite a difficult year in Saint Emilion. The combination of his unique terroir and a great deal of work in the vineyards resulted in a small yield of healthy, ripe grapes.

Chateau Montrose: Delmas' new challenge

File "Bordeaux Futures 2007: The Wine Producers"
Mr. Jean Bernard Delmas, long the force behind Haut Brion, came out of retirement to oversee the massive investments being made at Chateau Montrose. He predicts a difficult futures campaign...