2016
Vintage Quality: Excellent (Legendary)
Current Status: Ready to drink, suitable for further aging
The 2016 Bordeaux vintage is considered legendary. A wet winter and spring accelerated vine growth. Summer was hot and dry, but thanks to earlier rain, the vine did not experience drought. The ripening was slow, which kept alcohol at a reasonable level with mild acidity. The harvest was larger and of high quality.
Wines from this vintage are excellent. White wines had lower acidity but were rich and aromatic. Reds were compared to some of the best vintages in history. Despite having lower alcohol content than usual, they were primarily characterized by rich, ripe fruit characters and well-integrated tannins. Unlike the whites, the reds maintained good acidity, which helped preserve freshness.
The best red wines came from the Left Bank (Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien, Pauillac) and the Right Bank (Pomerol, Saint-Émilion). Defining features of these wines are intense purity combined with elegance and enduring freshness, which persists despite the tannins.
Many of these wines will age spectacularly in cellars. With a wide range of producers, it will be hard to make a wrong decision when buying Bordeaux 2016.
Château de Pitray 2016 is an elegant and terroir-coloured wine. It is a beautiful garnet colour with ruby ...
Croix Mouton 2016 is a wine with a nose full of forest fruits, chocolate, vanilla and tobacco. The taste is again...
Clos du Roy 2016 is an elegant and balanced wine from an excellent vintage. The aromas...
Château Hervé Laroque 2016 from the right bank of Bordeaux shows the typical power and elegance of the Fronsac...
"An excellent example of an affordable Bordeaux wine, with a fine texture, ripe, sweet,...
"A medium-bodied, elegant, fresh and easy-drinking fruity wine that is fully ready for immediate...
Critic's rating: 'The fragrance is fruity and offers a fine concentration as well as a very fine richness...
R. Parker said of this wine, "One of the most interesting and best made Cru Bourgeois in the Médoc...
"Flowers, chocolate, liquorice and ripe, sweet, opulent plums with hints of crushed...
Nowadays a very popular wine thanks to a really great price/quality ratio. Thanks to its terroir in...
Château Lanessan 2016 is an elegant red wine from the prestigious Haut-Médoc region, which...
