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Visiting Cos d'Estournel & Montrose: What to Expect
What a Visit to Cos d'Estournel and Montrose Actually Involves Yes, you can visit both estates, but neither operates a walk-in cellar door.
Aug 28, 2026 · 12 min read
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Rhône Valley Allocation Wines: Chave and Rayas
How collectors can approach Jean-Louis Chave and Château Rayas, from importer allocations and auction routes to cellar-visit realities.
Bolgheri Winery Visits: Ornellaia and Masseto
Bolgheri winery visits to Ornellaia and Masseto reward careful planning: book Ornellaia directly, and approach Masseto through a merchant introduction.
How to Buy Pétrus Wine in 2026
A practical guide to buying Pétrus in 2026 through allocations, en primeur, specialist merchants, or auction.
Château Cantemerle Renovation Reopens a Médoc Fifth Growth
After a three-year revamp, Haut-Médoc fifth growth Château Cantemerle enters the 2025 vintage with new cellars and wine tourism.
Can You Actually Visit Pichon Baron and Pichon Comtesse in 2026?
In 2026, wine enthusiasts can look forward to exclusive Pichon Baron tours and Pichon Comtesse visits, offering a distinctive opportunity to explore these renowned Bordeaux estates. Don't miss this chance to experience their rich heritage.
How to Attend the Hospices de Beaune Auction in 2026 (and What It's Actually Like)
Discover the essential steps to secure Beaune wine auction tickets for the prestigious Hospices de Beaune Auction in 2026, and get a glimpse into the distinctive experience of this renowned event.
How to Plan an En Primeur Trip to Bordeaux
Planning a Bordeaux en primeur visit offers a distinctive opportunity to taste and evaluate the latest vintages before they are bottled. Discover essential tips for taking full advantage of your trip to this prestigious wine region.
Château Léognan Winemaker Sébastien Vergne Joins
Sébastien Vergne, formerly of Château Margaux, joins Château Léognan as consultant winemaker starting January 2025, bringing First Growth discipline to a 6-hectare Pessac-Léognan estate with an unusually high Cabernet Sauvignon composition.
Visiting Rousseau, Roumier & Mugnier: What's Possible (2026)
Inside Rousseau, Roumier, and Mugnier: Booking the Visit That's Worth It in 2026 The confirmation email doesn't come from a booking platform.
Visiting Château Latour: What It Actually Involves
What a Visit to Château Latour Actually Involves The confirmation email, if it ever arrives, is brief.
What a Visit to Château d'Yquem Actually Involves
What a Visit to Château d'Yquem Actually Involves The confirmation email arrives, and for a moment you read it twice.
What a Visit to Château Margaux Actually Involves
What a Visit to Château Margaux Actually Involves Yes, you can visit Château Margaux, but not by showing up at the gate.
How to Follow the 2026 En Primeur Campaign
Discover the ins and outs of the Bordeaux en primeur 2026 campaign, including key dates, tasting events, and tips for navigating this exciting wine buying experience. Stay informed and take full advantage of your investment.
What Buying Bordeaux En Primeur Actually Involves
Bordeaux en primeur buying allows wine enthusiasts to purchase future vintages while they are still in barrel, offering potential savings and early access to sought-after wines. This process involves assessing quality, pricing, and market trends.
Visiting Château Angélus & Pavie: How to Get In
Château Angélus and Pavie in Person: How to Get In and What You'll See Both estates sit within walking distance of Saint-Émilion's medieval bell tower, yet neither operates a walk-in cellar door.
La Paulée Tickets: What Attending Actually Involves
La Paulée access depends on the edition: buy fast-moving New York tickets, or build the domaine relationships that may one day lead to Meursault.
2009 Bordeaux Vintage: Joyful Modern Classicism at 17 Years
Charles Curtis MW's horizontal tasting of 24 top wines reveals 2009 Bordeaux at 17 years, still youthful, voluptuous, and echoing 1982's hedonistic appeal with decades of aging potential ahead.
Burgundy 2020 Vintage Report: Whites Steal the Show
Burgundy 2020 Vintage Report: Whites Steal the Show Pull the cork on a 2020 Chablis Premier Cru from William Fèvre, the Montée de Tonnerre, say, and something unexpected happens.
Bordeaux 2019 Vintage Report
The 2019 vintage in Bordeaux rewarded careful farming with inky, structured wines and a consistency across appellations that collectors rarely see. Our appellation-by-appellation vintage report.
Borgo Laudato Si Wine: The Pope's First 5,000-Bottle Harvest
Pope Leo XIV blessed the inaugural vintage from Borgo Laudato Si, 5,000 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon grown by refugees at Castel Gandolfo.
How to Attend the Hospices de Beaune Auction (and What It's Actually Like)
How to Attend the Hospices de Beaune Auction (and What It's Actually Like) Yes, you can attend, but the auction floor itself is invitation-only, and the public experience is built around the weekend.
Bordeaux 2025: The Vintage Reawakening En Primeur
Bordeaux 2025 pairs early harvest purity with scarce allocations, 100-point chatter and the strongest en primeur response since 2009.
Bordeaux 2025 En Primeur: Mouton at 300 Euros Leads the Week
Mouton Rothschild's €300/bottle release broke the Vinexpo Asia lull — now the 2025 campaign's real collector value question is who priced with discipline.
2025 Cru Bourgeois Classification: 170 Wines, Three Tiers, One Renewed System
The 2025 Cru Bourgeois classification ranks 170 Médoc wines across three tiers for vintages 2023–2027 — here's what collectors need to know.
2025 Bordeaux En Primeur Releases: The June Surge Begins
After a fragmented May, the 2025 Bordeaux en primeur campaign enters its decisive phase — with Mouton Rothschild and Haut-Brion queued for June.
Bordeaux Small Growers Crisis: A Region at the Edge
One in four Bordeaux estates is in debt restructuring. Here's what the vine-pull program and collapsing demand mean for the region's future.
2025 Sauternes En Primeur: Power, Richness, and the Wines That Balance Both
The 2025 Sauternes en primeur vintage delivers richness in abundance — but only a handful of châteaux achieve the freshness that makes them worth cellaring.
Lafleur 2025 Vin de France: A Historic Break from Pomerol
Château Lafleur 2025 debuts as the first Vin de France from the Guinaudeau family — 97pts, reduced allocation, and £1,800 per three bottles.
Château Lascombes and Axel Heinz Rewrite the Rules
Axel Heinz launches La Côte Lascombes — a 100% Merlot sold in bottle only — as the Margaux second growth executes its most decisive stylistic break in decades.
Château Batailley: Pauillac Value That Refuses to Overprice
Château Batailley holds a 1855 fifth-growth classification and 63 hectares of Günz gravel — yet prices a fraction of its Pauillac neighbours.
Bordeaux 2025 En Primeur: Edouard Moueix Says the System Lives or Dies This Year
Edouard Moueix calls En Primeur 'a wounded animal' and warns the Bordeaux 2025 campaign must succeed — or the futures system is finished.
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En Primeur, or "wine futures," is an annual event in Bordeaux where wines are sold before bottling. Wine merchants, critics, and...