I was amazed to read on Decanter.com this week that a few English merchants were giving good reviews to the Bordeaux 2007 vintage. This is normally the stage at which they are jockeying for lower prices. Maybe they have just given up with the exchange rate being so bad at the moment?
http://www.decanter.com/news/199561.html
This is much more positive than reports I have heard from negociants here after the first trade tastings last week. A few of them (rumours only!) left after tasting about 25 wines, saying 'I think we know what kind of vintage this is going to be.'
But universal praise, it seems, for Fieuzal, an excellent Pessac Leognan white which seems to be have done exceptionally well this year (as have many white wines).
More positive, also, from JL Thunevin's blog:
http://thunevin.blogspot.com/2008/03/2007-vintage-tasting-at-union-des.html
'The wines from Stéphane Derenoncourt, Right and Left Bank, were fruity, good and digest. Superb Beauséjour Bécot and Troplong Mondot again on top.
Saint Emilion not as homogenous as Pomerol, a few diluted wines, others too hard; I hope that La Dominique will be as well received as the 2006 where my appointment was noticed by my colleagues negociants.
As for the Left Bank, I liked Giscours and Le Tertre, Gruaud Larose and the white and red Graves: Of course Pape Clément and the surprise Fieuzal. I have not experienced this level of quality since Mr Dupuis (this goes to tell the jump in quality).
