For complete notes on Bordeaux 2012 from barrel, CLICK HERE! See my notes for barrel samples from the other Bordeaux appellations in 2012: Back to the main 2012 from barrel page Graves and Pessac Leognan / Sauternes and Barsac / Margaux-Moulis-Listrac / Pauillac / Saint Julien / Saint Estephe / Saint Emilion / Pomerol / Haut Medoc

By all accounts, Bordeaux 2012 was not a simple year. Before we examine the wines of Sauternes and Barsac, a few words, generally, about the vintage. Humidity in the Spring, dryness leading up to the harvest – thick skins on grapes that challenged vintners to wait for a later harvest (and risk picking in rainy […]