Bordeaux 2007 - Promising
France and England both bemoaned their cool, wet summers of 2007 (remember those flooded English towns), but it looks like Bordeaux got off lightly.
Cynthia Joyal of the Vins de Bordeaux Canada in Montreal has released an overview/summary of the 2007 vintage. Of course the organization charged with promoting the wines of Bordeaux is not going to say anything bad about any of the wines but, reading between the lines, it seems like the sweet wines of 07 are going to be particularly good. No doubt Chateau d'Yquem will be even more expensive than it already is...
Here's the Vins de Bordeaux vintage summary, including detailed weather analysis.
Alas, now that the Man from Maryland has spoken, the upbeat word from the Vins de Bordeaux folk may be eclipsed. Read a report on Robert Parker's opinion of the vintage. Interestingly, the wines that got the highest marks from RP and his super-taster sidekick Neal Martin were the Sauternes...
