Comments on: Day 2 - The Médoc http://blog.majestic.co.uk/2008/04/01/day-2-the-medoc/ The latest news from Majestic Wine, the UK's leading mixed case wine merchant Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Robert Parker on 2007 (and 2005) « The Majestic Wine Blog http://blog.majestic.co.uk/2008/04/01/day-2-the-medoc/#comment-126 Robert Parker on 2007 (and 2005) « The Majestic Wine Blog Fri, 02 May 2008 12:48:16 +0000 http://majesticwine.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-126 [...] Parker summing up the vintage as “an improved, modern-day version of 1997″ and echoing our own comments about the importance of terroir and investment in the vineyard: There are certainly plenty of [...] [...] Parker summing up the vintage as “an improved, modern-day version of 1997″ and echoing our own comments about the importance of terroir and investment in the vineyard: There are certainly plenty of [...]

]]> By: Richard Weaver http://blog.majestic.co.uk/2008/04/01/day-2-the-medoc/#comment-92 Richard Weaver Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:47:17 +0000 http://majesticwine.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-92 Giles - there are definitely some nice, attractive wines outside the top cru classés, but they will be soft and fruity early drinkers rather than for long term cellaring. There just wasn't enough in the grapes to produce powerful ageworthy wines on the lesser estates. Giles - there are definitely some nice, attractive wines outside the top cru classés, but they will be soft and fruity early drinkers rather than for long term cellaring. There just wasn’t enough in the grapes to produce powerful ageworthy wines on the lesser estates.

]]> By: Giles Cooper http://blog.majestic.co.uk/2008/04/01/day-2-the-medoc/#comment-86 Giles Cooper Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:57:40 +0000 http://majesticwine.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-86 Richard Does the requirement for exceptional terroir and the financial clout to 'double labour costs in the vineyard' mean that there will be very few of the value stars this year, or could a little luck and the foresight to gamble on late harvesting still save some of the smaller players in the 5th and 4th growth categories? Giles Richard

Does the requirement for exceptional terroir and the financial clout to ‘double labour costs in the vineyard’ mean that there will be very few of the value stars this year, or could a little luck and the foresight to gamble on late harvesting still save some of the smaller players in the 5th and 4th growth categories?

Giles

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