Bordeaux 2024 En Primeur
Vision, energy, value…
What especially marks the 2024 vintage out is the sheer energy running through so many of the wines. At the top level, where a winemaking team’s selection was rigorous both in the vineyard and in the winery, the more illustrious results of their efforts show a vibrancy underpinned by delicious mid-palate weight and structure. These are wines that offer early charm and approachability without sacrificing ageing potential – an exquisite balance we sought out in 2024.
It was a growing season demanding clarity of vision, precise decision-making, and particular dedication. Success did not make itself in 2024. But those Châteaux that did navigate the season with confidence — while also exploiting a crucial dry spell ahead of harvest — were rewarded with wines of freshness, balance and poise. The rewards of a focused approach. At the same time, however, we found almost without exception that the second wines of 2024 do not quite reach a proportional level of quality as seen in the Grands Vins. But again, where their more sophisticated siblings stand out, a small number of exceptions do so with admirable clarity and style.
As for pricing, indeed with the Bordelais now seemingly on a mission to recapture the interest and loyalty of wine drinkers, we find release prices reaching their most attractive levels in over a decade. Négociants understand that compelling prices are a non-negotiable condition for achieving this, and in 2024 this means there is real value to be found. This is why having tracked the campaign very closely indeed (via the multiple tasting of over 300 cuvées), we are now in a position to invite you to explore our selection of what we feel to be the best-performing estates — those that in this vintage have shown discipline and provided inspiration.
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