After tasting more than 500 wines, the Maître de Cave team fully confirms these expectations. The overall level is high, with many excellent wines and several true standouts. Ripeness, freshness and refined extraction reflect the responsiveness of the teams: early harvesting, gentle extraction, and cooler fermentation choices.
At the beginning of June 2025, Maitre de Cave decided to rediscover the wines of Saint-Chinian. A delightful opportunity to taste red wines. I extend my heartfelt thanks to the winemakers who agreed to share their bottles with me. Congratulations and thanks again to the winemakers and the Maison des Vins.
Our team tatsted many Bordeaux Prieurs last April 2025. the exceptional wines are quoted between 96 and 100/100
The opportunity to buy outstanding wines at lower prices and drink them in the near future is exceptional. Bordeaux primeurs vintage 2024.
Weather statistics tell an interesting story about climate and grape growing. This year’s weather statistics show clearly how this year’s unusual weather patterns shaped the quantity and quality of the 2024 Bordeaux wine production. The relationship between weather conditions and wine quality is a key focus, as each season’s behavior leaves a lasting impact on grape growth and, ultimately, the character of the wine.
The wines included on our list of exceptional wines are divided equally among Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot dominance and Left Bank and Right Bank production. We would recommend reading through all the tasting notes available to you on the 2023 vintage and make any decisions based on that research. Quality, as well as inferiority, were spread evenly throughout the vineyards of Bordeaux in 2023.
We tasted almost the same number of wines that we tasted last year, and the average score is approximately the same. So, neither of the variables, quantity of wines tasted and average score, impacted the results from the 2023 vintage. The reason there are so many more Exceptional Wines is that the 2023 vintage is significantly better than the 2022. The best wines in 2023 are better, achieved higher scores, than the wines in 2022, and there are more wines that achieved an exceptional level of quality.
The 2023 Bordeaux vintage will be successful, with good to exceptional quality attained in all regions. As usual, it was a difficult vintage.
Terre de Vins Bordeaux Tasting has been one of my favorite annual events during the last decade. Every December, as a Maitre de Cave blogger, I reserve the weekend to make certain I can experience Bordeaux during the holiday season and two days of exciting wine and spirit tasting.
Following is a list of my favorite wines at the Tasting and their Ratings:
Bordeaux Tasting 2022, the 11th edition by Terre de Vins Once again on Saturday and Sunday the 10th and 11th of December, Terre de Vins assembled a broad and exemplary sampling of Top French Wine and Spirit producers. Two “foreign outsiders” presented their wines :...