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Adam Lechmere - Chateau Mouton Rothschild has released half its production at €100, a move which has been welcomed by the industry, Philippine de Rothschild has said. The world economic situation demanded the drop, Baroness de Rothschild told decanter.com. ‘It has nothing to do with quality and everything to do with the world market, which is in a very bad situation.
Bordeaux has taken us all by surprise. Despite the endless rumours during en primeur week nobody really believed the top properties would come out as early - or as cheap - as this. Angelus released the week after the tastings, and Latour followed suit (at the rock-bottom price of €110 a bottle). Who’s next? Watch this space
By Jancis Robinson - The trouble with the 2008 vintage Bordeaux that I tasted last week, along with many from Britain and Asia though fewer from the US, is that it looks really rather good - certainly very much better than the wildly overpriced 2007s, even though last year’s summer was scarcely more propitious.
Nachrichten.ch und auch swissinfo.org schreiben, dass laut dem aktuellen Weinmarktbericht der Anteil französischer Weine auf dem Weltmarkt rückläufig ist. In den letzten 15 Jahren sei der Marktanteil von 29 Prozent auf 18 Prozent gesunken.
Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts als "Wein der Könige" gepriesen, ist der Barolo heute noch einer der bekanntesten und, natürlich immer subjektiv gesehen, einer der besten Weine Italiens.
Gerstl Weinselektionen widmet daher den nächsten Event diesem wunderbaren Wein.