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A profile of Rabaud Promis from Sauternes has been added (3/8/2026).

I went to Bordeaux for two weeks in April 2026 to taste the 2025 vintage from the barrel. A full report on how I rate this vintage has just been published.

Wine-Searcher publishes many of my tasting notes and wine ratings, along with prices and purchasing info. You can access Wine-Searcher via the link provided here.

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Selected wines tasted and rated in 2025 and 2026

September 2026: Calon Segur 2025 La Conseillante 2019 98+p, Calon Segur 2025 98+p and 2019 98p, Canon 2016 97+p, Pontet Canet 2025 98p and 2023 97p.

July and August 2026: Le Gay 2023 95p and Les Troix Croix 2023 94p.

June 2026: Leoville Poyferre 2025 97p and Moulin Riche 2025 94p.

April 2026: Ausone 2025 99-100p, Beausejour 2025 99-100p, and Cheval Blanc 99-100p.

February 2026: Ausone 2023 99-100p, Cheval Blanc 2023 99p, Leoville Las Cases 2023 98p, Leoville Poyferre 2023 96-97p, and Pichon Comtesse 99p.

January 2026: L'Église Clinet 2023 100p.

November and December 2025: Le Dôme 2023 97p and Seguin 2023 95p.

October: Ausone 2022 99-100p, Beauséjour 2022 98-99p and 2023 99-100p, Figeac 2022 98-99p and 2023 99p, Petrus 2022 100p.

September: Ducru Beaucaillou 2024 95p and 2015 98+p, Figeac 2019 97+p, 2018 98+p. 2016 98-100p and 2015 97+p, Leoville Las Cases 2024 95p and 2016 99p.

For previous months, see chapter "VARIOUS TASTING NOTES"

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1. In October 2025, I spent four days in Bordeaux, tasting wines from 2023/2022 vintages. A detailed report is available. TNs/ratings for the bottled 2023s (incl. the ones tasted in Copenhagen, February 2026) have been added to the "2023 Bordeaux from barrel and after bottling" section.

2. My report on the 2024 vintage, with over 300 tasting notes/ratings, is available online. TNs and ratings for recently tasted 2022s are available in the "2022 Bordeaux from the barrel and after bottling" section. TNs from Raymond Lafon (April 2024) in 21 vintages (2023 to 1979) and Tertre Roteboeuf (November 2024) in 21 vintages (2022 to 1982) - chapter "Horisontal and vertical tastings".

3. The Burgundy and Beaujolais section has tasting notes on the best wines from these areas, made by both well-known and lesser-known wineries. I tasted Morgon Côte du Puy from five different producers in April 2022 in 2018 and 2019 vintages. In June 2022, I tasted other wines from the same producers, and in August 2023, it was 2020 vintage from these producers, plus a few others.

4. Pekka Nuikki from Finland runs the excellent website https://tastingbook.com/, where I often share my tasting notes. I have more than 12.845 followers and 3,900+ TNs as of September 2026. I came as 22nd out of 37 finalists in Tastingbook's 2024 "The Best Wine Critic in the World" contest.