Bordeaux 2010 Primeurs: St Emilion Tasting Notes
My 2010-2009 comparisons have never been so conclusive; in St Emilion I preferred the more subtle structures of 2009, the fresher style of tannins found in 2009 being much more to my liking compared to the rather more chewy, ripe-Merlot tannins found in 2010.
Across the two vintages, despite tasting 39 wines this year and 33 last year, I have only 27 pairs across the two vintages. Of these 27, in fourteen I preferred the 2009 vintage, whereas in nine I have given the wines an equivalent range of potential scores.
Only in three wines did I plump for the 2010 cuvée in preference. As with Margaux, these few wines deserve a mention. They are the aforementioned and attractive Fonbel as well as Simard, both Vauthier wines, and Puy-Blanquet, a Moueix wine. For all the big names – Pavie-Macquin, Canon-la-Gaffelière, Bélair-Monange, Beau-Séjour Bécot, Figeac and of course Ausone and Cheval Blanc, and so on, I would opt for the 2009 over the 2010, every time.
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