Bordeaux 2016 en primeur: Rush to taste despite global uncertainty

Bordeaux châteaux need to put extra staff in their tasting rooms this week as early signs suggest historically high number of tasters and merchants are heading to taste barrel samples of the 2016 vintage in what has been described by some as the region’s equivalent of Paris Fashion Week.

Margaux vineyards in Bordeaux, from the book ‘Club of Nine’ with photos from Andy Katz and words by Jane Anson. Credit: Andy Katz

Olivier Bernard, head of the Union des Grands Crus (UGC), which is hosting Bordeaux 2016 en primeur tastings this week alongside individual estates, said that member estates have already seen 6,500 people come to taste. That’s around 2,000 more than normal at this stage.

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