2024 St. Julien proved to be perhaps the most consistent appellation of the vintage. At their best, the wines offer early drinkability, charm, freshness, and purity, with lower levels of alcohol as well.
2024 Margaux offered several surprises with a few estate’s producing wines well above what you would expect from the vintage.
2024 Pessac Leognan wines have a lot of potential. Better for the white wines, but with some very good red wines as well that should deliver pleasure young, but, have the ability to age as well.
Haut Medoc is often where you find the best values for Cabernet Sauvignon based from the Left Bank. But, with 2024, it was difficult for many estates to produce strong wines. Still, if you know were to look, there are a few values worth discovering.
The old saying is true. Difficult vintages for red Bordeaux are often superb for white Bordeaux, and that is exactly what took place in 2024. The whites are fresh, vibrant, pure, exciting, and deserve your attention.
2024 Bordeaux might have been difficult for many red wines, but it turned out to be quite a good vintage for sweet white Bordeaux, as well as all the superb dry white Bordeaux wines from producers in Sauternes.
With 2024 St. Emilion, the vineyards with the terroir, and owners willing to make severe selections, and react promptly to mildew pressure during the growing season, made some very nice, charming wines worth taking a look at.