Bordeaux’s Top Winemakers Showcase “En Primeur” 2014 Vintage One Week After Bordeaux’s Own Primeur Week, Alongside 2011 and 2012 Vintages
NEW YORK (March 5, 2015) – Bordeaux winemakers were on pins and needles leading up the first taste of the 2014 vintages: Winter and spring showed promising signs of a great vintage, but a hot summer spelled trouble that only a fine autumn could salvaged. Thankfully, a long Indian summer combined with the deft skills of Bordeaux winemakers resulted in a highly anticipated vintage that will be showcased in the only “en primeur” vintage tasting in the U.S. – Le Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux, which will touch down this April in New York, Dallas (the first time!) and Los Angeles, offering opportunities for wine professionals, media and consumers to taste selections from both Bordeaux’s Left and Right Banks.
New York: Monday, April 20
Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, 89 East 42nd Street
12pm-5pm: Trade & Media
6pm-8pm: Consumer ($60 General Admission)
Dallas: Wednesday, April 22
Cityplace, 2711 North Haskell Avenue, 42nd Floor
12pm-5pm: Trade & Media
6pm-8pm: Consumer ($40 General Admission)
Los Angeles: Thursday, April 23
The Peninsula Beverly Hills, 9882 South Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills
1pm-5pm: Trade & Media
6:30pm-9:30pm: Consumer ($150/VIP; $75 General Admission)
The practice of “en primeur” is a trusted method used by the wine industry, particularly among Bordeaux producers, in which critics and consumers are able to both taste and purchase the young vintage while the wine is still in the barrel. Typically, “en primeur” wines are unveiled while only 6-8 months in age, thereby acting as a means for critics to predict and project how successful the harvest was and develop proper tasting notes for each wine. Purchasing “en primeur” vintages can be a sound financial investment for consumers as the wines have not yet fully matured, thereby not priced at full cost.
Formed in 2013 by Dr. Alain Raynaud, Le Grand Cercle des Vins de Bordeaux is an organization that brings together Le Cercle Rive Droite (the Right Bank) and Le Cercle Rive Gauche (the Left Bank) – more than 200 wineries – to showcase the finest Bordeaux wines. “Le Grand Cercle wines are united by a code of practice with obligations ranging from the meticulous care of the grapes during harvest, to the protection of the vineyards and dedication to a minimal carbon footprint and to a continued quest for innovation,” says Dr. Raynaud, who was once named “Bordeaux Maverick” by Decanter Magazine, and owns Château du Parc, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru since 2011.
Wine professionals can register to attend Le Grand Cercle by visiting:
NEW YORK: http://grandcercleNYC2015.eventbrite.com
DALLAS: http://grandcercleDALLAS2015.eventbrite.com
LOS ANGELES: http://grandcercleLA2015.eventbrite.com
To purchase tickets for the consumer tasting sessions, which will feature a buffet and a silent auction, please visit:
NEW YORK: http://bordeauxinnewyork.eventbrite.com
DALLAS: http://bordeauxindallas.eventbrite.com
LOS ANGELES: http://bordeauxinLA.eventbrite.com
PARTICIPATING WINERIES
RIGHT BANK
Bordeaux Supérieur
Balthus
Grand Vin de Reignac
Fronsac
Château Dalem
Château La Vieille Cure
Château Les Trois Croix
Château Moulin Haut Laroque
Lalande de Pomerol
Château Siaurac
Pomerol
Château Vray Croix de Gay
Montagne Saint-Emilion
Château Faizeau
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Château Boutisse
Château Croix Cardinale
Château La Croizille
Château Magrez Fombrauge
Château du Parc
Château Le Prieuré
Château Tour Baladoz
Château Trianon
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Château de Pressac
Château Fleur Cardinale
Château Fombrauge
Château Laroze
Château La Marzelle
LEFT BANK
Graves
Château Haut-Selve
Haut-Médoc
Château du Cartillon
Château Lestage Simon
Château Peyrat-Fourthon
The Winemaker’s Collection
Margaux
Château d’Arsac
Médoc
Château Les Grands Chênes
Moulis
Château Brillette
Pessac Léognan
Château Haut Bacalan
Château Haut Lagrange
Château Le Sartre
Saint-Estèphe
Château Serilhan
Château Tour de Pez
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