This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. Presumably identifying homogeneous parcels of vines, picking them at just the right ripeness and handling the results extremely carefully, taking care not to over-extract tannins and other phenolic compounds, is the key. Everything has been dialled down to showcase the vineyard rather than the cellar technique. The wines made in this second decade of the 21st century suggest that the problem of how to make red bordeaux that will drink well both young and old has been solved. By signing up to our newsletter you confirm that you have read our Privacy Policy. Find ratings for recent vintages in the Left Bank of Bordeaux, France, summing up the quality and character of the Cabernet Sauvignon–based reds, from appellations including Médoc and Pessac-Léognan. They were too often made from grapes pushed to the limits of ripeness from which every last ounce of tannin and colour was extracted, sometimes even concentrated by special machine, and the result matured in toasty oak barrels which often left their tasteable mark on the wine. The amount of tannin evident in the wines varies enormously – presumably because of different extraction regimes – which makes it particularly difficult to generalise about how ready they are to drink. My correspondence, and this thread on our members' forum, suggests that many wine collectors appreciate opinion on which vintages are currently drinking well, given that Bordeaux makes some of the longest-lived reds (and sweet whites) of all, and in considerable volumes. 2005: A 5-star vintage on both Right and Left Bank and one with great consistency, with many wines beginning to drink well today. These suggestions apply to wines of classed growth level and equivalents. There are rules of thumb – lighter vintages are ready to drink more quickly than robust ones, Côtes and Cru Bourgeois wines age more quickly than Pauillacs and Pomerols, vines on sandy soils make more fragrant but earlier-drinking wine than those on clay soils – but no hard and fast rules. So light is the vintage in general that, even after more than eight years in bottle, very few of these 2002s actually smell of very much. While many of the starriest wines from these vintages can be cellared for many years yet, some of the wines are surprisingly approachable. Appellation Highlights. For full tasting notes, see Purple Pages of JancisRobinson.com – in particular Bordeaux 2002 at 10 years old and Bordeaux 2001 gets better and better. For those lucky enough to have them in their cellar – or wanting to splash out in lockdown – which wines are most approachable now? This is your cheat sheet. There are nearly 22,000 Bordeaux tasting notes in our tasting notes database. Drinkability: "NYR" means the vintage has not yet been released; "drink" means most of the wines of the vintage are ready to drink; "hold" means most of the ageworthy wines have yet to fully mature; "past peak" means most of the wines are declining rather than improving. This roundup of 10 of the best Bordeaux wines between $50 and $100 features only bottles that are ready to drink now. Best of Bordeaux: which vintages to drink now A guide to which vintages are drinking well now - and which have much further to go Share on Twitter (opens new window)

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