• Bordeaux 2023 en primeur: Decoding the yields

    Bordeaux 2023 en primeur: Decoding the yields
    Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy, estates director and head winemaker at Château Mouton Rothschild on 20 September 2023 in Pauillac.An incredible flowering and fruit set period, not seen since at least 2016, set the scene for large potential yields in the Bordeaux 2023 vintage.
    In the end, these were reduced to still-very-high crops in many cases – although it’s worth noting disparities in yields from one appellation to another, and even within appellations.Subscribe to Decanter Premium to
  • Charlie Palmer Opens Charlie Palmer Steak IV in New York

    Charlie Palmer Opens Charlie Palmer Steak IV in New York
    Who’s behind it: After closing Charlie Palmer Steak NYC in February, chef Charlie Palmer has re-envisioned the steak house as Charlie Palmer Steak IV in a new location in New York City. This is the latest steak house in Palmer’s restaurant collective, which includes Restaurant Award–winning Charlie Palmer Steak locations in Washington, D.C., and Reno, Nev., as well as Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg, Calif.Palmer made his name in 1988 with his original Aureole restaurant, which
  • Bordeaux 2023 market analysis: Lafite Rothschild released

    Bordeaux 2023 market analysis: Lafite Rothschild released
    Tasting barrel samples at Château Lafite Rothschild ahead of the 2023 vintage en primeur campaign.Château Lafite Rothschild 2023 has been released en primeur at €396 per bottle ex-négociant, down 31.7% on the opening price of the first growth’s 2022 vintage last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade.
    UK-based merchants offered the wine at £4,920 per 12-bottle case in bond (IB), as Lafite helped to set a tone for significant price cuts,
  • Brothers in arms: Champagne Pierre Paillard

    Brothers in arms: Champagne Pierre Paillard
    The historic cellars of Pierre Paillard.Champagne’s stories are often told by soloists – the legendary cellar master, the visionary grower, the lone rebel elevating a previously unremarkable village to cult status. It’s a little rare to find not only a genuine double act but, at a time when many of independent Champagne’s established names of the 1980s and 1990s are wondering if the next generation will take on the keys to the cellar, a sibling act.
    Antoine and Quentin Pa
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