Wine 2008

Our view on the 2008 vintage

In Bordeaux, the 2008 vintage was marked by disparities in fruit ripeness due to a capricious weather. Fortunately, the good weather from mid-September to the end of October made it possible to harvest in good conditions, but the harvest was spread out over long weeks in October. 2008 Pomerol and 2008 Saint Emilion are the two designations of the Right Bank of Bordeaux which have taken advantage of this complicated 2008 vintage, far better than in 2007. The best 2008 Medoc classified growths (2008 Pauillac, 2008 Saint Julien and 2008 Saint Estephe) produced good wines. Looking at the  2008 dry white Bordeaux wines, the year is considered rather good. The 2008 Sauternes wines were hardly hit by the frost in March, sometimes leading to up to 40% loss of buds in certain areas. For the 2008 Burgundy wines, the same capricious weather made the vintage much less homogeneous in red wine than in white wine. The Pinot Noir grape often lacked warmth and sunshine to ripen, producing fairly elegant wines, but sometimes hardened by a dominant acidity. The Cote de Beaune has produced good 2008 white wines, complete and complex with great aging potential. In Champagne, the 2008 vintage is very successful and will give beautiful concentrated and complete wines, which can be kept for a long time in the cellar. The Rhone wines got a fresher and lighter 2008 vintage compared to the very warm 2007 year (in alcohol degrees on the wines of Chateauneuf du Pape), with lovely wines, accessible more quickly. In Alsace, the 2008 Gewurztraminer and 2008 Riesling are very successful and to be cellared. Superb 2008 late harvest and SGN thanks to the sunny weather in October. In Loire wine, 2008 gives better white wines than red wines, and sweet wines are rare. Good white wines in Sancerre and Pouilly fume in 2008.

Which 2008 wine to buy? Our 2008 best buying advices

If you wish to invest in a bottle of wine from 2008, we advise you to choose great wines such as 2008 Haut Bailly, 2008 Haut Brion, 2008 Cos Estournel, 2008 Montrose, 2008 Lafite Rothschild, 2008 Latour, 2008 Ducru Beaucaillou, 2008 Leoville Las Cases, 2008 Leoville Poyferre, 2008 Pontet Cannet, 2008 Lynch Bages, 2008 Chateau Margaux. In St Emilion and Pomerol: 2008 Ausone, 2008 Cheval Blanc, 2008 Pavie, 2008 Clinet, 2008 Lafleur, 2008 Le Pin, 2008 Eglise Clinet, 2008 Evangile, 2008 Petrus. In Sauternes: 2008 De Fargues, 2008 Suduiraut, 2008 Yquem. For Burgundy: a 2008 Nuits st Georges 1ercru (Pruliers, St Georges or Vaucrains from Henri Gouges). In white, a 2008 Corton Charlemagne or a beautiful 2008 Meursault. In Champagne: the 2008 vintage of the big producers are a go to. In Alsace, a 2008 Riesling Grand Cru Windsbuhl from Zind Humbrecht will be magic. In the Loire Valley a 2008 Sancerre from Francois Cotat.   

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