Edition of February 9, 2026

Château La Couspaude acquired by the Flurin family

Château La Couspaude, a 7-hectare Saint-Émilion estate on the limestone plateau, has been acquired by Pierre-Henri and Véronique Flurin. The deal confirms recent market rumors in Bordeaux.

Source: thedrinksbusiness.com Château La Couspaude Saint-Émilion Estates and People

Wine Paris 2026: Bordeaux on the offensive

Ahead of Wine Paris 2026 (9-11 Feb 2026), the Bordeaux wine sector is mobilizing strongly to put Bordeaux wines back at the center of the global market.

Source: francebleu.fr The New Bordeaux

2022 bordeaux 4 years on, white wines

Jancis Robinson published the first of 3 reports from a blind tasting of notable 4-year-old 2022 Bordeaux wines, focusing on the vintage’s white wines.

Source: jancisrobinson.com The New BordeauxThe Vintage

The Best of Bordeaux

Bordeaux red blends earned top medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025, including 2 Best in Show accolades for wines from the 2022 vintage.

Source: decanter.com The VintageCritics and Scores

Bordeaux: more than 100 protesters oppose the Duplomb laws seeking to reintroduce pesticides

More than 100 protesters gathered at Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux on February 7, 2026, to oppose a new Duplomb bill seeking to reintroduce acetamiprid and flupyradifurone in agriculture.

Source: sudouest.fr Rules and Classifications