Edition of June 22, 2026

Experts: Bordeaux producers miss opportunity for vintage 2025

Experts and brokers cited by wein.plus say Bordeaux producers missed an opportunity with the 2025 En-Primeur campaign, as prices remain too high compared with bottled wines. Château Montrose released its price 21% above the 2024 vintage, while only 8 to 10 wines have really worked.

Source: wein.plus Château Montrose The VintageEn Primeur and La Place

Panel tasting results: Superb St-Emilion & Pomerol from 2020

Decanter reports panel tasting results for 147 wines from Saint-Emilion and Pomerol from the 2020 vintage. The tasting found 3 Exceptional, 32 Outstanding and 98 Highly Recommended wines.

Source: decanter.com PomerolSaint-Émilion The VintageCritics and Scores

Gironde vineyard land fund: 4,400 hectares up for transfer

Around 430 preliminary applications have been filed by Bordeaux growers to sell 4,400 hectares to Gironde’s new vineyard land fund. Backed by €20 million, the scheme aims to restructure a Bordeaux vineyard sector in crisis.

Source: terredevins.com The Crisis

Between 9 and 20 euros: the 20 best-value Bordeaux wines of the 2025 vintage

avis-vin.lefigaro.fr selected 20 Bordeaux 2025 wines priced between 9 and 20 euros as the best values among about 500 wines tasted. All received ratings of 90/100 or higher and have just been released to market.

Source: avis-vin.lefigaro.fr The VintageCritics and Scores

Bordeaux wine crisis: 4,400 hectares of bare land after vine removal to be allocated for new agricultural projects

On June 19, 2026, Foncière d’avenir recorded 430 applications from owners seeking to sell about 4,400 hectares of bare land created by vine removal in Bordeaux, mainly in Libournais and South Gironde, for new agricultural projects.

Source: Sud Ouest The Crisis

A vintage with the pedal to the floor

Bordeaux’s 2025 vintage produced lower alcohol, elegant tannins and hydric stress without heat stress, according to Terre de Vins. A new generation of Bordeaux growers, technicians and owners worked to turn the challenging conditions into successful wines.

Source: terredevins.com The VintageEn Primeur and La Place