2007 Bordeaux prices are going to be released pretty soon, probably after Robert Parker releases his scores at the end of the month, and here is my tuppenceworth.If you wipe your bottom with £20 notes, buy as much as you can. If you don’t want to waste your money, don’t bother. Parker has already said that he thinks most 2007 is “disappointing”, so scores are likely to be low. However, the producers are unlikely to lower prices to make up for this. I doubt we will see more than a 10% drop in prices, but as the pound appears to be on a kamikaze mission, any ‘saving’ will not cross the channel. There is plenty of older vintages of Bordeaux in the UK, with 2004, 2002 and 2001 about to offer great value compared to the ‘07s. If you absolutely have to have some of the new vintage, I’d wait a few years. You’ll find that prices will come down, they will have to, and you’ll get the wines for less than they’d cost you now.
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