Wine

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The 2015 harvest in Bordeaux produced some of the most exciting young wines in recent memory. While the vintage isn’t at quite the same level as the 2009 or 2010, wines of great depth and energy were produced. James Suckling chooses 10 of the best 2015 Pomerols after tasting almost 800 in Bordeaux. Since these are currently in barrel in the châteaux, scores are on a sliding scale. The wines are now available to buy as en primeur, or futures