Hints and tips:
...Petrus and Lafleur were other standouts on the tiny plateau of Pomerol. As Baptiste Guinaudeau of Lafleur reported, 2015 saw the return of the Merlot grape....
...Pin and Petrus are doing well, but Cheval Blanc has struggled to climb, and Lafleur has fallen since mid-2008 to end up as the Right Bank Super 50’s worst performer....
...At Château Palmer, for instance, Thomas Duroux kept the Petit Verdot on the skins for only 11 days, less than half as long as usual....
...Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer described them diplomatically as “less flamboyant”....
...(Thomas Jefferson, the connoisseur president, kept detailed records of his purchases.)...
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