CHRISTIAN SEELY OF AXA MILLESIMES - PICHON BARON & SUDUIRAUT 2019

INTERVIEW AND TASTINGOn June 2, 2020, international wine critic and Masterclass.com Instructor had a conversation and tasting with Christian Seely, who manages the AXA Millesimes group of vineyards, which includes Pichon Baron, Suduiraut, Petit-Village and more. They tasted Pichon Baron 2019 and Suduiraut 2019. The Pichon Baron 2019 has more cabernet than normal and James was impressed with its long, intense finish of fine tannins. James also tasted the Suduiraut 2019 which he found rich and balanced. You can listen to the tasting session here, during which Seely comments on the 2019 and explains how the vintage fared for Sauterne.This is part of an extensive en primeur tasting campaign being conducted by James, which has covered about 1,000 wines. The reports are listed below:Bordeaux en primeur first report: A potentially challenging vintageBordeaux en primeur second report: 850 notes and scoresPricing report: Pontet-Canet’s decision to slash its prices