Primeur 2009

Seems like the Bordeaux primeur  tasting in Oslo Operahouse is going to be a annual event. This was my second year. I tasted a lot less wines this year than the year before. However it is interesting to see that my preference has not changed. These are the most interesting wines form this years tasting:

Château Angélus
Château Coutet
Château Guiraud
Château Grand Puy Lacoste
Château  Montrose
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Château Sudiuraut

When comparing them to last years tasting I gave them 9, 10 and 11s. Last year I did not buy any wine, I'm not going to do that mistake twice. I will post the price for the wines later as they become available.

Château  Montrose was the tastings most expensive wine. When I came they only had the 2009 vintage left. According to the rumors on-site it is going to cost 150€ per bottle. 2009 looks to be the best vintage since 2005, so it might be a good investment for those so inclined.

Primeaur

Introduction
Primeaur is to buy wine when it is still on the cask, not yet finished. It is very important to be able to taste the wine before buying as there are few or no reviews of that vintage. The Bordaux Chateau sells to primeaur in order to liquidate some of the money they have in the unfinished cask. This is a very old tradition. The wine is delivered one or two years after you bought it.

My ranking of the wines from Bordeaux Primeaur tasting in Oslo

Château	Year	Score
Château Angelus	2006	9
Château Beychevelle	2008	7
Château Beychevelle	2006	10
Château Beychevelle	2002	10
Château Camensac	2001	7
Château la Clemence	1999	8
Château Clerc Milon	2001	10
Château Coutet (Sauternes)	2008	9
Château Coutet (Sauternes)	1998	11
Château Destieux	2004	8
Château Gazin	2007	6
Château Guiarud (Sauternes)	2008	10
Château Guiarud (Sauternes)	2007	10
Château Giscours	2006	9
Château Grand Puy Lacoste	2006	9
Château Labegorce	2001	10
Château Lagrange 1. vin	2004	8
Château Lagrange Fiefs de Lagrange 2. vin	2004	8
Château Lagrange Arums de lagrange (White)	2008	8
Château Leoville Poyferre	2008	9
Château Leoville Poyferre	2007	9
Château Phelan Segur	2008	10
Château Phelan Segur	2004	9
Château Pont Canet	2008	7
Château Pont Canet	2001	9
Château Smith Haut Lafitte	2007	9
Château Smith Haut Lafitte (white)	2007	10
Château du Tertre	2006	10

Producers at the Bordeaux Primeaur in Oslo 31st of August 2009:
Ch. Angélus (St Emilion), Ch. Beychevelle (St Julien), Ch. Branaire-Ducru (St. Julien), Ch. Canon-la-Gaffelière (St. Emilion), Ch. Camensac (Haut-Médoc), Ch. Cantermerle (Haut-Médoc), Ch. Chasse Spleen (Moulis en-Médoc), Domaine de Chevalier (Pessac-Léognan), Clos Fourtet (St. Emilion), Ch. Durfort-Vivens (Margaux), Destieux (Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé), Ch la Clemence (Pomerol)) Ch. Gazin (Pomerol), Ch. Giscours (Margaux), Ch. Grand Puy Lacoste (Pauillac), Ch. Haut-Bailly (Pessac-Léognan), Ch. Labégorce (Margaux), Ch. Labégorce Zede (Margaux), Ch. Lagrange (St. Julien), Ch. Léoville Poyferré (St. Julien), Ch. Les Carmes Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan), Ch. Petit Village (Pomerol), Ch. Phélan Ségur (St. Estephe), Ch. Pichon Longueville (Pauillac), Ch. Poujeaux (Moulis en-Médoc), Ch. Suduiraut (Sauternes), Ch. Pontet Canet (Pauillac), Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte (Pessac-Léognan) og Ch. du Tertre (Margaux)