Corney & Barrow

Welcome to the 2025 Bordeaux en primeur campaign! In this episode, the Fine Wine team discusses the key elements about the 2025 vintage, from the growing season to market insights, ahead of their official visit to the region.

In this episode, Joe and Guy are joined by René to discuss the 2024 vintage en primeur release of Château de la Tour. Established in 1890, Château de la Tour is the largest proprietor of the Clos de Vougeot. This may just be the most complete expression of the mighty Clos, as the the domaine’s 5.5 hectares represent 11% of the appellation. The château itself is one of only three buildings in the Clos de Vougeot. The domaine was passed down from François Labet’s mother’s family. Today, it is r...

In this episode, the Fine Wine team explores the intricacies of the 2024 Burgundy vintage, delving into the challenges faced by producers and the resulting characteristics of this year’s wines. Join Will, Joe, Aaran, Neville and Rene as they share insights from their tastings and experiences in the region as well as their top picks from our recent Burgundy en primeur tasting in London.

The Corney & Barrow Fine Wine Team is back with a brand new season of Burgundy Unpicked, which can only mean one thing: Domaine Leflaive 2024 is about to be released. The first in our lineup of Burgundy en primeur releases, Domaine Leflaive is, without question, one of the highlights of the year. Listen to Guy, Joe, and Will as they discuss tasting the 2024 vintage at the domaine, this time with new Leflaive Technical Director, Amandine Brillanceau, who took over from Pierre Vincent earli...

Following the final episode of Bordeaux Unpicked Season 2, Will and Guy turn their attention to Germany — a country close to Corney & Barrow’s heart, and home to iconic producers such as Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch and Joh. Jos. Prüm of the Mosel, and A. Christmann in Pfalz. Fresh from their recent trip, they offer an overview of the regions, their viticulture and winemaking practices (including experiments with AI) and, crucially, the outlook for the 2024 vintage.

In our second to last episode before the close of the 2024 Bordeaux campaign, the Fine Wine team, joined for the first time by Broking's Max Edge, discuss one of the most exciting releases of the year: Château Trotanoy. Exclusive to Corney & Barrow and owned by the Moueix family, this wine is the purest expression of Pomerol, according to Head of Monopole Joe Muller, who boldly proclaims: "if you like Pomerol but have no Trotanoy in your cellar or reserves, then you do not like Pomerol." ...

Coming off the back of a hectic week in the Bordeaux 2024 campaign, Joe, Will, Guy and Marc sit down to discuss the latest releases, including arguably the must-buy of the vintage, Carmes Haut-Brion, as well as Cos d'Estournel, the Barton stable, and, of course, Mitjavile.

Despite being in the middle of the 2024 Bordeaux campaign, we're keeping people of their toes with our Burgundy releases and, therefore, another episode of our Burgundy Unpicked podcast! Today, Joe, Guy, Will and Aaran discuss Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé. Comte de Vogüé is the largest holder of the Musigny vineyard by some distance, owning 7.12 hectares of the total 10.85. Established in 1450, the current owners are Comtesse Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette. Commercial Direc...

Following our pre-tasting report, the Fine Wine team spent six days tasting in Bordeaux, from which they have just returned. The field is divided, perhaps more so than ever. But the good news is that there are successes — some genuinely exciting wines that will deliver pleasure and, if released at the right prices, deserve to be bought. Listen to Guy, Joe, and Will as they delve into their first impressions.

This week, the C&B team discuss the 2023s from the newly-released Domaine Marquis D'Angerville, which they tasted at the domaine last November. The 2023s are confident wines of precision and archetypal Volnay elegance. Wines for Burgundy lovers, with long lives ahead of them.

The Fine Wine team is back in the studio to discuss the en primeur release of 2023 Domaine Dugat-Py, one of the most revered names in Gevrey-Chambertin. The Dugat family have been growers here since the early 17th century, and their 15-hectare domaine includes four of the great grands crus of the village— Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin and Mazoyères-Chambertin. Representing the 13th generation of the family, Loïc Dugat employs detail-focussed viticulture and sensitive cella...

Guy, Joe, and Neville take us through the newly released 2022 vintage from Domaine Trapet and Domaine Pierre & Louis Trapet, following their tasting with Louis Trapet back in October 2024.

It's time for one of the most anticipated episodes (and topics) of the year! Guy (Head of Fine Wine Buying) and Joe (Head of Monopole) are back in the studio, this time alongside Aaran and Neville (Fine Wine Sales Execs), to discuss the 2023 Burgundy vintage. Following on from their visits to the region in November, the team gives a detailed insight into the 2023 growing season, samples tasted and comparable vintages, an outlook on the market, a few fun anecdotes, and food highlights.