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We live in a polarized world, and wine is no exception. Are you Team New World or Team Old World ? Team Italy or Team France ? Team Burgundy or Team Bordeaux ? Team Left Bank or Team Right Bank ? This is not a new phenomenon, but it appears to be increasingly difficult to occupy the middle ground, to exist “in-between”. Which is exactly where my new home is : the Entre-deux-Mers, the land in-between. To nascent fine wine enthusiasts, Bordeaux is presented as a clear left-right dichotomy, Cabernet or Merlot, grace or opulence, choose your camp. The reality is that, until this year, the Medoc accounted

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As I write, the Bordeaux 2022 “primeurs” campaign officially kicks into money-time with the earlyrelease of futures from Cheval Blanc and Angelus. Despite price rises of 20% and 32% respectively,commentators expect them to be oversubscribed rapidly. This is not just another example oframpant inflation, but a clear indicator of flourishing economic health at the top end of the Bordeauxwine industry. Cheval Blanc is being offered at 470 euros per bottle (trade price, before tax, finalcustomers will have to pay distinctly more), and with the aim of selling two thirds of their production,this operation should bring in at least 30 million euros in cashflow a year before the wine