Bordeaux 2009, and beyond

I've read a number of of interesting articles on the 2009 En Primeur tastings which have been happening of late and the first link is a very interesting comparison of Bordeaux vs Burgundy, which is of great relevance to me at the moment - I was raised on Bordeaux with narry a sniff of Burgundy, but any of the recent (expensive) Burgundies I've had of late have been divine - the full article is here.

Lastly a couple of links to interesting articles in the WSJ, here and here.

We're staying in our city pad (minding in-laws house) which as always means a trip or two to Tesco Baggot St and Oddbins. Let's see what I can find...