Sniffing out Bordeaux wine futures

THE current coverage about the 2015 vintage in Burgundy and Bordeaux in the wine press is reminiscent of the enthusiastic wine press reviews in May-June 1983 about the (now-legendary) Bordeaux 1982 vintage.

Having just begun an interest in wine, including collecting, I realised that this was a huge stroke of luck, to be able to catch this great vintage on release from the chateaux.

I was also fortunate to be introduced to Decanter, then the premium wine magazine. Its Bordeaux 1982 reports proved immensely helpful for their recommendations of the best of the new releases.