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Chris Kissack
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Creator, reviewer, writer and chief bottle washer at Winedoctor. Has been to Bordeaux and the Loire a few times.
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Carmes down Chris. It’s just a bottle (or two) of wine! I check in on Les Carmes Haut-Brion. #lescarmeshautbrion #pessacleognan #graves #bdx2023 #bordeaux #wine
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Great to catch sight of the new label for the 2023 Mouton-Rothschild. Brings back nice memories of being at the revealing event and dinner last year. This year the label is by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. #moutonrothschild #bdx2023 #artandwine #joanavasconcelos #art #bordeaux #wine
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A Latour a day doesn’t seem to keep the doctor away…..I think that makes sense. Maybe. More 2023s here. Full report on Winedoctor in January. #latour #chateaulatour #pauillac #bdx2023 #bordeaux #wine
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I ain’t missin’ ma d’Issan, baby. More 2023s. Full report on Winedoctor in January 2026. Don’t forget the 25th anniversary discount code! #margaux #issan #chateaudissan #bordeaux #bdx2023
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Palmer in the palm of my hand….. The Bordeaux 2023 tastings continue. Full report on Winedoctor in January 2026. #palmer #margaux #bordeaux #wine #bdx2023
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Can’t come to Margaux without…… well, you fill in the rest. #margaux #chateaumargaux #pavillonrouge #bordeaux #bdx2023 #wine
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Exciting to call in at Lascombes to taste their 2023s. Very different style here these days! Full report on all my 2023 tastings on Winedoctor in January, by the way. #lascombes #margaux #bordeaux #bdx2023 #wine
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Continuing my 2023 tastings in St Julien, with the Cuvelier Family’s wines. #leovillepoyferre #moulinriche #lecrock #stjulien #stestephe #bordeaux #wine
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is the kind of ‘orange wine’ I like! Happy to call in to Ducru-Beaucaillou to taste the 2023 vintage. Full report on the 2023s on Winedoctor in January. #ducrubeaucaillou #stjulien #bordeaux #wine
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Smart line-up at Mouton-Rothschild for my 2023 tasting at the château, with Petit Mouton, d’Armailhac & Clerc-Milon alongside. Rumours that we also tasted 1945 Mouton Cadet are unfounded. #mouton #moutonrothschild #petitmouton #darmailhac #clercmilon #pauillac #bordeaux #bdx2023 #wine
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Can’t pass up the opportunity to walk across the road after my tasting at Pichon-Baron to Pichon-Comtesse. Tasted the 2023 vintage here too. #pichoncomtesse #pichonlalande #pauillac #bordeaux #bdx2023 #wine
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Great to check out the full range of dry whites from Château Suduiraut, my latest 2023 tasting. #suduiraut #chateausuduiraut #bordeauxblanc #bordeaux #bdx2023 #wine
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Stopped off at Lynch-Bages to meet Jean-Charles Cazes and team, and to taste the 2023 Lynch-Bages and 2023 Haut-Batailley, and their second wines. #lynchbages #hautbatailly #pauillac #bordeaux #wine #bdx2023
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Popped into Carrefour to buy a little fougasse for lunch. Managed to resist the temptation to pick up a bottle of Pisse-Dru. #beaujolais #beaujolaisnouveau #pissedru #wine
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A little detour down the road (a whole 3 km!!) to St Julien for the 2023 wines of Domaines Delon. Now back to Pauillac. #leovillelascases #closdumarquis #stjulien #bordeaux #bdx2023 #wine
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Complete tasting of the Castéja family’s left-bank range including Batailley and Lynch-Moussas. #lynchmoussas #batailley #bdx2023 #bordeaux #wine
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Short but enjoyable visit to Grand-Puy-Lacoste. Checked out the newly completed cellars before tasting the 2023s. #grandpuylacoste #pauillac #bordeaux #wine #bdx2023
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Not a bad way to kick off my 2023 Bordeaux tastings! A 9am start at Lafite. #lafite #lafiterothschild #pauillac #bdx23 #bordeaux #wine
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Landed in Bordeaux. More rain than I left behind in Edinburgh. Pictured, grey skies over Rauzan-Gassies and Marquis de Terme. Yes I’m staying in Margaux for a day or two. #rauzangassies #marquisdeterme #margaux #bordeaux #wine
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Topping up the Chenin levels before I head to Bordeaux. #francoispinon #bernardbaudry #vouvray #chinon #chinonblanc #lacroixboissee #cheninblanc #chenin #wine
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Looking good; the 2015 L’Echelier Blanc from Roches Neuves - another one for my forthcoming 2015 at Ten Years report. #loire2015 #saumur #saumurblanc #chenin #cheninblanc #rochesneuves #wine
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In today's tasting report I take a look at the first four releases from a new name in Bordeaux, ABK6.
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The Wines of ABK6 Family Estate, 2025 | Winedoctor
From Cognac to Bordeaux; I report on four new Bordeaux wines produced by ABK6, a well-established Cognac producer who now has a foothold in Entre-Deux-Mers. Wines tasted November 2025.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Read my third Bordeaux tasting report this week, looking at another 20 wines from the grand cru classé châteaux of St Emilion.
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#stemilion #stemiliongrandcruclasse #bordeaux #faugeres #depressac #laroque #grandcorbin #wine
St Emilion Grand Cru Classé, 2025: Older Vintages | Winedoctor
After tasting through the 2021 vintage, I move on to taste another 20 wines from the Association de Grands Crus Classés de St Emilion featuring a number of prior vintages, including 2020 and 2019.…
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Read my latest tasting report, taking a look at two-dozen 2021 Bordeaux, plus a selection of older vintages.
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#bordeaux #bdx2021 #leovillebarton #lafleurpetrus #vieuxchateaucertan #grandpuylacoste #wine
Bordeaux 2021 Revisited in 2025 | Winedoctor
A report on a tasting of a selection of wines from the 2021 Bordeaux vintage, including Brane-Cantenac, Léoville-Barton, La Fleur-Pétrus, Grand-Puy-Lacoste and more.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM