Bordeaux 2009: Decanter's wines of the vintage(1)

In an vintage that has seen unprecedented alcohol levels, questions of over-ripeness and debate over consistency across the communes, our list details the best wines from a vintage Steven Spurrier described as "the best of his lifetime."

The list is made up of all the wines that were awarded 19 points or more (out of 20) by our tasting team of Steven Spurrier and James Lawther MW.

It incorporates the best red wines from both right and left banks.Of the 15 wines, 10 are from the left and bank, and five are from the right bank.

We've ranked them in score order to see how they compared across both banks.

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