Bordeaux's annual en primeur campaign is underway. Wine Spectator's James Molesworth is tasting the 2023 wines from barrel at some of the region's top estates and sharing his tasting notes. At Branaire-Ducru in St.-Julien, the new barrel sample and the 2022 in bottle are a pair of Cabernets to watch.
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