It's that time of year again! K&L's Clyde Beffa Jr, Ralph Sands and Trey Beffa are working their way across Bordeaux tasting through the 2007 vintage and deciding which wines to bring to you. Pictures and notes will be posted on the blog as they trickle in.

Day 1: "The wines are tasting good," Clyde says, "but we only tasted about 30 wines today (not counting the 30 at Coufran)."

Clyde and Ralph with Frederic Engerer.

Notice Frederic's dropped jaw? This was his response when Clyde asked him if the prices for the 2007 Bordeaux would be lower.

Clyde and the Baron of St-Louis at Pontet-Canet.

Pontet-Canet made a great wine in 2007!

A "light dinner" at Ch. Pichon Baron.

The wines from Sunday's "light dinner" at Pichon Baron:

1965 Suduiraut: Served with foie gras. It had fine acidity to paire with the foie.
1976 Petite Village: This was delicious and ripe.
1954 Pichon Baron: The nose was a bit angular but the wine was fine on the palate.
1934 Pichon Baron (in magnum): FABULOUS!
1994 Quinta do Noval Nationale Port: This was sweet and lush, but still a bit too young.
1937 Colheita Port from Quinta do Noval: Elegant and long on the palate.

Clyde, Ralph and Jean-Guillaume Prats at Cos d'Estournel.

Cos made a fine wine in 2007. The Goulee was also quite nice.

Ralph and Clyde taste the great 2007 Ducru-Beaucaillou!

Ducru's owner, Bruno Borie, carving the veau at dinner on Monday, March 31.