(TDB) - The race to the finish of this campaign kicked up an extra gear this morning with the release of Château Margaux and a clutch of Right Bank names.

After an agonisingly slow start, the campaign is hurtling towards the finish line now and while there doesn’t appear to have been any repeat of the ‘black’ or ‘mad’ days of previous campaigns were there’s an utter inundation of releases, with the current pace things could be more or less wrapped up by the end of the week

After ‘Super Second’ Monday, the big news from yesterday (12 June) was the release of Château Mouton Rothschild, as well as a couple of other strong Pauillac brands in Léoville Las Cases and Pontet-Canet.

As ever, one can debate the prices of the first growths but the 17% cut was generally seen as ‘a good thing’ and the brand power of the estates generally outweighs the fact certain back vintages might be cheaper.