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Bordeaux 2011 – Pauillac

Julia Harding MW

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Bordeaux 2011

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Ch d'Armailhac 2011 Pauillac

57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit...

Ch Batailley 2011 Pauillac

Darkest cherry crimson. Restrained spicy dark fruit. Sweeter and...

Ch Clerc Milon 2011 Pauillac

54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit...

Ch Croizet-Bages 2011 Pauillac

Rich, deep crimson. Sweet black cherry and sweet char...

Ch Duhart-Milon 2011 Pauillac

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot. Inky with black core...

Ch Grand-Puy Ducasse 2011 Pauillac

Dark cherry red, black core. Quiet on the nose, hint of oak...

Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Lacoste Borie 2011 Pauillac

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Quite...

Ch Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2011 Pauillac

78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot. 75% new oak. Deep crimson...

Ch Haut-Bages Libéral 2011 Pauillac

Dark black cherry colour. Really sweet blackcurrant and...

Ch Haut-Batailley 2011 Pauillac

72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, on deep coarse gravel. 60%...

Ch Lafite Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite 2011 Pauillac

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 3.5% Cabernet Franc, 2.5%...

Ch Lafite Rothschild 2011 Pauillac

80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot. Deep dark crimson with rich...

Lagneaux à Pauillac 2011 Pauillac

Very lean fruit dominated by oak. Finishes tart. Not a great...

Ch Latour, Les Forts de Latour 2011 Pauillac

61.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 0.5% Cabernet Franc, 3%...

Ch Latour, Pauillac de Château Latour 2011 Pauillac

37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 62.5% Merlot. Dark black cherry colour...

Ch Latour 2011 Pauillac

84.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 0.5% Petit Verdot...

Ch Lynch-Bages 2011 Pauillac

Extremely sweet dark fruit, more damson than cassis. Firm, dry...

Ch Lynch-Moussas 2011 Pauillac

Lots of vanilla sweetness at first, then cherries and plums but...

Ch Mouton Rothschild, Le Petit Mouton 2011 Pauillac

70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot. Deep crimson. Cedary aroma...

Ch Mouton Rothschild 2011 Pauillac

90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc. Deep...

Ch Pibran 2011 Pauillac

55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon. 50% new oak. Sweet plums and...

Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Réserve de la Comtesse 2011 Pauillac

43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot. Blackish...

Ch Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2011 Pauillac

78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit...

Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron), Les Tourelles de Longueville 2011 Pauillac

60% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit...

Ch Pichon-Longueville (Baron) 2011 Pauillac

Since 2000, there's been a more consistent separation of plots...

Ch Pontet-Canet 2011 Pauillac

Three horses at work in the vineyards. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3...

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