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Bordeaux 2011 – Pomerol, Lalande-de-Pomerol and Fronsac

Julia Harding MW

Monday 23 April 2012

Bordeaux 2011

For a wealth of tasting notes and articles related to the 2011 vintage, see our Bordeaux 2011 guide.

Ch Beau Soleil 2011 Pomerol

Bright cherry red. Gently floral cherry. Attractive on the nose...

Ch Beauregard 2011 Pomerol

Very ripe black fruit and very toasty. Mocha too – and even more...

Ch Bel-Air 2011 Pomerol

100% Merlot. Rich dark fruit laced with vanilla sweetness but...

Ch Le Bon Pasteur 2011 Pomerol

Smudgy cherry crimson. A little dusty but plenty of cherry fruit...

Ch Bourgneuf 2011 Pomerol

Dark cherry colour. More intensity on the nose than any in the...

Ch La Cabanne 2011 Pomerol

Inky black cherry. Floral and sweet dark fruit. Firm and a bit...

Ch Cassagne Haut-Canon 2011 Canon-Fronsac

Vineyard encépagement: 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10%...

Ch Certan de May 2011 Pomerol

100% Merlot. Deep crimson. Chocolate and cherry but fresh too...

La Chenade 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol

80% Merlot (9-16 September), 20% Cabernet Franc (19 September)...

Ch Clinet 2011 Pomerol

Warm, spicy damsons on the nose. A bit dusty. Pretty ripe on the...

Le Clos du Beau Père 2011 Pomerol

Black as the ace of spades. Charry dark fruit. Oak dominates for...

Clos du Clocher 2011 Pomerol

70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Rich cherry crimson. Generous...

Ch Clos L'Église 2011 Pomerol

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Black core, deep purple rim...

Clos Vieux Taillefer 2011 Pomerol

100% Merlot. Chocolate damsons on the nose lifted by a light...

Ch La Conseillante 2011 Pomerol

Deep black cherry. Aromatic, ripe fruit with a leaning toward...

Ch La Croix de Gay 2011 Pomerol

Deepest black cherry. Interesting nose – quite spicy and peppery...

Ch La Croix Taillefer 2011 Pomerol

5% Cabernet Franc, 95% Merlot. Deep inky core and purple rim...

Ch Les Cruzelles 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol

90% Merlot (5-12 September), 10% Cabernet Franc (19 September)...

Ch de La Dauphine 2011 Fronsac

Inky black cherry colour. Ripe and intense and rich on the nose...

Ch L'Église-Clinet, La Petite Église 2011 Pomerol

100% Merlot (picked 16 September). Dusty dark fruit, just a...

Ch L'Église-Clinet 2011 Pomerol

90% Merlot (12-15 September), 10% Cabernet Franc (24 September)...

Ch L'Évangile 2011 Pomerol

Jean-Pascal Vazart, second in command to Charles Chevallier...

Ch Feytit-Clinet 2011 Pomerol

90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Black core and dark cherry rim...

Ch La Fleur de Boüard, Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol

33 months in new French oak. Black core, dark cherry rim. Smoky...

Ch La Fleur de Boüard 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol

Deep black cherry colour. Lots of oak char on the nose, a touch...

Ch La Fleur-Pétrus 2011 Pomerol

Vineyard encépagement: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Smells...

Ch Fontenil 2011 Fronsac

Inky crimson. Intensely sweet plummy fruit. Very sweet and juicy...

Ch Le Gay 2011 Pomerol

90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Deep cherry crimson. Dark and...

Ch Gazin 2011 Pomerol

Ripe dark fruit with violets and chocolates. Pretty intense on...

Ch La Grave 2011 Pomerol

Vineyard encépagement: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc.
Mid to...

Ch La Gravière 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol

Bought by Catherine Pere-Vergé in 2002. 100% Merlot. Bright red...

Ch Hosanna 2011 Pomerol

Vineyard encépagement: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Lovely...

Ch Lafleur, Pensées de Lafleur 2011 Pomerol

Deep dark black cherry. Fine, just ripe cherry fruit and just a...

Ch Lafleur 2011 Pomerol

Jacques Guinaudeau describes the 2011s as more 'secret' than the...

Ch Lafleur-Gazin 2011 Pomerol

Vineyard encépagement: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep...

Manoir de Gay 2008 Pomerol

100% Merlot. The more recently replanted vines. Dark cherry...

Ch Montviel 2011 Pomerol

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Vinified at Le Gay in wooden...

Ch Moulin Pey Labrie 2011 Canon-Fronsac

Vineyard encépagement: 95% Merlot, 5% Malbec. Sweet, ripe and...

Ch Moulinet 2011 Pomerol

90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Black core and dark cherry rim...

Ch Nénin, Fugue de Nénin 2011 Pomerol

Driest vintage of the decade and nearly the warmest of the...

Ch Nénin 2011 Pomerol

22% Cabernet Franc, 78% Merlot. 25% new oak. Intense black...

Ch Petit Village 2011 Pomerol

19% Cabernet Franc, 72% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon. 65% new...

Petrus 2011 Pomerol

Another property with a cellar under construction (Jean-Claude...

Le Pin 2011 Pomerol

First vintage in the new, neat and architecturally simple but...

Ch Plince 2011 Pomerol

Dark cherry crimson. Fine minerally dark fruit, delicate. Hint...

Ch La Pointe 2011 Pomerol

Sweet, perfumed dark and ripe and chocolatey. Deep dark fruit...

Providence 2011 Pomerol

Vineyard encépagement: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Fresh and...

Ch Siaurac 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol

Slight reductive note. Beyond that, bright blackcurrant. Not...

Ch Trotanoy 2011 Pomerol

Vineyard encépagement: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Very...

Vieux Château Certan 2011 Pomerol

Alexandre Thienpont says happily, 'De retour a Bordeaux' – back...

Ch Vieux Maillet 2011 Pomerol

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Inky crimson. Pure ripe dark...

Ch La Violette 2011 Pomerol

100% Merlot. Destemmed by hand and fermented, after cold...

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