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

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

Ch Beau Soleil 2011 Pomerol
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Bright cherry red. Gently floral cherry. Attractive on the nose...
Ch Beauregard 2011 Pomerol
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Very ripe black fruit and very toasty. Mocha too – and even more...
Ch Bel-Air 2011 Pomerol
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100% Merlot. Rich dark fruit laced with vanilla sweetness but...
Ch Le Bon Pasteur 2011 Pomerol
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Smudgy cherry crimson. A little dusty but plenty of cherry fruit...
Ch Bourgneuf 2011 Pomerol
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Dark cherry colour. More intensity on the nose than any in the...
Ch La Cabanne 2011 Pomerol
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Inky black cherry. Floral and sweet dark fruit. Firm and a bit...
Ch Cassagne Haut-Canon 2011 Canon-Fronsac
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Vineyard encépagement: 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10%...
Ch Certan de May 2011 Pomerol
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100% Merlot. Deep crimson. Chocolate and cherry but fresh too...
La Chenade 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol
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80% Merlot (9-16 September), 20% Cabernet Franc (19 September)...
Ch Clinet 2011 Pomerol
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Warm, spicy damsons on the nose. A bit dusty. Pretty ripe on the...
Le Clos du Beau Père 2011 Pomerol
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Black as the ace of spades. Charry dark fruit. Oak dominates for...
Clos du Clocher 2011 Pomerol
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70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Rich cherry crimson. Generous...
Ch Clos L'Église 2011 Pomerol
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80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Black core, deep purple rim...
Clos Vieux Taillefer 2011 Pomerol
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100% Merlot. Chocolate damsons on the nose lifted by a light...
Ch La Conseillante 2011 Pomerol
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Deep black cherry. Aromatic, ripe fruit with a leaning toward...
Ch La Croix de Gay 2011 Pomerol
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Deepest black cherry. Interesting nose – quite spicy and peppery...
Ch La Croix Taillefer 2011 Pomerol
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5% Cabernet Franc, 95% Merlot. Deep inky core and purple rim...
Ch Les Cruzelles 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol
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90% Merlot (5-12 September), 10% Cabernet Franc (19 September)...
Ch de La Dauphine 2011 Fronsac
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Inky black cherry colour. Ripe and intense and rich on the nose...
Ch L'Église-Clinet, La Petite Église 2011 Pomerol
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100% Merlot (picked 16 September). Dusty dark fruit, just a...
Ch L'Église-Clinet 2011 Pomerol
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90% Merlot (12-15 September), 10% Cabernet Franc (24 September)...
Ch L'Évangile 2011 Pomerol
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Jean-Pascal Vazart, second in command to Charles Chevallier...
Ch Feytit-Clinet 2011 Pomerol
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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
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33 months in new French oak. Black core, dark cherry rim. Smoky...
Ch La Fleur de Boüard 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol
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Deep black cherry colour. Lots of oak char on the nose, a touch...
Ch La Fleur-Pétrus 2011 Pomerol
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Vineyard encépagement: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Smells...
Ch Fontenil 2011 Fronsac
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Inky crimson. Intensely sweet plummy fruit. Very sweet and juicy...
Ch Le Gay 2011 Pomerol
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90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Deep cherry crimson. Dark and...
Ch Gazin 2011 Pomerol
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Ripe dark fruit with violets and chocolates. Pretty intense on...
Ch La Grave 2011 Pomerol
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Vineyard encépagement: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc.
Mid to...

Ch La Gravière 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol
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Bought by Catherine Pere-Vergé in 2002. 100% Merlot. Bright red...
Ch Hosanna 2011 Pomerol
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Vineyard encépagement: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Lovely...
Ch Lafleur, Pensées de Lafleur 2011 Pomerol
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Deep dark black cherry. Fine, just ripe cherry fruit and just a...
Ch Lafleur 2011 Pomerol
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Jacques Guinaudeau describes the 2011s as more 'secret' than the...
Ch Lafleur-Gazin 2011 Pomerol
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Vineyard encépagement: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep...
Manoir de Gay 2008 Pomerol
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100% Merlot. The more recently replanted vines. Dark cherry...
Ch Montviel 2011 Pomerol
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80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Vinified at Le Gay in wooden...
Ch Moulin Pey Labrie 2011 Canon-Fronsac
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Vineyard encépagement: 95% Merlot, 5% Malbec. Sweet, ripe and...
Ch Moulinet 2011 Pomerol
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90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Black core and dark cherry rim...
Ch Nénin, Fugue de Nénin 2011 Pomerol
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Driest vintage of the decade and nearly the warmest of the...
Ch Nénin 2011 Pomerol
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22% Cabernet Franc, 78% Merlot. 25% new oak. Intense black...
Ch Petit Village 2011 Pomerol
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19% Cabernet Franc, 72% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon. 65% new...
Petrus 2011 Pomerol
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Another property with a cellar under construction (Jean-Claude...
Le Pin 2011 Pomerol
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First vintage in the new, neat and architecturally simple but...
Ch Plince 2011 Pomerol
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Dark cherry crimson. Fine minerally dark fruit, delicate. Hint...
Ch La Pointe 2011 Pomerol
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Sweet, perfumed dark and ripe and chocolatey. Deep dark fruit...
Providence 2011 Pomerol
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Vineyard encépagement: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Fresh and...
Ch Siaurac 2011 Lalande-de-Pomerol
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Slight reductive note. Beyond that, bright blackcurrant. Not...
Ch Trotanoy 2011 Pomerol
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Vineyard encépagement: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Very...
Vieux Château Certan 2011 Pomerol
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Alexandre Thienpont says happily, 'De retour a Bordeaux' – back...
Ch Vieux Maillet 2011 Pomerol
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80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. Inky crimson. Pure ripe dark...
Ch La Violette 2011 Pomerol
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100% Merlot. Destemmed by hand and fermented, after cold...

 

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