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Bordeaux 2011 – St-Émilion and satellites

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

(Sometimes also labelled Saintem.) 100% Merlot, harvested 15-16...
Deep cherry crimson, black core. Very toasty, oaky on the nose...
55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot. Dark and coaly but opens up to...
60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. All new...
Black core, black cherry rim. Pretty toasty and charry on the...
Lively spiced black cherry and cassis. Full of fruit. Fluid...
Black with dark cherry rim. Ripe and sweet with a touch of...
78% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc. Inky cherry. Gorgeously ripe but...
Lightly smoky dark fruit. Juicy, fresh and full of life. Tannins...
Vineyard encépagement: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc. Deep...
Still on calcaire plateau. Two hectares of old vines. Dark and...
Sweet black cherry jam and vanilla. Smells much richer than it...
Dark and pure on the nose. Lovely cassis notes. Tension and...
Black with dark cherry rim. Sweet dark cherry chocolates but the...
Black core, dark cherry rim. Fragrant, floral, spice, almost...
Dark black cherry. Not very expressive on the nose yet there's...
32% Cabernet Franc (some planted prior to 1953), 60% Merlot, 8%...
Dark black cherry crimson. Oaky yet still bright fruited. Pretty...
Heavy bottle. 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 55% new oak (less...
55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot, 100% new oak, benefiting from...
Purple coal. Very ripe but still fresh dark fruit, spicy damson...
80% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc. 130% new...
100% Merlot. 40% new oak. Deep smudgy cherry red. Much sweeter...
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. 60% new oak. Soils less...
Less than a hectare. Lively, juicy and fresh. Tannins are dry...
Dusty mineral and savoury but with a supple sweetness then more...
Deep inky crimson. Shy on the nose. Very dry but more fluid than...
Sweet, very ripe tarry damson plus mocha. Then very oaky and...
Overripe jammy black fruit, though quite floral too. Tough and...
Very ripe and very sweet on the nose. Cherries and damsons to...
Black as black. Inviting, sweetly ripe but not overripe damson...
Deep bright cherry red. Violets and dark red fruit. Just a touch...
70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep...
Black cherry crimson. Floral dark fruit on the nose and palate...
Black-hearted crimson. Very ripe so there's even a touch of...
63% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot, 7% Carmenère...
Deep black cherry with purplish rim. Slightly overripe fruit...
Bright elderberry juice, black core. A touch smoky on the nose...
Intense, dark cherry crimson, ripe cherry aromas, intense but...
Greyish dark crimson. Toasty and rich on the nose. Lively and...
On the border with Pomerol. Deep dark cherry red. A little dusty...
Deepest dark crimson. Sweet toasty damson. Ripe fruit but...
70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. 50% new oak. Black inky core...

This is the first vintage of Jacques Thienpont's new wine, over...

Pretty ripe and just a touch floral, plums and damsons. More...
Colour of elderberry juice, black core. Ribena incarnate on the...
Tarry and jammy on the nose, a bit spirity too (rare in this...
Ripe and a touch figgy. Similar on the palate with dark...
Technical director's property next to Monbousquet. Two hectares...
Vineyard encépagement: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Deep...
Black core and dark cherry rim. Quite closed, dense, savoury and...
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. 100% new oak. Amazingly deep...
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 18 months in new oak. Cedary...
Slightly lower yields than 2010. Gentle aroma of sweet dark...
3.5 ha. 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Very dark with a rich...
Pure damson jam on the nose. Fresher on the palate but a bit...
Dark black cherry colour. Very floral, combined with some oak...
Darkest crimson with wide cherry rim. Fresh cassis with a light...
Deep crimson. Gentle, dusty, inviting. Light, dry with dusty...
Deep dark cherry. Sweet – but not overly sweet – cherry fruit. A...
Quintus is the new name for Haut de Daugay and this is the first...
Formerly Tertre Daugay, thus creating the fifth grand vin for...
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Glorious rich pure fruit. So...
Deep crimson. Mocha on the nose, still with that stony dustiness...
20% Cabernet Franc, 80% Merlot. Black core. Dark and perhaps a...

4 ha out of 20 planted. Juicy and red fruited and really fresh...

Property he is involved in with a group of investors called Win...
Darkest crimson, black core. Fragrant red fruit aroma, perhaps...
We tasted this before Roc de Cambes, which was harvested 10 days...
A Jonathan Maltus wine. Deep crimson. Ripe, intense and spicy...
Deep greyish crimson. 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc. Perfumed...
Fresher, more fragrant dark fruit than the Pavie Maquin just...
Deep black cherry colour, black core. Sweet but not overripe...
Rich black cherry colour. Toasty oak sweetness opening up to...
Black as black, purple coal. Toasty chocolate aroma. Rich dark...
Deep purplish crimson with black core. Peppery, lightly leafy...
Purple coal. Intense black fruit to the fore. Savoury and oaky...
Black with dark cherry rim. Fresh dark fruit, a little stalky...

 

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