2011 Mouton Rothschild Wine Tasting Notes
Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, First Growth could set the tone for the 2011 Bordeaux wine campaign.
Author Jeff Leve
2011 Montrose Tasting Notes, Powerful Masculine Tannic St. Estephe
Yields were low due to the problems Cabernet Sauvignon suffered from during the growing season coupled with the loss suffered from the hail storm.
2011 Cos d’Estournel Tasting Notes, interview with Jean Guillaume Prats
The use of the gravity, coupled with the ability to quickly cool down the grapes, which retards oxidation, allowed the fruit to maintain maximum aromatic freshness.
2011 Pontet Canet Tasting Notes, Candid Interview with Alfred Tesseron
By placing more of the fruit in Pontet Canet, consumers get a better idea of what each vintage really tastes like. Because every vintage tells a different story, we do not make a lot of our second wine.
2011 Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes, Sets Record for Cabernet Sauvignon
For the 2011 vintage, a record setting amount of Cabernet Sauvignon was used in the blend at Chateau Pichon Lalande in Pauillac.
2011 Chateau Latour On the way to Biodynamic in Pauillac
The estate continues its march towards biodynamic farming. At this point, 62 acres are farmed using biodynamic techniques. The eventual goal of Chateau Latour is to become completely biodynamic within a few years.
2011 Lynch Bages Tasting Notes, Jean Charles Interview
We employed optical sorting for the first time in 2011. I am undecided about employing the technology in future vintages yet. The new destemming technology had a much more important impact!