The St. Emilion Classification will be based on tasting the wines and visits to each property seeking to have their wines classified. Chateaux desiring “Grand Cru Classé” status will provide 10 vintages of their wines. Chateaux seeking “Premier Grand Cru Classé” status must provide 15 vintages of their wines to be tasted.
2011 Bordeaux has a high level of color and tannin. We need to retain the richness to create a fleshy, well balanced wine. Along with a slow, cooler extraction, we’ll also modify our barrel ageing program to help reach this target.
2011 St. Emilion is a unique vintage for Bordeaux wine. We have never seen anything like it before and that is why we like it!
“It was easy to wait. We walked in the vineyards daily to taste the fruit and picked when we considered it was perfect time to harvest!”
Bruno Borie is fun, charming, well-spoken, knowledgeable and a good sales person. After all, while he enjoys traveling as much as the next person, he’s here promoting his wines because he wants you to buy them.
We can already feel and smell the huge fruit which is characteristic of Chateau La Clotte. Still we will really need to see what happens after the vinification.
2011 is the most difficult vintage I ever had. We call it the “Nerves war”. The various consultants wanted to be helpful. But with the 2011 Bordeaux vintage, they just don’t know how to help.
