“2011 Leoville Poyferre will be more in the classical style of 2010 Bordeaux, with great freshness and very silky tannins in the Cabernet Sauvignon”
2001 Bordeaux wines are clearly very good. All eight wines showed very well, albeit at different levels of maturity. At 10 years of age, we have reached a stage where some are ready to drink, some will improve and a couple are still not ready.
“The stress does not affect the quality. But it reduces the yield. This means at Chateau d’Issan, our 2011 Bordeaux harvest will be a smaller harvest than normal”.
2011 Bordeaux is not so simple to handle. For the last two Bordeaux vintages, 2010 and 2009, Mother Nature was very kind to us. This year, in 2011, it is not exactly the same thing.
“2011 Bordeaux was certainly shaped by the spring draught. But it is very different from a vintage such as 2003. Luckily we had rain during the veraison, which is the best time for the vines”.
Grüner Veltliner is not just chic at the moment. It deserves a permanent place in the Hall of Fame of important grape varieties and a leading role among the wines to pair with food!
