With mocha, black cherry, truffle, smoke and earthy aromas, this medium-bodied, soft-textured Branaire Ducru is dominated by cherries and finishes with a fresh, sweet chocolate and black raspberry.
Regarding 2011 Chateau Leoville Barton, Anthony Barton feels it’s a vintage to drink young, while waiting for your 2010 and 2009 Bordeaux wine to develop
2011 Bordeaux wine from Haut Medoc is a mixed year. This should help you find some of the best Bordeaux wine values in the appellation.
We also experimented with optical technology, which uses infrared spectroscopy to measure the phenolic intensity of the berries. This helped us a lot at Pichon Baron”.
Located at one of the highest elevation winemaking regions in Spain and protected by a series of natural rock walls, Viña El Pisón lies in nutrient-poor soils that are made predominantly of calcaric clay and small pebbles.
2011 St. Estephe was a difficult vintage due to hail and drought. This is a guide to the best wines of the appellation in the 2011 Bordeaux vintage.
