2011 Bordeaux Futures Part II: From Château Margaux to Château D'Armailhac Arrives On or Around May 2015
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2011 Bordeaux Futures Part II: From Château Margaux to Château D'Armailhac
Arrives On or Around May 2015
We are excited to bring you our second offering of 2011 Bordeaux. This week's offering includes the wines of Château Margaux which were some of our favorite wines tasted in Bordeaux, especially Pavillon Blanc which is our pick of the week. Also included in this week's offer is the classic favorite Château Lynch Bages. We think Jean-Charles Cazes did an excellent job combining both quality and value in the 2011 Château Lynch Bages.
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Spectrum Wine's Pick
Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux 2011
Score: 91-93RP
"Picked by Jason Boland and Mark Levin as their top white wine of the vintage. Massive amounts of grapefruit on the nose and palate, amazingly sweet yet very complex and a fresh finish that already lasts 60+ seconds. A wine that is already very refreshing to drink."
Price:
12 Bottle OWC: $1,800.00
*Limited Quantities Available |
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Château Margaux 2011
"...The wine offers an inky/purple color, barely noticeable sweet tannin, and a beautiful nose of creme de cassis, spring flowers and lead pencil shavings backed up by fresh acids and good overall structure. This medium to full-bodied effort possesses tremendous personality and character. It rivals what they achieved in both 2010 and 2009, which is virtually impossible to contemplate given the quality of those two vintages."
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94-96+RP |
3 Bottle OWC: $1,575.00
6 Bottle OWC: $3,150.00
12 Bottle OWC: $6,300.00
*Limited Quantities Available |
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux 2011
""The 2011 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux is one of the finest examples of this cuvee I have ever tasted. It hit 13% natural alcohol and represents only 28% of the harvest. This blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc reveals more structure than most vintages in addition to lots of dark berry fruit intermixed with hints of wood smoke, forest floor and spring flowers. Very pure with striking minerality as well as a long finish, it should drink well for two decades or more."
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91-93RP |
12 Bottle OWC: $1,560.00
*Limited Quantities Available |
Château Haut-Brion 2011
"Like its stablemate La Mission-Haut-Brion, Haut-Brion's 2011 production was small, only 7,600 cases, which is nearly 3,000 fewer cases than in 2009. A blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc, it is interesting to taste the 2011 Haut-Brion next to the more open-knit, seductive 2011 La Mission Haut-Brion. The former wine is more firm, backward and earthy with a more formidably structured style. Undeniably elegant, distinctive and original, it exhibits notes of mulberries, plums, blueberries and raspberries. Jean-Philippe Delmas told me that in many ways the 2011 reminds him of the 2008 from an aromatic and structural profile. There is plenty of tannin, and the 2011 has 25-30 years of aging potential. It may be more reminiscent of a vintage such as 1988, but it is better made as well as being the product of a far stricter selection process."
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92-95RP |
3 Bottle OWC: $1,515.00
6 Bottle OWC: $3,030.00
12 Bottle OWC: $6,060.00
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La Clarence du Haut-Brion 2011
"The 2011 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is more mineral-based than La Mission's second wine, La Chapelle. The Clarence de Haut-Brion possesses a deep ruby/purple color along with copious notes of black cherries and black currants intermixed with hints of crushed rocks and wet gravel. It's easy to tell it is from the Haut-Brion vineyard. Drink it over the next 10-15 years."
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89-91RP |
12 Bottle OWC: $1,319.88 |
Château D'Armailhac 2011
"A strong effort from this property situated between Pontet-Canet and Mouton Rothschild, d'Armailhac's blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and the rest mostly Cabernet Franc and a touch of Petit Verdot was harvested between September 14-24. Its deep ruby color is accompanied by abundant aromas of black fruits, white chocolate, licorice and flowers. Medium-bodied, expressive, savory, pure and long with sweet tannins, it should drink well for 15+ years."
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90-92RP |
12 Bottle OWC: $576.00
*Limited Quantities Available |
Château Clinet 2011
"Under proprietor Ronan Laborde, Clinet has returned to the high quality witnessed in 1989 and 1990 under the helmsmanship of the late Jean-Michel Arcaute. Made from a final blend of 85% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc that hit 14% natural alcohol, the inky, opaque purple-colored 2011 exhibits notes of blackberries, blueberries, espresso roast and subtle oak. Full-bodied, layered, opulent and flamboyant for a 2011, with loads of concentration and glycerin as well as a long finish, this is one of the most impressive wines of the vintage. It should drink well for two decades."
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92-94RP |
12 Bottle OWC: $923.88 |
Château Lynch Bages 2011
"Another strong effort produced under the administration of Jean-Charles Cazes (the son of Jean-Michel Cazes, who spent decades building Lynch Bages into one of the most popular Bordeaux estates), the 2011 boasts an inky/purple hue in addition to copious aromas of black currants, incense, forest floor and ink. Deep, rich, medium to full-bodied and layered with supple tannins as well as the vintage's freshness and vibrancy, it should age easily for 20 years."
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90-93RP |
12 Bottle OWC: $1199.88 |
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