Is 2009 a good year for Bordeaux?
Is 2009 a good year for Bordeaux?
For Bordeaux, the 2009 vintage is widely regarded as legendary. The year produced excellent wines across the board, including those from the sweet wine appellations of Sauternes and Barsac. Although, the growing season began with a warm early spring, both March and April brought rain.
Was 2011 a good Bordeaux year?
2011 Bordeaux wine is a good, but not great vintage with some nice wines. 2011 Bordeaux wine is generally speaking, fresh, bright, aromatic and show more acidity than the previously mentioned vintages. The wines are less concentrated in flavor this vintage when compared with recent years like 2009 and 2010.
Was 2010 a good year for Bordeaux?
The 2010 vintage for Bordeaux is recognized as legendary across the board. A truly great year, despite an exceedingly dry growing season that was not without its problems but, in the end, delivered. A cold winter delayed the initial vine growth, which slowed and disrupted both budburst and flowering.
How was 2011 in Bordeaux?
The 2011 Bordeaux vintage was generally poor in comparison to the brilliant 2010 and 2009. The weather throughout the growing season was, frankly, freakish. Both the winter and spring were dry with the latter becoming unnervingly hot in places, prompting an extremely early budburst.
Is 2011 a good year for St Emilion?
Generally speaking cabernet franc did much better, and estates with high levels of this grape in both Pomerol and Saint Emilion fared well. Some good early drinking wines across both banks, with fresh fruits and some excellent gentle tannins. Excellent restaurant wines in many cases, but not consistent.
What was the 2020 Bordeaux vintage like?
2020 white Bordeaux wine performed quite well this year. The wines are ripe, sweet, crisp, juicy, and fresh. While the crop was small for Sauternes and Barsac producers, (some estates reported yields 50% less than normal) and Botrytis did not develop until quite late in the growing season, the quality is quite good.
Was Bordeaux a good year for 2019?
The Bordeaux Institute of Wine and Vine Science (ISVV) has given 2019 a 3.5 to four-star rating – out of five – in its annual report. That would make Bordeaux 2019 an extremely high-quality year, but not up with the 4.5 to five-star vintages of 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015 or 2016.
