The Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2011 is the embodiment of luxury and sophistication. This highly-coveted red wine hails from the renowned appellation of Echezeaux Grand Cru in the heart of Burgundy, France. The 2011 vintage, produced by the esteemed winemaker, Jean-Yves Bizot, is especially noteworthy for its finesse and harmony.

Employing traditional winemaking techniques, Bizot works with a minimal-intervention philosophy. The grapes, grown in limestone-heavy soil, are handpicked and allowed a long fermentation process, which enriches the bottle with intense yet refined flavours.

The Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2011 presents a vibrant bouquet of wild berries juxtaposed with hints of spice, an undercurrent of minerality, and a whisper of oak. As it ages, it develops an even more nuanced profile, drawing discerning enthusiasts. Feel the dance of its harmonious palate as it promises an extended, satisfying finish. A purchase of this extravagant year is a testament to the connoisseur’s taste.

The Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2011 is the embodiment of luxury and sophistication. This highly-coveted red wine hails from the renowned appellation of Echezeaux Grand Cru in the heart of Burgundy, France. The 2011 vintage, produced by the esteemed winemaker, Jean-Yves Bizot, is especially noteworthy for its finesse and harmony.

Employing traditional winemaking techniques, Bizot works with a minimal-intervention philosophy. The grapes, grown in limestone-heavy soil, are handpicked and allowed a long fermentation process, which enriches the bottle with intense yet refined flavours.

The Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2011 presents a vibrant bouquet of wild berries juxtaposed with hints of spice, an undercurrent of minerality, and a whisper of oak. As it ages, it develops an even more nuanced profile, drawing discerning enthusiasts. Feel the dance of its harmonious palate as it promises an extended, satisfying finish. A purchase of this extravagant year is a testament to the connoisseur’s taste.

Presenting Bizot Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Elise Fermouche 2011, a sublime French red wine that reflects the expertise of its esteemed producer, Domaine Bizot. Sourced from the illustrious Vosne-Romanee region of Burgundy, this Pinot Noir showcases the quintessential character of its terroir. Crafted under the meticulous eye of winemaker Jean-Yves Bizot, it maintains a harmonious balance of ripe berry flavours, comforting earthy tones, and a delicate, lasting finish.

Produced using traditional methods, Bizot Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Elise Fermouche 2011 undergoes an extended period of fermentation to extract maximum depth and complexity. The wine is matured in French oak barrels, creating a smooth, integrated texture. This vintage is a testament to Bizot's dedication to minimal intervention winemaking, allowing the natural beauty of the fruit and the unique nature of each vineyard's soil to truly shine. A truly remarkable experience for the discerning palate.

Wine Enthusiast (90)

This is a delightfully perfumed wine, the second wine of Château L'Evangile. Smooth with ripe Merlot flavors, it's full and dense, conveying the sense that it will mature quickly.

Richard Juhlin (95)

It was time for the good James to enjoy one of the most magnificent champagnes for the release of the 25th Bond film. The decision to use Pinot Noir for this 2011 vintage, exclusively from the home village of Aÿ with its mighty fruit is nothing short of brilliant. Perhaps wait about ten years until the wine has reached its peak and completely integrated its enormous fruit with the barrel notes, but the wine is already magnificent with its deep ripe aroma of Gravenstein apples, backed by fresh wooden notes. House typical and powerful.

Richard Juhlin (95)

It was time for the good James to enjoy one of the most magnificent champagnes for the release of the 25th Bond film. The decision to use Pinot Noir for this 2011 vintage, exclusively from the home village of Aÿ with its mighty fruit is nothing short of brilliant. Perhaps wait about ten years until the wine has reached its peak and completely integrated its enormous fruit with the barrel notes, but the wine is already magnificent with its deep ripe aroma of Gravenstein apples, backed by fresh wooden notes. House typical and powerful.

Vinous (94)

The 2011 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is just starting to drink well. Fresh and mineral, the 2011 also looks to have plenty of life ahead of it. Chalk, lemon confit and white flowers all grace this open-knit, curvy Charlemagne. The 2011 has really softened in recent years. Time in the glass brings out the layers in this very pretty and expressive Charlemagne from Bonneau du Martray.

Vinous (94)

The 2011 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is just starting to drink well. Fresh and mineral, the 2011 also looks to have plenty of life ahead of it. Chalk, lemon confit and white flowers all grace this open-knit, curvy Charlemagne. The 2011 has really softened in recent years. Time in the glass brings out the layers in this very pretty and expressive Charlemagne from Bonneau du Martray.

Vinous (94)

The 2011 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is just starting to drink well. Fresh and mineral, the 2011 also looks to have plenty of life ahead of it. Chalk, lemon confit and white flowers all grace this open-knit, curvy Charlemagne. The 2011 has really softened in recent years. Time in the glass brings out the layers in this very pretty and expressive Charlemagne from Bonneau du Martray.

Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (94-96)

(50% vendange entier; two-thirds new oak): Bright, dark red. Captivating nose combines raspberry, red licorice, iron, dried rose, mocha and minerals. all lifted by a high-pitched floral quality. Wonderfully juicy, intense and delineated, showing great energy but also considerable medicinal reserve. Silky and utterly weightless wine with great delicacy and outstanding balance. The rising, highly perfumed, extremely long aftertaste is like a wake-up call for the taste buds. The tannins here are remarkably suave.

Wine Spectator (94)

A ripe style, displaying lime, apricot, peach, baked apple, toast, spice and caramel flavors. Creamy in texture, leaving a tactile sensation on the lengthy finish. Best from 2016 through 2027. 100 cases imported. -BS

Vinous (94+)

Pale, bright yellow. A meaty nuance mostly blew off to reveal complex scents of orange peel, dried apricot, almond, caramel and spicecake. Rich and sweet but with excellent acid cut to the dense flavors of citrus fruits, spices and crushed-stone minerality. Really echoes and builds on the back end, saturating the palate without leaving any impression of heaviness. Give this some time in a decanter or, better yet, lay it down for five or six years. An outstanding showing.

Wine Advocate (89-91+)

An opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by notes of creme de cassis and licorice intermixed with notions of truffles and graphite. Rich, full-bodied and concentrated, the 2011 Boyd-Cantenac merits serious interest. Moreover, it often sells at a very realistic price, so readers take note. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2030.

Wine Enthusiast (91)

A perfumed wine, it has ripe tannins, soft and full black currant flavors and a solid structure. A dark, brooding character indicates the aging potential. Drink this concentrated wine from 2017.

The Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos du Fonteny 2011 is a riveting exhibit from the esteemed house of Bruno Clair. Constructed within the notable terroir of Gevrey-Chambertin, in the heart of Burgundy, this wine proudly represents its Premier Cru status. The 2011 vintage seduces the palate with a harmonious blend of black fruits, ripe berries and lighter floral notes, underpinned by the quintessential minerality that is a testament to its chalky-clay soil origin.

Bruno Clair, a benchmark Burgundian producer, exhibits masterful traditional winemaking methods, from hand-harvested grapes to aging in French oak barrels for 12 to 18 months. This meticulously crafted bottle, rightly named 'Clos du Fonteny', is well-regarded for its depth, elegance and remarkable ageing potential. A premier choice for collectors and enthusiasts seeking the refinement of Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos du Fonteny 2011.

Vinous - Neal Martin (92)

The 2011 Calon-Ségur has a light, tertiary bouquet, quite tight at first, hints of dried blood coming through with time, a little toasty in style. This gains complexity and is quite appealing. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, fine grain tannins, a keen line of acidity with one of the more refined finished in its peer group. This is well-crafted and certainly à point. Very fine. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.

From the renowned vineyards of Lalande-de-Pomerol, Canon Chaigneau 2011 is an exquisite testament to French viniculture. Meticulously curated by the Chaigneau family, its superior quality is a reflection of centuries-old viticulture expertise. This right-banked Bordeaux blend contains 80% Merlot, dignifying it with a ruby lustre and mirroring the aesthetic of Pomerol's grand terroir. Following a harvest with rigorous selection, the grapes ferment in concrete vats leading to the birth of divine complexity and character.

The 18-month oak barrel maturation process lends Canon Chaigneau 2011 robust notes of ripe dark fruit, balanced by fine, velvety tannins. Its aroma bursts with a fragrant blend of raspberries, sweet spices, and truffle undertones. With exquisite balance and length, the Canon Chaigneau 2011 reveals an impressive maturation potential, and its opulence will evolve admirable complexity over the years. It's a vintage that compels sages of the wine world to express profuse admiration.

Wine Spectator (93)

Offers a deliciously mouthwatering range of red currant, damson plum, blackberry and loganberry fruit, spiced with hints of black tea and cinnamon and backed by a long, briary, fine-grained finish. A sleek, refined wine that should age well. Best from 2016 through 2028. -JM

Wine Advocate (87-89)

The 2011 Carruades de Lafite is composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Soft berry fruit, underbrush, fresh herb and bay leaf characteristics as well as soft tannins, a velvety texture, and a medium-bodied, slightly superficial, but satisfying style suggest this 2011 should be consumed over the next 10-15 years.

Vinous (92-94)

The 2011 Echezeaux du Dessus is totally seamless. Soft, generous and impeccable in its balance the Echezeaux du Dessus is first and foremost a wine of texture. Floral and spice notes emerge over time, but it is the wine's inviting, supple personality that stands out most. I expect the 2011 to develop nicely in bottle, but it is going to be pretty hard to resist young.

Vinous (88)

The 2011 Blanc de Noirs Les Ursules is quite delicate and understated in this vintage. Crushed flowers, herbs, dried cherries, kirsch, mint and anise are all nicely delineated in the glass. The aromatics are lifted and decidedly high-toned, while the wine lacks its customary balance, which brings out some angularity. The 2011 offers reasonably good balance within the context of the vintage, but not more. Tasted two times with some variation. Disgorged: April 2015.

Vinous - Neal Martin (91)

The 2011 Certan-de-May has a well-defined and fresh bouquet, quintessentially Pomerol with a touch of black truffle. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, well-judged acidity, good backbone with black pepper and cedar towards the slightly dry but still appealing finish. Fine. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.

Vinous - Neal Martin (92)

The 2011 Chapelle d’Ausone has a well-defined, quite focused bouquet with high-toned but precise red berry fruit, crushed stone and rose petal aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine delineation, lifted red berry fruit laced with truffle, black pepper and a touch of clove. Lovely cohesion on the finish, this is an excellent 2011 that is ageing with style. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.

Wine Advocate - Robert Parker (100)

The 2011 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree comes from a lieu-dit known as Les Murets planted with 80- to 90-year-old Marsanne vines. The bouquet offers up scents of Asian spices, lychee nuts, white currant liqueur and peach and apricot marmalade. This stunning, honeyed, flamboyant white is perfection in a glass. Drink it over the next half century.

Wine Advocate - Robert Parker (100)

The 2011 Ermitage Cuvee de l’Oree comes from a lieu-dit known as Les Murets planted with 80- to 90-year-old Marsanne vines. The bouquet offers up scents of Asian spices, lychee nuts, white currant liqueur and peach and apricot marmalade. This stunning, honeyed, flamboyant white is perfection in a glass. Drink it over the next half century.

Wine Advocate (98+)

As expected, the 2011 Ermitage l’Ermite, which comes from the lieu-dit of the same name, is more backward and focused, with a slightly closed, tight profile. Slowly giving up ample cassis and black raspberry fruit, graphite, licorice and edgy minerality, it is full-bodied, deeply concentrated and tannic, yet still never puts a foot wrong and is perfectly balanced and seamless. Give it 3-4 years in the cellar and enjoy over the following two decades or more.

Wine Advocate (98)

Similar to the '12 and showing the generosity and warmth of this site, the 2011 Ermitage le Meal is another sexy wine that's just hard to resist. Full-bodied and concentrated, it's slightly more red fruit-driven with black raspberries, crushed flowers, sweet spice and roasted herb aromas and flavors all emerging from the glass. One of the denser, more concentrated 2011s out there, it still shows the 2011 extroverted and straight-up hedonistic character and will drink well for another 20+ years.

Wine Advocate (99)

Surprisingly, I preferred the 2011 Ermitage le Meal Blanc over the 2012 on this occasion and it showed a more flamboyant, sexy style in its caramelized pineapple, tropical, honeyed and floral personality. Big, rich and decadent, with fabulous fruit intensity and length, this rock star flirts with perfection and will keep for another 3-4 decades.

Wine Advocate (100)

Even better and a prodigious effort that hits all my sweet spots, the 2011 Ermitage Le Pavillon comes from one of the top terroirs on Hermitage hill, the granite soils of the Les Bessards lieu-dit. Spectacularly perfumed, with raspberry, blackberry, licorice, toasted spices and assorted floral nuances, this full-bodied effort has massive depth and richness, no hard edges and masses of finely polished tannin that emerge on and frame the finish. It will be approachable at an earlier age than either the 2009 or 2010, yet should nevertheless have 2-3 decades of ultimate longevity.

Wine Spectator (95)

Offers a mouthfilling, brambly feel, with dark plum, steeped blackberry and mulled boysenberry fruit at the core, backed by anise, singed mesquite and black tea notes that give the finish a perfumy caste. Has depth and power but stays remarkably refined. Best from 2016 through 2030. 13 cases imported. -JM