6 May – Just to remind you that, owing to Nick's scheduled gut operation, from which he is making excellent progress now, I was unable to go to Bordeaux to taste the 2011 primeurs. Julia Harding MW went instead and did a first-class job, publishing an awe-inspiring set of tasting notes in record time – JR
Here's a guide to our coverage of Bordeaux 2011, complete with Julia's picture of one delighted putto at Ch La Mission Haut-Brion.
Please note that the tasting article titles will link to the relevant article only once they are published, but there are already 16 other, more general articles listed below the list of tasting articles.
TASTING ARTICLES (most recent first)
Bordeaux 2011 – sweet whites 10 years on 22 October 2021
Bordeaux 2011 – left-bank reds 10 years on 21 October 2021
Bordeaux 2011 – right-bank reds 10 years on 20 October 2021
2011 bordeaux – in need of a magic wand? 27 Jan 2016
Bordeaux 2011 at Southwold – the whites 12 Feb 2015
Bordeaux 2011 at Southwold – the left bank 11 Feb 2015
Bordeaux 2011 at Southwold – the right bank 10 Feb 2015
The last three Bordeaux vintages? 1 April 2014
Bordeaux 2011 in bottle 30 Oct 2013
Cru bourgeois 2011s 3 Oct 2013
Bordeaux 2009-2012 compared 6 Aug 2013
Bordeaux – 2011 and 2008 compared 29 Aug 2012
More Médocs, tasted in London 22 May 2012
Notes from Bibendum's London tasting 15 May 2012
Crus Classés 2011-2008 compared 10 May 2012
Sweet whites 25 Apr 2012
St-Émilion and satellites 24 Apr 2012
Pomerol, Lalande-de-Pomerol and Fronsac 23 Apr 2012
Graves and Pessac-Léognan reds 20 Apr 2012
Margaux 19 Apr 2012
St-Julien 18 Apr 2012
Pauillac 17 Apr 2012
St-Estèphe 16 Apr 2012
Dry whites 13 Apr
AC Bordeaux and Côtes 12 Apr 2012
Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Moulis and Listrac 11 Apr 2012
Cercle Rive Droite 2011s 27 Mar 2012
MORE GENERAL ARTICLES AND VIDEOS (most recent first)
Festive cheer? Not in Bordeaux! (Don't quote me) 13 Dec 2013
Ch Belle-Vue 2011 Haut-Médoc (Wines of the Week) 4 Oct 2013
Bordeaux 2011 – the campaign that wasn't (Don't quote me) 8 May 2012
Blatch on Sauternes 2011 (Free for all) 30 Apr 2012
Liv-ex on Latour – some comments (Don't quote me) 25 Apr 2012
Last chance to win £80 tickets to taste Bordeaux 2011 (Inside information) 25 Apr 2012
How low does Bordeaux 2011 EP need to be? (Forum)
Latour to stop selling en primeur (Forum)
Who is interested in Bordeaux 2011s en primeur? (Forum)
Latour – life beyond primeurs (Don't quote me) 16 Apr 2012
Bordeaux 2011 – Julia's overview (Inside information) 11 Apr 2012
A year in the Médoc (Videos) 9 Apr 2012
Dubourdieu on 'the strange case of 2011' (Free for all) 19 Mar 2012
Bordeaux 2011 – our plans (Inside information) 14 Mar 2012
Bordeaux 2011 – survey results (Free for all) 26 Jan 2012
Bordeaux 2011 primeurs – a survey (Inside information) 23 Jan 2012
Making the most of Médoc 2011s (Inside information) 22 Nov 2011
2011 – a crazy year for growers (Free for all) 8 Oct 2011
Latest news from Bordeaux (Inside information) 23 Sep 2011
A hailstorm in St-Estèphe (Inside Information) 5 Sep 2011