Chapoutier Sélections Parcellaires 2011

Doesn't time fly? It seems only yesterday I was reporting on the 2010s – which I did twice, first here and then here, at Michel C's insistence since he thought I was too hard on his wines the first time around! When I retasted his 2010s, Michel Chapoutier told me, 'there were two different vintages in 2011: those who picked early and those who waited, like us. The total quantity was huge, up 25%, but people who waited saw their grapes drying and losing weight.'

I haven't tasted nearly enough to pontificate about the 2011 vintage in the Rhône...