AOC Sauternes - Bordeaux 2011

Wine	Year	AOC Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.	Class. Classification (Class.) Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications: 1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths. 1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés. CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top. CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).	Size Size in hectares (Size) This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.	WA William Kelley, Wine Advocate (WA) English wine critic, living in France and California, publishing on erobertparker.com, starting with the Bordeaux 2021 vintage. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Since the 2022 vintage Kelley is joined by Yohan Castaign. Yohan is from Bordeaux. The vintages 2017-2020 were rated by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. An asterisk (*) means that it is the best wine from the château that Robert Parker ever tasted as a barrel sample. Not all wines are (already) rated.	NM Neal Martin (NM) English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	JR Jancis Robinson (JR) English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.	TA Tim Atkin (TA) English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	De Jane Anson, Decanter (De) English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.	RVF La Revue du Vin de France (RVF) French wine magazine. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. The wines are tasted by Olivier Poels, Hélène Durand and Philippe Maurange. Instead of a single number, always a range is given with a 1 point span. Presented here is the mean. E.g. `16,5-17,5` becomes `17`. In the exceptional case where the span is just 0,5 point, the average ending in .25 or .75 is presented. Not all wines are (already) rated.	JA Jane Anson (JA) English wine journalist formerly writing for Decanter Magazine and now publishing on her website Inside Bordeaux. She rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Ratings from 2013 and earlier were published on her previous website New Bordeaux. Not all wines are (already) rated.	PW Perswijn (PW) Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.	RG René Gabriel (RG) Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). Not all wines are (already) rated.	Price Consumer price in euro (Price) The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.	+/– Price change percentage (+/–) This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).
d'Yquem	2011	Sauternes	1st GCCs	113	96-98	96-98	18	97	·	19	19	96-98++	4½	19	·	·
Climens	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	29	95-97	95-97	18	·	·	19	18	·	5	·	€ 97	–3%
Clos Haut-Peyraguey	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	12	92-94	92-94	16.5	·	·	18	17.5	·	4	18	€ 42	0%
Coutet	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	38	94-96	94-96	17	92	·	18	17.5	93-94	4	17	€ 59	–8%
Guiraud	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	100	88-90	88-90	17.5	95	·	18	17.5	93	4½	20	€ 43	0%
Lafaurie-Peyraguey	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	41	92-94	92-94	16.5	90	·	18	18	·	4½	19	€ 36	–14%
Rabaud-Promis	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	31	94-96	94-96	17.5	89	·	16.5	16.5	·	4	19	·	·
de Rayne-Vigneau	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	79	93-95	93-95	17.5	92	·	17.5	17	·	4½	19	€ 38	–5%
Rieussec	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	90	91-93	91-93	17	92	·	18.5	15.5	·	4½	18	€ 68	0%
Sigalas-Rabaud	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	14	89-91+	89-91+	17	95	·	17	18.5	93-94	3½	18	€ 41	–5%
Suduiraut	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	92	93-95	93-95	17.5	93	·	18.5	17.5	95	4½	19	€ 63	–7%
la Tour-Blanche	2011	Sauternes	1st GCC	65	91-93	91-93	17.5	95	·	18	14.5	88	4	19	€ 49	–9%
d'Arche	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	40	92-94	92-94	16	91	·	16.5	14	90	3½	18	€ 26	0%
Broustet	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	39.5	87-89	87-89	16.5	92	·	17.5	14	·	3+	17	€ 20	+11%
Caillou	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	13	90-92	90-92	·	94	·	18	14.5	92++	3½	17	€ 27	+4%
Doisy-Daëne	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	15.9	95-97	95-97	17	95	·	18.5	18	91-92	3½	19	€ 38	0%
Doisy-Védrines	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	30	90-92	90-92	16	95	·	18	17	·	3½	18	€ 29	0%
Filhot	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	62	88-90	88-90	17	93	·	17.5	15.5	·	3½	18	€ 22	0%
Lamothe (Despujols)	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	7.5	·	·	16	·	·	17	12.5	·	3+	·	€ 24	+9%
Lamothe Guignard	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	17	85-87	85-87	16.5	91	·	16.5	13	·	3½	17	€ 21	0%
de Malle	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	28	90-92	90-92	16	94	·	18	16	·	3½	19	€ 33	+14%
de Myrat	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	22	92-94	92-94	17	94	·	17	16.5	90	4	16	€ 27	0%
Nairac	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	17	90-92	90-92	17	95	·	17	18.5	·	4	19	€ 48	0%
Romer du Hayot	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	15	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	16	€ 18	0%
Suau	2011	Sauternes	2nd GCC	8.1	·	·	16.5	·	·	15.5	·	·	3+	16	·	·
Bastor-Lamontagne	2011	Sauternes	·	56	89-91	89-91	16	93	·	16	·	87-88	3½	·	€ 21	0%
l'Extravagant de Doisy-Daëne (demi)	2011	Sauternes	·	15.9	95-97	95-97	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	20	€ 191	0%
de Fargues	2011	Sauternes	·	25	93-95	93-95	17	93	·	18.5	18.5	·	4	19	€ 105	–5%
les Justices	2011	Sauternes	·	8.5	·	·	·	·	·	·	15.5	·	·	·	·	·
Raymond Lafon	2011	Sauternes	·	16	90-92	90-92	17.5	·	·	18.5	·	91	·	18	€ 34	–6%
Romer	2011	Sauternes	·	6.5	·	·	17	·	·	17	13.5	·	3+	·	·	·

Wine

Year

AOC

Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC): AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.

Class.

Classification (Class.): Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:; 1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.; 1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.; CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.; CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).

Size

Size in hectares (Size): This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (WA): English wine critic, living in France and California, publishing on erobertparker.com, starting with the Bordeaux 2021 vintage. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Since the 2022 vintage Kelley is joined by Yohan Castaign. Yohan is from Bordeaux. The vintages 2017-2020 were rated by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. An asterisk (*) means that it is the best wine from the château that Robert Parker ever tasted as a barrel sample. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Neal Martin (NM): English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jancis Robinson (JR): English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Tim Atkin (TA): English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jane Anson, Decanter (De): English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.

RVF

La Revue du Vin de France (RVF): French wine magazine. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. The wines are tasted by Olivier Poels, Hélène Durand and Philippe Maurange. Instead of a single number, always a range is given with a 1 point span. Presented here is the mean. E.g. 16,5-17,5 becomes 17. In the exceptional case where the span is just 0,5 point, the average ending in .25 or .75 is presented. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jane Anson (JA): English wine journalist formerly writing for Decanter Magazine and now publishing on her website Inside Bordeaux. She rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Ratings from 2013 and earlier were published on her previous website New Bordeaux. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Perswijn (PW): Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.

René Gabriel (RG): Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). Not all wines are (already) rated.

Price

Consumer price in euro (Price): The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.

+/–

Price change percentage (+/–): This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).