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Winedoctor Updates: 2011 Archive

Here are all the updates for the first half of 2011. Follow the link at the bottom for earlier updates. Click here for more recent updates.

June

Tasting: 2009 Touraine & Centre (30/6/11) Fine in Touraine, less so in Sancerre.
Tasting: 2009 Muscadet & Anjou (29/6/11) Fine wines all round.
Report: Loire 2009 (28/6/11) A vintage featuring some high quality wines.
WotW: André-Michel Brégeon Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie 2009 (27/6/11)
Blog: It's only wine, init? (24/6/11)
Tasting: Fifty Great Portuguese Wines 2011: Part 1 (22/6/11) Cannavan's whites.
Tasting: Fifty Great Portuguese Wines 2011: Part 2 (23/6/11) Cannavan's reds.
Profile: Damien Laureau (21/6/11) Top flight modern-school Savennières.
WotW: Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe En Rama NV (20/6/11)
Tasting: Pierre Jacques Druet: 2010 Update (17/6/11) Young and mature wines.
Update: Château Troplong-Mondot (16/6/11) Turbo-charged St Emilion.
Update: Domaine aux Moines (15/6/11) Savennières from Tessa Laroche.
Tasting: Domaine aux Moines: 2011 Update (14/6/11) Vintages young and old.
WotW: Les Cailloux du Paradis Racines 2007 (13/6/11)
Blog: Oxidised Wines: Where's the 'Charm'? (10/6/11)
Tasting: Humble Pie with Pithon-Paillé (9/6/11) A chance to retaste.
Update: Château Pichon-Lalande (8/6/11) A true super-second.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2003 (7/6/11) A vintage with Multiple Personality Disorder.
WotW: Fabrizio Battaglino Bric Bastia 2009 (6/6/11)
Tasting: Domaine FL: 2010 Update (3/6/11) Wines from 2008 and 2007.
Tasting: Champalou: 2011 Update (2/6/11) Wines from 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Update: Château Pichon-Baron (1/6/11) Updated text and new images.

May

Profile: Château d'Epiré (31/5/11) A source of old-school Savennières.
WotW: François Chidaine Montlouis Clos Habert 2008 (30/5/11)
Blog: Pavie 2010 (27/5/11) Critics must be allowed to be critical.
Update: Eric Morgat (26/5/11) An expanded profile for Eric.
Tasting: Eric Morgat: 2011 Update (25/5/11) Including the new Litus cuvée.
Tasting: Château La Conseillante 1945-2009 (24/5/11) Five vintages old and young.
WotW: Domaine de Bablut Coteaux de l'Aubance 1986 (23/5/11)
Blog: Seven in Bordeaux (20/5/11) Brown, Pichon-Baron, Clos Dubreuil & more.
Tasting: 2010 Touraine & Centre (19/5/11) A challenging but worthwhile vintage.
Tasting: 2010 Muscadet & Anjou (18/5/11) Crisis in Muscadet.
Report: Loire 2010 (17/5/11) A very promising vintage across the board.
WotW: Nicolas Potel Santenay Vieilles Vignes 2008 (16/5/11)
Blog: Oxidised or Oxidative? (13/5/11)
Tasting: Domaine de Juchepie: 2011 Update (12/5/11) Recent vintages.
Update: Château Malartic-Lagravière (11/5/11) Wines from the Bonnie family.
Tasting: Pithon-Paillé: 2011 Update (10/5/11) I revisit to taste the 2009s again.
WotW: Pithon-Paillé Anjou Blanc Coteau des Treilles 2008 (9/5/11)
Blog: Domaine des Baumard (6/5/11) A message from Florent Baumard.
Tasting: More Wines from Hungary, by Cozzi & Boffa (5/5/11)
Tasting: Vincent Carême: 2011 Salon (4/5/11) I take a look at the 2009s.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: Sauternes & Barsac (3/5/11) An excellent vintage.
WotW: Château de Rayne-Vigneau 1986 (2/5/11)

April

Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: Pomerol (29/4/11) The best Vieux Château Certan ever?
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: St Emilion (28/4/11) Inconsistency and greatness.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: Médoc & Haut-Médoc (27/4/11) An attractive handful.
Tasting: Bernard Baudry: 2011 Salon (26/4/11) I look at Baudry's 2009s and 2010s.
WotW: López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva 1987 (25/4/11)
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: Margaux (22/4/11) A rather tannic success.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: St Julien (21/4/11) Poise and substance.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: Pauillac (20/4/11) Superlative wines.
Tasting: François Chidaine: 2011 Update (19/4/11) I taste the latest releases.
WotW: Domaine de la Sénéchalière La Bohème 2009 (18/4/11)
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: St Estèphe (15/4/11) A commune to watch out for.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2010: Pessac-Léognan (14/4/11) The reds and whites.
Report: Bordeaux 2010: Top Ten (13/4/11) My favourite wines.
Report: Bordeaux 2010 (12/4/11) A fine vintage of fresh acidity and tannin.
WotW: Le Sec de Juchepie Anjou Les Monts 2007 (11/4/11)
Blog: Bordeaux 2010 - Day 4 (8/4/11)
Blog: Bordeaux 2010 - Day 3 (7/4/11)
Blog: Bordeaux 2010 - Day 2 (6/4/11)
Blog: Bordeaux 2010 - Day 1 (5/4/11)
WotW: Domaine de Montrieux Le Verre des Poètes 2008 (4/4/11)
Blog: Bordeaux 2010! (1/4/11) The starting pistol is raised.

March

Tasting: Domaine Huet: 2011 Update (31/3/11) Wines from 2010, 2009 & more.
Tasting: Four Wines from Tenuta Vitalonga (30/3/11) Wines from Umbria.
Profile: Domaine de la Bergerie (29/3/11) The wines of Yves Guégniard.
WotW: Zoltán Demeter Tokaji Sárga Muskotály Anett 2008 (28/3/11)
Tasting: Bibendum 2011 Tasting Part 2 (25/3/11) The red wines.
Tasting: Bibendum 2011 Tasting Part 1 (24/3/11) White and rosé wines.
Update: Domaine Ogereau (23/3/11) My profile expanded and updated.
Tasting: Domaine Ogereau: 2011 Update (22/3/11) I taste the latest releases.
WotW: Domaine de la Pépière Les Gras Moutons 2009 (21/3/11)
Update: Château Pavie (17/3/11) New text and images.
Tasting: Domaine des Baumard: 2011 Update (16/3/11) New notes.
Update: Domaine des Baumard (15/3/11) A historic Anjou domaine.
WotW: François Villard Condrieu Quintessence 2000 (14/3/11)
Tasting: Liberty Wines 2011: Part 2 (11/3/11) The red wines.
Tasting: Liberty Wines 2011: Part 1 (10/3/11) The white wines.
Update: Château Pierre-Bise (9/3/11) A leading Anjou domaine.
Tasting: Château Pierre-Bise: 2011 Update (8/3/11) The latest releases.
WotW: Château Poujeaux 1997 (7/3/11)
Update: Château La Fleur-Pétrus (3/3/11) New text and images.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2002 (2/3/11) Eight left-bankers tasted.
Tasting: Bordeaux 2002 (1/3/11) A polarising vintage; my review.

February

WotW: Château Tour Grise Saumur Rosé Brut 1999 (28/2/11)
Update: Château Camplazens (25/2/11) An update after yesterday's tasting.
Tasting: Latest Releases from Château Camplazens (24/2/11) The latest vintages.
Update: Château Batailley (23/2/11) Popular Pauillac from the Castéjas.
Tasting: Peppercorns & Potter's Clay (22/2/11) Pomerol with Roberson Wine.
WotW: Domaine de la Pépière Cuvée Granit 2009 (21/2/11)
Tasting: Three more from Château Laulan Ducos (10/2/11) From 2008 and 2009.
Update: Château La Conseillante (9/2/11) Updated text and new images.
Profile: Richard Leroy (8/2/11) World-class dry Chenin Blanc.
WotW: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 1995 (7/2/11)
Report: The 2011 Salon des Vins de Loire Top Ten (4/2/11) Ten striking wines.
Blog: Salon Wednesday Update (2/2/11) The final day.
Blog: Salon Tuesday Update (1/2/11) More from the Salon.

January

Blog: Salon Monday Update (31/1/11) A quick rundown of the weekend's work.
Blog: Next Week (28/1/11) Travel, tastings and updates next week.
Tasting: The Kings of Muscadet (27/1/11) Updates on Guy Bossard & Jo Landron.
Tasting: Loire 2005 (26/1/11) Nineteen wines tasted.
Tasting: Loire 2005 (25/1/11) The greatest.....since 1989, 1947 or 1921?
WotW: Catherine & Pierre Breton Bourgueil Les Perrières 2005 (24/1/11)
Update: Château Beau-Séjour Bécot (20/1/11) St Emilion from the Bécots.
Tasting: Louis Latour: The 2009 Vintage (19/1/11) Burgundy and Beaujolais.
Tasting: Wines of Hungary, by Cozzi & Boffa (18/1/11) A dozen wines.
WotW: Ede Tiffán Grande Selection 2006 (17/1/11)
Update: Château Desmirail (14/1/11) Margaux, from Denis Lurton.
Feature: 2010 Wine in Context: Your Turn (13/1/11) The final batch.
Wine Guide: Muscadet: Terroir, Crus Communaux & more (12/1/11)
Wine Guide: Muscadet: History & Appellations (11/1/11)
WotW: Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 1999 (10/1/11)
Blog: 2010: the two-asterisk vintage? (7/1/11)
Feature: 2010 Wine in Context: Your Turn (6/1/11) Four more readers respond.
Feature: 2010 Winedoctor Label Quiz: Answers (5/1/11)
Tasting: Quinta do Noval, with Christian Seely (4/1/11) Port and table wines tasted.
WotW: André-Michel Brégeon Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Gorges 2004 (3/1/11)

A record of updates made during 2010 is available.