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Winedoctor Updates: 2012 Archive

Here are all the updates for the first half of 2012. Follow the link at the bottom for earlier updates. Click here for more recent updates.

• Château Le Crock (29/6/12) A St Estèphe estate run by the Cuvelier family.
• Bordeaux 2008: Grand Cru Classé (28/6/12) The 2008 vintage.
• Clos Haut-Peyraguey (27/6/12) Wines from Martine Langlais-Pauly.
• Château Tour Grise (26/6/12) Biodynamic Saumur estate run by Philippe Gourdon.
• Laurent Gauthier Morgon Grands Cras Vieilles Vignes 2010 (25/6/12)
• Château Guiraud (22/6/12) A certified organic Sauternes estate.
• Bordeaux 2009: Grand Cru Classé (21/6/12) The 2009 vintage.
• Goulée (20/6/12) A Médoc project from the team at Cos d'Estournel.
• Domaine du Haut Bourg (19/6/12) Top class Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu.
• Domaine du Haut Bourg Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu Origine 2002 (18/6/12)
• Château de Fargues (15/6/12) A profile update for this Lur-Saluces estate.
• Château Dassault (14/6/12) A minor St Emilion estate on sandy terroir.
• Bordeaux 2010: Grand Cru Classé (13/6/12) The 2010 vintage.
• Domaine La Grange Tiphaine (12/6/12) The wines of Damien & Coralie Delecheneau.
• Couly-Dutheil Chinon Clos de l'Echo Crescendo 2003 (11/6/12)
• Château Lafon-Rochet (8/6/12) My profile updated.
• Clos Puy Arnaud (7/6/12) Biodynamic wines from Thierry Valette.
• Nicolas Joly: 2012 Update (6/6/12) The 2009 vintage revisited.
• Nicolas Joly & Clos de la Coulée de Serrant (6/6/12) A profile update.
• Bordeaux 2011: Grand Cru Classé (5/6/12) The 2011 vintage.
• Grand Cru Classé, 2012 (5/6/12) An introduction to this four-vintage tasting.
• Laibach The Ladybird 2009 (4/6/12)
• Bordeaux St Estephe (1/6/12) A new book by David Copp.

• Château Balestard La Tonnelle (31/5/12) Wines from the Capdemourlin family.
• Domaines Vinet (30/5/12) The wines of the Vinet family, from three domaines.
• Château Siran (24/4/08, updated 29/5/12) An admirable Margaux estate.
• A Séjour at Siran (29/5/12) I tour the estate, and taste recent vintages.
• Les Cailloux du Paradis Cuvée des Etourneaux 2007 (28/5/12)
• Château Bernadotte (25/5/12) A new profile of this Haut-Médoc estate.
• Château Haut-Beauséjour (25/5/12) A new profile of this St Estèphe estate.
• Tasting at La Table: Wines with Dinner (24/5/12) Part four in an Anjou series.
• Château Suduiraut (23/5/12) My profile updated, overhauled and expanded.
• Tasting at La Table: Château Pierre-Bise (22/5/12) Part three in this Anjou series.
• Claude Branger Les Gras Moutons 2009 (21/5/12)
• Château Talbot (18/5/12) A new profile after my visit. An amazing barrel cellar!
• Vincent Ogereau (17/5/12) My profile updated.
• Tasting at La Table: Vincent Ogereau (17/5/12) Part two in this Anjou series.
• Château Pédesclaux (16/5/12) A Pauillac estate set for Lorenzetti revitalisation.
• Domaine de la Bergerie (15/5/12) My profile updated.
• Tasting at La Table: Domaine de la Bergerie (15/5/12) First in a short Anjou series.
• Vale da Mata Reserva 2008 (14/5/12)
• Château Boyd-Cantenac (10/5/12) A rarely encountered Margaux estate.
• Château Clerc-Milon (9/5/12) A story of Rothschild reinvention.
• Loire 2006 Revisited (8/5/12) A tasting of sixteen wines from the vintage.
• Loire 2006 (8/5/12) A full region-by-region vintage report.
• Château du Hureau Saumur Foudre 2010 (7/5/12) Tip-top Saumur Blanc.
• Loire 2010 Revisited (4/5/12) A brief return to 2010.
• Primeur Picks (3/5/12) Closing comments.
• Minor Appellations 2011 (2/5/12) Castillon, Fronsac and the rest.
• Bruno Cormerais (1/5/12) High quality, intensely mineral wines, by Bruno.

• Le Sec de Rayne-Vigneau 2010 (30/4/12) A look at dry white Bordeaux.
• Earthly Delights from The Garden of France (27/4/12) A book review.
• Sauternes & Barsac 2011 (26/4/12) The raison d'être in 2011.
• Pomerol 2011 (25/4/12) The strongest reds in 2011.
• St Emilion 2011 (24/4/12) Highs and lows aplenty here.
• Pierre Gaillard Asiaticus 2010 (23/4/12)
• Médoc & Haut-Médoc 2011 (20/4/12) One or two potential values here.
• Margaux 2011 (19/4/12) An olympic dive from Palmer; belly-flops elsewhere.
• St Julien 2011 (18/4/12) The most consistent left-bank commune.
• Pauillac 2011 (17/4/12) Good in parts, robust tannins in others.
• Les Cailloux du Paradis Quartz 2008 (16/4/12) Quartzy, biodynamic Sauvignon.
• La Brasserie de la Gare (13/4/12) Dining in Angers. Moules or huîtres?
• St Estèphe 2011 (12/4/12) The full quality spectrum here.
• Pessac-Léognan 2011 (11/4/12) One of the weakest links in the chain.
• Bordeaux 2011 (10/4/12) A most complex vintage, of variable quality.
• Domaine de la Sénéchalière Miss Terre 2010 (9/4/12)

• An Update on Château de Villeneuve (29/3/12) Including news on a new cuvée.
• Château Tronquoy-Lalande (28/3/12) An estate revitalised by Bouygues investment.
• An Update on Pierre Luneau-Papin (27/3/12) New vintages and old.
• La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Rioja Reserva Especial 2001 (26/3/12)
• Authentic Wine (23/3/12) Jamie Goode & Sam Harrop's book reviewed.
• An Update on Jo Landron (22/3/12) The 2010 vintage, and a new cru communal?
• Château Brane-Cantenac (21/3/12) A new profile for this revitalised estate.
• Loire Valley Sweet Wines, 2007 Vintage (20/3/12) Quarts de Chaume & more.
• Domaine de la Pépière Clos des Briords 2010 (19/3/12)
• Château Doisy-Daëne (16/3/12) An updated profile.
• Touraine & Centre 2011 (15/3/12) A vintage for sec rather than moelleux.
• Nantais & Anjou 2011 (14/3/12) The tragedy of 2011 Muscadet.
• Loire 2011 (13/3/12) A detailed vintage report for 2011.
• Domaine du Gué d'Orger Savennières L'Equilibre 2007 (12/3/12)
• An Update on Domaine de l'Ecu (8/3/12) New blood, a new cuvée, and the 2010s.
• Domaine de l'Ecu (8/3/12) Updated profile.
• Château Rauzan-Ségla (7/3/12) My profile overhauled.
• Noël Pinguet's Final Vintage (6/3/12) The 2011 vintage at Domaine Huet.
• Domaine Huet Vouvray Pétillant 2007 (5/3/12)
• A Tasting at Château Preuillac, October 2011 (2/3/12) Seven recent vintages.
• Recent Releases from Bouvet-Ladubay (1/3/12) A fizzy trio.

• Experimental Margaux, 2012 (29/2/12) More detail, and the 2011 vintage, parts 3-6.
• Experimental Margaux, 2012 (28/2/12) Research at Château Margaux, parts 1-2.
• Royal Tokaji Wine Company Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Birsalmás 1995 (27/2/12)
• Le Relais, Angers (24/2/12) Dinner in Angers.
• Château Canon (23/2/12) Profile updated to reflect recent developments.
• Château Raymond-Lafon (22/2/12) My profile updated, with new images too.
• An Update on Domaine de la Pépière (21/2/12) News and tasting notes.
• Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume 1997 (20/2/12)
• Tasting Notes: Please Add Salt (17/2/12)
• Château Climens (16/2/12) My profile expanded and updated.
• Bollinger: 2012 Update (15/2/12) La Grande Année and other wines.
• A Visit to Brane-Cantenac (14/2/12) I meet the team and taste from 2011 to 2000.
• Loire Stars 2012 (10/2/12) A dozen wines from the 2012 Salon des Vins de Loire.
• Château Coutet (2/2/12) An extensive update, plus new images.
• Other Wines of Tuscany (1/2/12) Vernaccia, Vin Santo & more.

• A Visit to Raymond-Lafon (31/1/12) I meet Jean-Pierre Meslier. Six vintages tasted.
• Gérard Boulay Sancerre Comtesse 2008 (30/1/12)
• The New Sancerre (27/1/12) Or, Why I don't like Sauvignon Blanc.
• Château de Myrat (26/1/12) A rarely-sighted deuxième cru profiled.
• Margaux & Mouton profiles updated (25/1/12) New blood at these first growths.
• Sauternes & Barsac 2007 (24/1/12) The saviours of 2007; brilliant wines.
• Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec 2002 (23/1/12)
• Alice Feiring: Naked Wine (20/1/12) Alice's latest book reviewed.
• 2011 Wine in Context: Your Turn (19/1/12) The final two submissions.
• St Emilion & Pomerol 2007 (18/1/12) Pomerol has the slight edge here.
• St Julien & Margaux 2007 (17/1/12) Decent St Julien, and not so decent Margaux.
• Domaine du Mortier St Nicolas de Bourgueil Graviers 2009 (16/1/12)
• Château Bastor-Lamontagne (13/1/12) New text and images.
• 2011 Wine in Context: Your Turn (12/1/12) Two not-quite-final wine moments.
• St Estèphe & Pauillac 2007 (11/1/12) More light and bright wines.
• Pessac-Léognan 2007 (10/1/12) Revisited at four years of age.
• Warre's Vintage Port 1977 (9/1/12)
• China Coughs, Bordeaux Trembles? (6/1/12) Trouble ahead for Bordeaux?
• 2011 Wine in Context: Your Turn (5/1/12) More favourite wine moments.
• Château Phélan-Ségur (4/1/12) A new and expanded profile.
• Recent Vintages from Phélan-Ségur (3/1/12) From 2011 back to 2000.
• Domaine de la Quilla Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2010 (2/1/12)

A record of updates made during 2011 is available.