Médoc · vintage 2011
The 2011 vintage in Médoc
Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A scorching spring followed by a wet August turned the seasons upside down: classic wines, shorter but true to type.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Médoc. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
This wine gives off aromas of blackcurrant and violet on the nose, accompanied by scents of toast and vanilla. On the palate the tasting continues with a fleshy and supple attack, giving way to a dense and structured mid-palate. The elegant and persistent finish is enhanced by finely blended ageing aromas. The power and complexity of this wine will allow it to have a great longevity.
Blend of the 2011 vintage
- 65 % Merlot
- 25 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 5 % Cabernet franc
- 5 % Petit verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2011 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 55 % merlot, 35 % cabernet sauvignon, 5 % cabernet franc, 5 % petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2011 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 27 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Traditional winemaking methods: rigorous sorting of the grapes, daily pump-over, temperature regulation, vatting for 18 to 22 days.
Ageing
12 months in French oak barrels (30 to 40% new barrels) then the wine is kept for 24 months in bottle in the cellars.
Terroir
Clay-limestone
Pyrenean gravel
An offer on Château Castéra 2011
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.
Texts and documents 2011
The texts below copy in one click for your product sheets, catalogues and social channels. The printable sheet condenses the whole page onto a single A4 page.
Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.