Graves · vintage 2011
Château Les Clauzots 2011
Ageing potential6-10 years
Why this vintage
- The 2011 vintage in GravesA scorching spring followed by a wet August turned the seasons upside down: classic wines, shorter but true to type.
- Ageing potential6-10 years
- Limited production60 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2011 vintage in Graves
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 Graves. 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
Brilliant garnet color, with purple reflections. The nose is fresh. There are fine notes of mocha, bay leaf, blackcurrant. The palate is round, homogeneous. The tannins have a fine and dense grain, which brings elegance.
Blend of the 2011 vintage
- 50 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 50 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2011 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, malbec, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, sauvignon gris, sémillon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2011 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 30 yrsVine age
- 60,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
4 weeks in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats.
Ageing
6 months in thermoregulated stainless steel vats and 12 months in barrels, 30% of which are new.
An offer on Château Les Clauzots 2011
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Texts and documents 2011
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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.