2011 - Grand Vin Château Canon Chaigneau
2011 - Grand Vin Château Canon Chaigneau
Summer in spring, autumn in summer and spring in autumn. What’s known as a winemaker’s vintage. And luckily we have one of the best. That coupled with excellent sorting and a well timed harvest lead to a wine that is utterly seductive right now. Thierry Garnaud’s 17th vintage with us, and his 30th at Cheval Blanc.
Tasting Notes:
Peak drinking now, with dried fruit, hints of spice and earthy notes.
Wine Profile:
Fruitness: 2/5
(1 = earthy, 5 = fruity)
Body: 2/5
(1 = Light Body, 5 = Heavy Body)
Aroma:
Red currant
Blackcurrant
Mellow plum
Food Pairing:
Braised Pork Belly, Mushroom and Truffle Risotto, Roasted Duck with Blackberry Sauce, Grilled Eggplant with a Balsamic Glaze, Wild Mushroom and Herb Stuffed Chicken
- ’Very impressive in the context of a rather challenging vintage. This is starting to open beautifully and has exceptionally well-defined, soft tannins for a vintage which is typically far more rustic. An excellent mouthfeel and, again,great persistence. Tasted blind one would not pick the vintage and one might well imagine oneself the other side of the appellation boundary – in Pomerol itself. Still improving, but already highly accessible.’
Colin Hay (Decanter, The Drink Business)
- ‘…a lovely, easygoing mulberry-scented bouquet with light bay leaf and brown spice scents. The palate is medium bodied with a supple entry, a fine bead of acidity, and mainly red fruit. The lively, balsamic finish feels fresh and long, although it does not quite hold up in the glass for as long as I hope… this is drinking perfectly at the moment. 2020-2025'
Neal Martin (Vinous)
- ‘The 2011 gives off persistent and subtle aromas of ripe red berries, structured, with round tannins, to be enjoyed with morel puff pastry or pork filet with vegetables'
Guide Dussert Gerber 2011
"A contemplative wine, now blending fruit with subtle and delicate aromas of scented oak and tobacco as it approaches its peak. An opportunity to drink the pinnacle of fine, elegant, graceful Lalande-de-Pomerol."
A Unique Terroir
The Néac plateau. One of the finest wines of the appellation, and one of the best value wines in France - medium bodied, not over extracted, complex, suave & extremely drinkable, typically with notes of truffle, black fruits, spice and cacao.
A Legendary Winemaker
Thierry Garnaud was maître de chai at Cheval Blanc from 1988 – 2018, responsible for such 100 Point Legends as the 1990, '98, 2000, '03, '05, '06, '08, '10, '15 & 2016.
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