772 | Wine | Pessac-leognan / Graves, 2011

"I absolutely love this fresh white from Bordeaux! Sauvignon blanc races in with flavors of peach and grapefruit, while Bordeaux' signature semillon offers hints of creamy lemon custard and freshly baked shortbread cookies. Delish! Very soft, pretty and nuanced but zesty and clean, with really nice length and great potential for food pairing. Think about this with salads or fresh seafood meals like halibut and buttered zucchini." - Barb Steadman, Binny's Des Plaines

"An impressive effort, this 2011 exhibits a dense saturated ruby/purple color along with lots of graphite, black currant and camphor notes, medium to full body, and surprising depth, richness and length. Tannins are present, but they are relatively sweet and unobtrusive. A crisp character gives the wine vibrancy as well as impressive delineation. It should drink well for 15+ years."
-Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 91 to 93 pts.

"Offers pure, driven plum, cassis and black cherry notes inlaid with graphite and roasted wood spice. Dense without being overextracted. Very sleek. Rock-solid."

"While made in a pretty, lighter style, the 2011 Haut-Bergey must take a back seat to the 2009 and 2010. Medium-bodied with notes of tobacco leaf, red and black currants, bay leaf and earth, it can be enjoyed over the next decade."
-Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 87 to 89 pts.

"This has good depth and polish, with pure, ripe blackberry and black currant fruit laced with roasted tobacco leaf, bay and iron notes. Shows solid grip through the finish."

"This seductive, open-knit, lush, attractive Pessac-Leognan offers lots of tobacco leaf, sweet kirsch and assorted berry fruit notes in its delicious, medium-bodied, silky, round, complex and hedonistic personality. Enjoy it over the next 5-6 years." -Robert Parker