Réserve Spéciale Classic Pauillac
Presentation
The Réserve Pauillac is made primarily from a blend that combines wines from estates in the Pauillac appellation. It is created by the DBR teams with a view to producing a traditional wine that upholds the style of the châteaux.
The vintage
2011 was one of the hottest, sunniest and, above all, driest years of the last four decades. These weather conditions at first encouraged fast, uniform, very early flowering (two to three weeks earlier than usual), but they then resulted in severe water stress for some plots, and an early start of ripening, during July. August was fairly hot but also rainy, resulting in a high risk of botrytis.
The harvests were early: the beginning of September for the Merlot and mid-September for the Cabernet. After two rich, concentrated vintages, 2011 brings a return to harmony and balance: a classic vintage.
Winemaking
Traditional, in stainless steel vats
Tasting
Colour: shiny, dark ruby.
Nose: complex and intense, with aromas of tobacco, cigar box, and spices (pepper, nutmeg)
Palate: full-bodied attack, evolving dense, silky tannins, with a long finish that is both spicy and fresh.
Alcohol content
12.5
Grapes
Cabernet sauvignon
: 70 %
Merlot
: 30 %