2011 Quinault L'Enclos 12 Pack

92 POINTS

James Suckling

A wine with soft, silky tannins and pretty fruit. Medium to full body with juicy fruit. Savory and flavorful. This is balanced and delicious. Very well done. Best wine in a long time from here.

91 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

A very ripe wine with a velvet texture, cut with acidity and wood aging flavors. There is fine concentration, with delicious, juicy Merlot giving a ripe feel. It presents a fresh aftertaste, with the black currant fruit giving a lift to the more tannic structure. Drink from 2017.

90 POINTS

James Suckling

This is really well made with super fine tannins and pretty fruit with blueberry and mineral. Fresh finish. Solid and polished. The land is now biodynamic. Same owners as Cheval Blanc. Close to quality of 2010. Points: 90-91

90 POINTS

James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

Pure and focused, with a nice underlying raciness to the plum, kirsch and violet notes. Supple overall, but there's good drive buried on the finish.—J.M.

90 POINTS

Ian D'Agata - Vinous

(70% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 10% cabernet sauvignon): Medium ruby-red. Complex nose combines black cherry, cassis, menthol and licorice. Mouthfilling and shapely, with a bright, layered texture to the flavors of cassis, licorice and candied violet. Starts fruitier than most 2011s, but becomes a little tighter and leaner on the back end. With its ripe tannins and lingering notes of violet and licorice, this wine is long on personality. The Cheval Blanc team told me this is the first vintage of Quinault that they feel expresses the grace and refinement of which the site is capable.

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

A huge, extracted wine, it shows very ripe fruit dominated by dark tannins and a big black plum skin texture. —R.V

Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

While 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon create this blend, the estate will add more Cabernet Sauvignon in 2017 due to gravel in the soil. The wine will be aged in 40% new oak. Truffle, smoke and black raspberry notes open to a medium-bodied, light, bright and fresh red berry-dominated finish. 88-90 Pts

TAST

Svelte, élégant, fruit délicat, allonge subtie, fruit frais, joli fraîcheur. Une très jolie expression, sans épate mais précise et sincère de ce terroir original de la periphérie de Libourne. 16-17/20