2011 Desmirail
Market price
Buying options
Tasting notes
Fine and refined with nice ripe fruit, powder-fine tannin and a good juicy finish. Rather lovely in a modern style.
Critic scores
Average Score
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
FINE+RARE
More reviews and scores
Rich fruit cake and sweet spice on the nose and palate. Emphasises perfume – admirably typical of the terroir, albeit with lighter body than many. (RH)
Deep black cherry colour. Ripe and figgy but also with a coaly darkness. The ripeness is the main impression. Same on the palate – lacks freshness of fruit though the tannins are smoothed. Loss of energy. (JH)
Cedar wood, cassis, red plum and coffee, tannic, medium bodied and a gentle, bright, red berry finish.-Jeff Leve, theWineCellarInsider.com
About the producer
Purchased by Lucien Lurton in 1980, Ch. Desmirail has been managed by his son Denis Lurton since 1992. Gradually they have worked to restore the property, with a new winery and more precision in the vineyards.