FROM MY CELLAR

I bought several 2011 Bordeaux wines en primeur when they were released in 2012. Looking back more than a decade later, 2011 is probably the Bordeaux vintage I most wish I had approached differently. Not because the wines are bad. Some are drinking beautifully today. The problem is that a good wine does not necessarily make a good purchase. In this video, I revisit four 2011 Bordeaux from my own cellar: - Pauillac, Château Pontet-Canet 2011 @chateaupontet-canet5352 - Pomerol, Château La Conseillante 2011 @chateaulaconseillante7302 - Pomerol, Château L’Évangile 2011 - Pomerol, Château L’Église-Clinet 2011 I compare what I paid en primeur with what each bottle costs today, look at how the wines have developed after more than a decade in the cellar, and ask the question that matters most to me: would I actually buy them again? The answer surprised me. Of these four wines, only one would earn another place in my cellar today. In this video, I discuss: - Why the 2011 Bordeaux vintage struggled at release - Why Pomerol performed particularly well in 2011 - How the best 2011 Bordeaux wines are drinking today - What I paid en primeur versus current market prices - Château Pontet-Canet 2011 vs alternative vintages - Château La Conseillante 2011 and its financial return - Château L’Évangile 2011 vs 2012 and 2014 - Why Château L’Église-Clinet 2011 is the only bottle I would repurchase - Why investment return and drinking value are not the same thing Chapters 00:00 The Bordeaux Vintage I Wish I Had Skipped 02:06 Why 2011 Bordeaux Was So Difficult 02:47 Why Pomerol Performed Better 04:35 Château Pontet-Canet 2011 07:00 Château La Conseillante 2011 09:42 Château L’Évangile 2011 11:53 Château L’Église-Clinet 2011 14:28 My Final Verdict on 2011 Bordeaux If you bought 2011 Bordeaux en primeur, which wines surprised you most after more than a decade in the cellar? Let me know in the comment section below. #Bordeaux #Pomerol #WineCollecting #FineWine 🍇 Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next video. *** DISCLAIMER: The views shared here reflect my personal experience and perspective as a long-time wine enthusiast. This content is for information and enjoyment only, and should not be considered financial, investment, or purchasing advice. Drink responsibly.

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Twenty years ago, I bought a broad selection of 2005 Bordeaux en primeur. Some have since tripled in value. But after more than two decades in my cellar, I discovered something far more interesting: the wines that made me the most money are not necessarily the wines that gave me the most pleasure. In this video, I revisit eleven 2005 Bordeaux classified growths that I bought en primeur in spring 2006. First, I rank them purely as financial purchases: what did I pay—and what are they worth today? Then I throw the spreadsheet away and rank exactly the same wines again according to something much more important to me: which bottles have actually brought me the greatest pleasure around the table? The eleven wines are: Château Palmer @chateaupalmer1814 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou @chateauducrubeaucaillou Château Léoville-Barton Château Léoville-Las Cases Château Léoville-Poyferré @chateauleovillepoyferre Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste @Grand-Puy-Lacoste Château Pichon Baron Château Pichon Comtesse Château Pontet-Canet @chateaupontet-canet5352 Château Cos d’Estournel Château Montrose @chateaumontrosesaint-estep6554 In this video, I discuss: - Why 2005 Bordeaux was such an important vintage - What I paid for eleven classified growths en primeur - What those wines are worth roughly twenty years later - Which wines performed best financially - Which wines I enjoy most today - Why price appreciation and drinking pleasure can tell completely different stories - How Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases, Pontet-Canet and Cos d’Estournel have evolved - Why Cos d’Estournel succeeds on both sides of the experiment - What twenty years of collecting taught me about wine as an “investment” After more than thirty years of collecting Bordeaux, I still pay attention to value. But I don’t build my cellar to sell it. I build it to drink. For me, the greatest return is not necessarily the bottle worth the most money. It is the bottle I’m happiest to open with family and friends. Chapters 00:00 Profit or Pleasure? 01:53 Why 2005 Bordeaux Matters 02:49 The Financial Ranking 03:47 Château Palmer 04:03 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 04:18 Château Léoville-Barton 04:32 Château Léoville-Las Cases 04:45 Château Léoville-Poyferré 04:58 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 05:11 Château Pichon Baron 05:23 Château Pichon Comtesse 05:35 Château Pontet-Canet 05:46 Château Cos d’Estournel 06:00 Château Montrose 06:14 Financial Ranking Recap 07:06 Profit Ranking vs Pleasure Ranking 11:59 The Only Wine in S Tier Twice 12:57 The Two Rankings Compared 13:59 Side by Side Ranking Recap 15:10 Final Thoughts If you bought 2005 Bordeaux en primeur, which bottles turned out to be your greatest successes? And do you judge that success by price appreciation—or pleasure? Let me know in the comments below. You’ll find more of my cellar insights and tasting notes on Instagram. #Bordeaux #Bordeaux2005 #WineCollecting #FineWine #WineInvestment 🍇 Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next video. *** DISCLAIMER: The views shared here reflect my personal experience and perspective as a long-time wine enthusiast. This content is for information and enjoyment only, and should not be considered financial, investment, or purchasing advice. Drink responsibly.

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