2011 – Officially “Very Good”

July 11th, 2012 | Denomination

You may notice that in the title of this post I have put the words “very good” in inverted commas, in the same way as you might make a gesture in the air with four curled fingers, implying that it is a quote that you don’t really believe. The reason I say this is because I was slightly astonished by this generous rating. If you consider that the global classification of a vintage has to encompass the good, the bad and the ugly, it really should be an indication of the average quality for the region. Good bodegas and good winemakers will always be able to achieve a pretty good result, even if the wine Gods chose not to work in their favour, but unfortunately this will not necessarily apply across the board, and an objective viewpoint is therefore required.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that 2011 is a disaster, and indeed I have to admit that I am quite pleasantly surprised by what we have produced for this, our current vintage.

I am sure that this is not the first time I have said this, but looking back at the official classification of our last 24 vintages, the only three ratings that have ever been used are Good, Very Good and Excellent. I will say no more.

You may notice that in the title of this post I have put the words “very good” in inverted commas, in the same way as you might make a gesture in the air with four curled fingers, implying that it is a quote that you don’t really believe. The reason I say this is because I was slightly astonished by this generous rating. If you consider that the global classification of a vintage has to encompass the good, the bad and the ugly, it really should be an indication of the average quality for the region. Good bodegas and good winemakers will always be able to achieve a pretty good result, even if the wine Gods chose not to work in their favour, but unfortunately this will not necessarily apply across the board, and an objective viewpoint is therefore required.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that 2011 is a disaster, and indeed I have to admit that I am quite pleasantly surprised by what we have produced for this, our current vintage.

I am sure that this is not the first time I have said this, but looking back at the official classification of our last 24 vintages, the only three ratings that have ever been used are Good, Very Good and Excellent. I will say no more.

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