Geoffrey Binder, JJ Buckley, April 2012

88% semillon, 8% sauvignon blanc 4% muscadelle. Barrel fermented, then aged in 33% new oak. Vines are planted on clay and limestone soils over a limestone base. Beautiful vibrant gold color. This shows lots of yellow stone fruits, accented with vanilla bean and citrus rind and a spicy botrytis note. Vibrant and fresh, with well-contoured fruit and good length. This is well developed and delineated with a rich creamy texture and acidity that carries the flavors through a long mineral-laden finish. Enjoy over the next 10-20 years.

93 -94 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012

Intense character of dried apricots, pineapples and honey follow through to a full body, very sweet and spicy. Oily texture. A cross between the outstanding 2001 and 2003.

92 -94 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2012

The 2011 de Myrat offers a lightly honeyed but very pure bouquet with subtle tropical notes and satisfactory levels of botrytized fruit. It is actually reminiscent of a top Doisy-Vedrines. The palate has a ripe, sorbet-like sweetness on the entry with notes of blood orange and apricot, while the finish is composed, with crisp acidity imparting tension and precision, and a residual tang of Clementine lingering in the mouth. Xavier Pontac has overseen a very fine de Myrat that will be worth seeking out after bottling. Drink: 2014-2025.

90 -93 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, August 2012

Deep yellow with golden highlights. Initially reduced nose clears with air to offer smoky apricot and peach aromas. On the palate this has the lighter frame of a Barsac, but the peach, apricot and papaya flavors are richer and sweeter than most of the wines from this subzone in 2011. Still, de Myrat is successful this year thanks to the vintage's telltale acidity, which provides adequate lift to the fruit flavors.

92 -95 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2012

Ripe and well-endowed, with youthfully raw apricot, peach and orange notes still knitting together, liberally laced with almond cream and ginger. Powerful finish.-J.M.

About Winery

Château de Myrat has a history that begins in the late 1700's, many transfers and a lack of documentation makes it difficult to monitor developments. However, it is reasonably clear that it is the family Dumirat who made the chateau its name in the early 1800's. The name was Château Mirat which was later revised to Château de Mirat. During the 1855 classification the castle was owned by the family Molle, which at that time got Château de Mirat classified in Les seconds Crus.When Château de Myrat got the current spelling is unclear but it must have been after the classification 1855.

Despite the extensive restoration of the vineyard, which was completed 1945, Max de Pontac was not pleased with the results, and 1976 he took the courageous decision to pull all the vines at Château de Myrat. This was a shocking decision that has never before been implemented among the classified castles in Sauternes
        
Château de Myrat is on a raised plateau in Barsac. The property has a total area of 30 hectares, of which 8 hectares is a park. The soil is typical of Barsac, with significant involvement of lime and clay. Planting is broken down into 88% Semillon, Sauvignon 8% 4% Muscadelle.

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