Allen Meadows writes of the 2011 vintage at Comaine du Clos de Tart: "Sylvain Pitiot, régisseur (resident manager) of Clos de Tart, told me that 2011 is a 'very pretty and while not a great vintage, it's certainly very good. We picked extremely late by the standards of a relatively precocious vintage, which is to say on the 25th of September. The crop was exceptionally clean and there was really almost no sorting required to speak of beyond a few bits of debris, insects and the like. The potential alcohol was very good at around 13.5% and at that level there is of course no need for chaptalization. Yields were what I would consider normal here at Clos de Tart at around 28 hl/ha. I used some stems in the vinification though because the definitive blend has not yet been made, I can't say with precision what the final percentage will be. As to the 2011 Clos de Tart, it is a relatively forward vintage for us though it shouldn't have any trouble improving over at least a decade.' As usual, the vinification was divided into seven different cuvées that may or may not be included in the final blend..."