Chateau Haut Bailly 2019

Haut Bailly gehört inzwischen zu den besten Weingütern von Bordeaux. Die Weine verbindenen Konzentration, eine klassische Tanninstruktur und große Tiefe mit einer sehr schmelzigen aber auch tiefgründigen Frucht, die von einem höheren Merlot Anteil verstärkt wird.

99 jamessuckling.com Extremely aromatic, with incredible wet-earth, bark, stone and graphite notes on the nose, then changing to violets, blackberries and blackcurrants. Full-bodied, yet so linear and fine, with titanium tannins that go on so long. Builds and builds then just rolls around the palate through the endless finish. Real Bordeaux here. 56% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, and 4% petit verdot. Exceptional. Better after 2029.

96 Neal Martin vinous.com The 2019 Haut-Bailly, matured in 50% new oak and bottled in April 2021, has a stunning, classy and sophisticated bouquet of blackberry, melted tar, Earl Grey and light minerally scents. This is extremely focused, almost pixelated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, but there is real backbone and structure to this wine. Deep, intense, classy and classic in style, delivering an immense amount of sapidity on the enormously persistent finish. As I mentioned previously, this is a less flamboyant Haut-Bailly, but more intellectual.