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  • Country ranking ?

    493
  • Producer ranking ?

    1
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Slow Cooked Short Ribs

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The Story

There are few places where terroir truly affects production but Château Haut-Bailly is definitely one of those. Château Haut-Bailly has a distinctive style that harmoniously combines classicism with modernity, elegance, finesse and softness with structure. The silky smoothness of the tannins echoes the elegant yet complex aromas.


Château Haut-Bailly has great ageing potential and consistently wins praise from experts who agree that it off...

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2016 Bordeaux in Review / “A Once in a Lifetime Vintage”

By Andrew Caillard MW

The 2016 Bordeaux vintage will be remembered as one of the great years of the 21st Century. I have not been so excited about the prospects of such young wines since the remarkable back-to-back 2009 and 2010 vintages. At that time China was at the zenith of its extraordinary fine wine ascendency where the very top estates, particularly Chateau Lafite, had becom...

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Tasted four times - last time in October 2016. Consistent notes. 53% C. Sauvignon + 40% Merlot + 4% Petit Verdot + 3% C.Franc, problem-free harvest between 26th September and 18th October. Distinguished, noble and at the same time strong and tight. This wine has certain smokiness to it and combined with remarkable acidity and minerality, it reflects the great soil of the property and old vines. Excellent structure and complexity. Great intensity of aromas of black and red fruit on the nose, followed by great depth, length and persistent finish on the palate. Extremely impressive and sure candidate to enter the top 15 wines of the vintage.

  • 98p

Deep colour. Lovely intense blackcurrant pastille with espresso touch herb notes. Lovely concentrated blackcurrant flavours, superb fine grained tannins and underlying savoury espesso, hint vanilla oak. Finishes with a fine plume of tannins. A dramatic wine where the fruit and textures intensify to the end with beautiful textural plume. Precision, elegance and exuberance give this wine a unique voice. 99 points                  

  • 99p

Ruby. Dark fruits, blueberries, tighter, scented and floral notes far behind, detailed, violets, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red blackberries, fresh and bright yet layered and intense, detailed, long. Stunning. 96-98

  • 97p
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Origin

Léognan, Pessac Leognan

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Best buy

Investment potential

Below Average

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None
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