2022 Haut Bailly
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Tasting Notes
This year’s Haut-Bailly is a rich and imposing wine that needs time and air to reveal itself. The nose is tight, layered with ripe damson, candied violet and dark bramble fruit. There’s real vibrancy to the palate framed by immense, firm tannins, with a moreish, saline mineral note that refines the long finish. Blend: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
James Suckling
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Primary in colour and aromatics, this is crunchy, gourmet, poised and vivid with blueberry and blackberry fruit, a balm in such a hot and dry year, but there is deep spice shot through the palate, and cut dried herbs of rosemary, even cumin, along with cocoa bean and incense that speaks to the vintage. It strays right on the edge of being signature Haut-Bailly, and then cools with a mint leaf finish. Harvest September 7 to 27, 2nd vintage in the new cellar. Axel Marchal and Valerie Lavigne consultants, Gabriel Vialard winemaker.
The 2022 Château Haut-Bailly is going to be one of the legendary vintages at this château, and it should be a no-brainer purchase for readers. Based on 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, it has an incredible perfume of cassis, ripe black cherries, crushed stone, smoke tobacco, and wood smoke. Earning more than a few expletives in my notes, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, and ultra-fine, silky tannins. Hold onto your hats, ladies and gentlemen, this is an incredible wine in the making!
56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Refined bouquet with cassis, mineral and liquorice notes to the fore. Velvety texture, the plentiful tannins rounded and smooth. Rich and moelleux on the mid palate. Crunchy tannins on the finish that lend a little freshness. Warm. A mix of gourmandise and power. (JL)
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Quality at this château, now one of Pessac-Léognan’s leading wine estates, has risen exponentially under the reign of Véronique Sanders, with the property known for crafting wines of elegance and poise.