Chateau Haut-Bailly2016
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Haut-Bailly
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pessac-Leognan
- UPC 0 15643 55014 0
Reviews
James Suckling 98
Wonderful aromas of tobacco, sweet fruit and licorice follow through to a full body with ultra-fine tannins that caress every inch of your palate. Love the length and subtlety to this young wine.
by JS, James Suckling , 2019
Vinous Media 96+
The 2016 Haut-Bailly is brilliant on the nose with exquisite delineation and focus: blackberries, potpourri, crushed stone and hints of violet petal. This is utterly seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, perfectly judged acidity, very cohesive and almost Pauillac-like towards the finish. This is a very classy Haut-Bailly as you would expect, and the length is stupendous.
by NM, Vinous Media , 2021
Wine Advocate 98
The 2016 Haut-Bailly is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. The nose opens with beautiful floral notes of violets and lavender accented with earthy notions and sparks of crushed rocks over a core of kirsch, cassis and wild blueberries. Full-bodied, rich and seductive, it has layer upon layer of red, black and blue fruits intermingled with earth and mineral hints leading to a very long, perfumed finish.
by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2018
Wine Enthusiast 97
From an always-impressive estate, this vintage is superb, offering big tannins plus but also generous black fruits and powerful ripeness. Dense and with a good structure for aging, the wine will develop slowly.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2019
Wine Spectator 95
Chewy and brambly, but integrated, this carries a very hefty core of espresso, ganache, mulled plum and blackberry fruit. The purity starts to shine through on the finish, which drips with cassis and is threaded with a long warm paving stone note.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2013