Chateau Barde-Haut2016
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Barde-Haut
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Emilion
- UPC 3760111816163
Reviews
Jeb Dunnuck 95+
Lastly, the 2016 Chateau Barde-Haut might end up being the best wine ever made at this address from the Garcin-Leveque family, and it certainly ranks with the creme de la creme of the vintage. Dense purple-hued with awesome notes of cassis, black cherries, spring flowers, damp earth, and violets, it hits the palate with incredible purity and precision, a deep, multi-dimensional texture, sweet tannins (from ripe fruit, not sugar), and a building sense of minerality that shows on the finish. It has the depth of fruit and elegance to shine even today yet will benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age and evolve for two decades.
by JD, Jeb Dunnuck , 2020
James Suckling 94
This shows such complex and beautiful aromas of flowers, lavender, light spearmint and currants. Medium to full body, very fine tannins and a long finish. All about finesse and length. Drink after 2022.
by JS, James Suckling , 2019
Vinous Media 96
Readers will find a rich, flamboyant wine in the 2016 Barde-Haut. There is not a ton of subtlety here, but I am not sure that matters all that much given how immensely pleasing the 2016 is. Crushed rocks, graphite, lavender, blackberry, plum, and violet infuse a Saint-Emilion that offers tremendous textural richness as well as vibrancy. Most importantly of all, the 2016 is flat-out delicious. This is a decidedly opulent, dark Saint-Emilion with all of the elements impeccably balanced. I loved it.
by AG, Vinous Media , 2019
Wine Spectator 92
A very fresh, juicy style, with pretty floral hints framing a core of cherry, pomegranate and red currant fruit flavors that meld into one another while light anise and rooibos tea accents fill in on the finish. A mineral note knits it all up nicely. Best from 2021 through 2033.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2019
Wine Advocate 93+
The 2016 Barde Haut is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives up expressive wild blueberries, kirsch, baked plums and spice box notes with hints of cracked pepper, lavender, garrigue and Provence herbs. Medium to full-bodied and richly fruited in the mouth, the palate bursts with blue fruits, framed by firm, rounded tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long.
by LPB, Wine Advocate , 2019