Chateau Haut-Bailly Pessaac-Leognan Bordeaux Red Wine
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | <p class="MsoNormal">(JS 99) Complex and expressive nose, offering red and dark fruit, spices and pepper with wood and mushroom undertones. Fresh mussel shell and a hint of ink, too. Full-bodied with a fine texture and great balance between the acidity and the controlled, tannic structure. Very long finish. Goes on and on. Tiny production, 21 hectoliters per hectare. Try after 2025.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(D 98) This is a serious 2018, structured, layered and full of Haut-Bailly signature. The texture is striking, with the silkiness emphasized by a pH of 3.87 and a relatively high alcohol that is effortlessly integrated into the body of the wine. The complexity builds slowly through the palate but the persisting feeling is of menthol, a lifting off and peeling back of the intensity, revealing the fresher more nuanced notes underneath. There's a lot of the 2015 character here, in terms of its enjoyable structure and generous fruit, but it's more like 2016 in its serious finish, and there's no question that this will age well.<br> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(JD 98) The Grand Vin 2018 Chateau Haut-Bailly checks in as 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It spent 18 months in 60% new French oak. This is a beautiful, classic expression of this terroir, and its dense purple hue is followed by gorgeous black cherry and cassis fruits interwoven with ample tobacco leaf, cedary herbs, earth, truffle, and floral nuances. While 2018 was a hot, dry year (at the end of the season anyway), this shows a mix of cooler-climate, vibrant aromatics paired with a rich, concentrated, fresh style on the palate. It has plenty of tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. A beautiful, elegant 2018, it's going to need 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for 3-4 decades.<o:p></o:p></p> |
| Price: | $ 169.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Napa Valley Wine & Cigar
| Address: |
161 Silverado Trail Napa, CA 94559 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 888-842-9463 |
| Telephone (regular): | 707-253-8696 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 19, 2021.
