Chateau Haut Bailly 2010
Red Bordeaux Blend from Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
  
  
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Regular price
$517.90
Chateau Haut Bailly 2010
Red Bordeaux Blend from Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
    
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Regular price
$517.90
| The 2010 Haut Bailly has consistently been a fantastic wine, and at seven years of age I have no reason to alter that view. It has a mixture of red and black fruit on the nose, wet stone, black olive and a light marine influence. It is still backward compared to other vintages, but it has not relinquished one iota of its intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. This is a voluminous Haut Bailly, one that is beginning to stretch its muscles, with a gentle grip in the mouth with a wonderful saline finish. There is huge potential locked into this wine, but patience is needed.  |
Profile:
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.