Haut Bailly: Chateau Haut Bailly 2018

Chateau Haut Bailly 2018

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Cabernet Sauvignon 55%, Merlot 35%, Cabernet Franc 5%, Petit Verdot 5%
rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2030–2067
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
Lobenberg: 97–100/100
Suckling: 99/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 99/100
Decanter: 98/100
Jane Anson: 98/100
Wine Cellar Insider: 98/100
Parker: 96–98+/100
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pessac Leognan
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Haut Bailly 2018

97–100
/100

Lobenberg: 2018-blandingen indeholder 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot. Så denne vin er den eneste med et meget klart flertal af Cabernet. Ud over sorte og røde kirsebær viser den tydelige spor af modne, søde ribs og cassis. Der er også slåen og lidt brombær, her kommer Cabernet Sauvignon til sin ret, men i en meget moden form. Ikke noget voluminøst, ikke noget kantet, ikke noget grønt, slet ikke noget groft, som en Cab. Sauvignon kan have. I stedet er den simpelthen aromatisk tæt og koncentreret, allerede tydeligt i næsen, med stor ligefremhed. Forbløffende identisk i næse og mund, masser af struktur, masser af Cabernet i munden. Først og fremmest ribs med en vanvittig krydring, der skubber på nedefra med cassis, brombær, ekstremt ligetil. Mineraliteten skubber med salt, men også med en krydret sødme. Meget harmonisk vin, meget Cabernet-agtig, og i 2018-årgangen med stor finesse, finesse og tilsvarende aromatisk modenhed. Det er en sand fornøjelse at drikke, men den har stadig brug for et par år, for den høje koncentration vil helt sikkert først være perfekt integreret efter 10 år. Dette er ikke en af de to eller tre bedste vine i appellationen, men det er bestemt en meget stor Haut Bailly. 97-100/100

99
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Haut Bailly

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. 99/100

99
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Haut Bailly

I seriously considered putting one more point on the 2018 Château Haut-Bailly, and for all practical purposes, it's as good as it gets. Based on 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, it has a majestic, full-bodied, multi-dimensional profile as well as a blockbuster bouquet of currants, chocolate-covered cherries, iron, tapenade, and smoked tobacco. It has a sunny, exuberant, uber-sexy style, yet it's not over the top, and it has perfect ripeness (not overripe or underripe), beautiful tannins, and flawless overall balance. It's approachable today yet should hit maturity in another 4-5 years and have a broad 30-40 years of prime drinking window. 99/100

98
/100

Decanter om: Chateau Haut Bailly

-- Decanter: This is a serious 2018, structured, layered and full of Haut-Bailly signature. The texture is striking, with the silkiness emphasised 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. The IPT is 86, more than the 84 measured in the 2010, but you don't feel it in the same way here. 5% Cabernet Franc completes the blend, co-fermented with Petit Verdot because they like the balance that it gives. 98/100

98
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Jane Anson om: Chateau Haut Bailly

The serious side of Haut-Bailly in full effect here, with Cabernet-dominant cassis and liqourice notes in the ascendant. Everything is taken slow and steady, concentrated by the relatively low 21hl/h yields but balancing cracked pepper, black truffle and smoked earth with fresher raspberry and mint leaf nuance. Give this a good 6 to 8 years more in bottle. Hottest summer since 2003 and 1947. 3.87ph. First vintage under owner Chris Wilmers, 2nd generation after Bob Wilmers. 98/100

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/100

Wine Cellar Insider om: Chateau Haut Bailly

The nose is off the charts with its cornucopia of black and red fruits, smoke, wet earth, spice box and Cuban cigar profile. On the palate the wine offers almost unequaled depth of flavor, concentration, richness, silky tannins and wave after wave of perfectly ripe, fresh, pure black and red fruits. The seamless finish seems almost endless as it builds and expands. Haut Bailly is not a flashy wine. It often shows much better with cellaring. Give this at least 10 years before pulling a cork. The wine was made from 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. 2018 was produced from some of the lowest yields in the history of the estate at 21 hectoliters per hectare, cutting the production in half. If this is your style of wine, you might want to grab a few bottles. 98/100

96–98+
/100

Parker om: Chateau Haut Bailly

-- Parker: The 2018 Haut-Bailly is blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Grapes were harvested September 17 to October 9, and the wine has 14.4% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it opens slowly with profound notions of Black Forest cake, crème de cassis, roasted nuts and black olives, unfurling to reveal notions of menthol, crushed rocks, molten licorice and chargrilled meat plus a hint of lilacs. Full-bodied, rich and densely laden with layer upon layer of vibrant black fruits and mineral nuances, it has a solid backbone of firm, velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long with compelling restraint and exciting energy. 96-98+/100

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Indtil for nylig blev den drevet af hans søn Jean, som blev efterfulgt af sit barnebarn Véronique, som også er engageret i den traditionelle vinfremstilling. Et frisk pust og springet ind i det kvalitative overhus kom dog først med barnebarnet Veroniques overtagelse.

Chateau Haut Bailly 2018