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Chateau Haut Bailly
-- Internet: -- Parker: The saturated ruby/purple-hued 2011 Haut-Bailly exhibits a glorious, subtle, noble set of aromatics consisting of red and black currants, sweet cherries, graphite, truffles and a faint hint of wood spice. The wine hits the palate with the profound elegance and purity that have become so much a characteristic under Wilmers and Sanders. Still youthful, with good acidity and freshness, this brilliant, medium-bodied 2011 needs another 4-5 years of bottle age, and should evolve effortlessly for 20-25 years. 94+/100 -- NM: The Chateau Haut-Bailly is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, which is close to 2000. Picking was from 9th September until the end of the month, around three weeks with 11-12 days of work. They thought they would end up picking in August as the season was so advanced! The bouquet is crisp and displays fine purity with blackberry, a touch of cassis, crushed stone and a touch of oyster shell. It has impressive delineation and focus. The palate is very well balanced and silky smooth in the mouth. It is tensile and animated, very composed and refined on the finish, perhaps more so than in the 2009 and 2010. It has lower alcohol than 2010 (13.0 degrees compared to 14.2). This is the style of Haut Bailly that I appreciate. 91-93/100 -- NM: Style et équilibre exemplaires, tanin racé, il rappelle le magnifique 2008. 18/20 -- RG: Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Das Bouquet zeigt sich tiefgründig und von den Aromen her klassisch, will heissen eine klare Caberentdominanz im ersten Nasenansatz aufweisend, schwarze Beeren, basierend auf Cassis und Brombeeren, Tabak, auch florale Noten sind da, mittlere Süsse und Druck. Feiner Gaumen, wunderschön etabilerte Tannine die eine feine Süsse in sich bergen, guter Rückhalt mit dezent mehligen Gerbstoffen auf dem Extrakt. Sehr nahe seinem eigenen 2008er mit tendenziell etwas mehr Substanz. 18/20