LiQuery - Ch�teau Haut-Bailly 2016

Item:	533877
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2016 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2019-04-01
Producer:	Nath. Johnston & Fils
Location:	France - Bordeaux
Price:	$249.85 Price History
Style:	Red Wine
Alcohol:	13.0%
Varietal:	Bordeaux
Sugar Code:	XD (5.0 g/L)
Rating:	96
Glass Style:	Voigner/Chardonnay Purchase Glass

Description
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Tasting Notes
The 2016 Haut Bailly is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc picked between 26 September until 18 October. Coming in with 13.6% alcohol and an IPT of 81, which is quite close to 2010, this was quite closed at first and so I allowed my sample 15-20 minutes to open while discussing the vintage with V�ronique Sanders and technical manager, Gabriel Vialard. It has a classic bouquet that is certainly less opulent and extravagant than recent vintages. This is more controlled and focused, beautifully delineated with blackberry, cedar and Earl Grey aromas that gently waft from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine-grain tannin, sappy with superb delineation and real weight and presence in the mouth. There is just the right amount of spice and salinity, the latter beckoning you back for another sip and there is a haunting pencil lead note that forms the closing credits on the aftertaste. What a brilliant Haut-Bailly, perhaps t

Tasting Notes