Château Haut-Bailly 2022

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Incredible complexity of aromas here with ripe currants and blackberries, but also dried flowers like violets and roses. Then there’s forest flower character such as bark, mushroom and sandalwood. Black truffles. Full-bodied with tight and chewy tannins that are polished and pure, with a solid and tight finish. It builds on your palate and frames the wine beautifully. 56% cabernet sauvignon, 37% merlot, 5% petit verdot and 2% cabernet franc.

95-97/100

La tension, l’intensité et la fraîcheur de Haut-Bailly sont vraiment de premier plan dans le contexte du millésime dans les Graves, même si la présence alcoolique ne se fait pas totalement oublier. Insistons sur la magnifique qualité des tanins, veloutés mais plus encore étirés, qui portent le vin sur toute la longueur escomptée, et même au-delà. Saluons l’expression aromatique déjà très aboutie, la plus racée de l’appellation à ce stade, complexe de naissance, mille nuances sur un fond réglissé et mentholé.

94-96/100

The 2022 Haut-Bailly offers up aromas of dark berries complemented by accents of iris, lilac, rose petals, graphite and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, dense and concentrated, dense, it's layered and textural, with a deep core of fruit, powdery tannins and a penetrating, saline finish. Vinified along traditional lines, it is a structured wine that will take some time to hit its stride, but at this early stage it appears suppler and more seamless than its 2020 and 2019 predecessors. A blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc from grapes picked from September 7 to 27, it's maturing half in new barriques and half in one- or two-year-old barrels.

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Haut-Bailly se positionne clairement parmis les grandes réussites de 2022.