Visiting Bordeaux for tastings of the 2022, 2021 and 2020 vintage, sometimes get some extra added bonuses. An invitation to lunch at Château Haut-Bailly is a pleasure one should always say yes to, if the opportunity arises, and we were not only treated to wonderful young vintages, but a spectacular 1989! Gorgeous.
But the absolute star of the show, for me, was the best red 1979, I have ever tasted. And I had never tried the 1979 Haut-Bailly before. I have read nice praises about it, especially in Jane Anson´s book on Haut-Bailly. And now I was given the chance to try it myself. It came blind, I guessed a younger vintage, well, I guessed the 1989 was younger as well, so I was more around 1989 on the 1979.
Wow, what a wine! It will live in my memory for the rest of my life! What a treat!
2022 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby. Scented, blackberries, detailed, cassis, lifted, blackberries, nuanced, floral, bright yet dense and deep.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, rich and dense, yet lifted and lively. Lovely salinity 98
2021 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby. Red berries, anise, spices, fruit forward, cassis and blueberries, light liquorice note, some floral high notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, some tobacco notes, detailed, nuanced, quite intense, long finish. 95
2020 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, detailed and nuanced nose, layered, minerals show beneath. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, blackberries, nuanced, detailed, refreshing, lovely salinity and energy to it, layered and long. Gorgeous! 97
2022 Haut-Bailly II
Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, nuanced nose, detailed. Floral and lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, nuanced, detailed, refined, elegant, lovely fruit and body, long. 94
2021 Haut-Bailly II
Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, some spices, floral and nuanced nose. Very open. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices, juicy, red berries, detailed and long. 92
2020 Haut-Bailly II
Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, blueberries, dasrk fruits, nuanced and detailed, firmer nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, detailed, firmer, elegant texture, long finish. 93
2019 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby. Scented, blackberries, minerals, nuanced, detailed, detailed, tobacco, leather, complex nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, fruit forward, minerals, nuanced, layered, intense and deep. Wonderful. 97
2016 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby. Minerals, nuanced, detailed, bright, fruit forward, minerals, lifted nose. fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, minerals, detailed, layered, nuanced, such lovely balance, so lifted, so bright, wonderful! 98
2015 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby, thin brick rim. Dates, figs, blackberries, cassis, dark fruits, layered, minty touch, tobacco notes nose.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice, blackberries, detailed, juicy, elegant, evolving quicker than the 2016 at this stage. 96
1989 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby, brick rim. Tobacco, nuanced, detailed, fruit forward, dates and figs, minty notes, layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, bright, tobacco, layered, scented, nuanced, fruit forward, figs, dates, minty, gorgeous, and such a young bottle. Wonderful. Served at lunch at Haut-Bailly. 97
1979 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby, brick rim. Figs, dates, nuanced, sweet dried fruits, layered, elegant, complex, surprisingly youthful nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, nuanced, minerals, juicy, detailed, figs, dates, layered, wonderful. Best red Bordeaux I have tried from 1979! Served at Haut-Bailly. 96
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