Château Haut-Bailly
Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan
Red Blend from Bordeaux, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R150 nationwide
Château Haut-Bailly
The vineyard of Haut-Bailly as we know it today began to take shape when the Goyanèche and then the Daitze family acquired and unified the best vine growing plots in the 1530s. The estate remained in the Daitze Family until 1630 when it was purchased by Firmin Le Bailly and Nicolas de Leuvarde wealthy Parisian bankers and lovers of Graves wines. Following substantial investments the property continued to be passed down the Bailly family line until 1736 when Irishman Thomas Barton took the helm. His strong business network allowed him to spread word about the quality of Château Haut-Bailly at a time when French ‘claret' was beginning its rise to stardom in England and Ireland.
Description
"Composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, the deep garnet-purple coloured 2015 Haut-Bailly offers up a tantalizingly savoury nose of smoked meats, chargrill, tapenade, unsmoked cigars and black truffles with a core of black currants, black cherries and wild blueberries plus wafts of iron ore and bouquet garni. Medium to full-bodied, very firm and yet wonderfully plush with a powerful core of fruit—this vintage is truly an iron fist in a velvet glove. The finish goes on and on with persistent earthy/minerally notes and savoury/sweet fruit. Although it is tempting and indeed delicious right now, the wine still possesses many restrained layers and should handsomely reward the patient." Robert Parker
Food Pairing
Perfect with roast beef.
