Château Haut-Bailly 2022

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56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc Haut-Bailly fait partie de ses 2022 qui annoncent leur grandeur dès les premières secondes. Avant même de le porter aux lèvres et de le goûter, il affiche ses grandes ambitions. Tout est dans la mesure, rien dans l’excès, tout est subtil, rien n’est évident, sauf la grandeur. Le terroir confère une extraordinaire fraîcheur au travers de notes d’eucalyptus, de menthe poivrée et de baies rouges. Le palais a pour mission de non seulement maintenir le niveau, mais de plussoyer la grandeur annoncée. Il affiche une charmante sucrosité qui lui est conférée par des tannins suaves tandis que la structure acide se charge de conférer du tempérament et d’affirmer son côté incisif, aiguisé, digne d’un sabre laser de Jedi ! A l’image du bouquet, tout est parfaitement ordonné, parfaitement défini avec une aptitude extraordinaire à canaliser la puissance tannique. Un vin brillant, une fois de plus. Haut-Bailly se positionne clairement parmi les grandes réussites de 2022. La construction de ce vin est cohérente du début à la fin et cela commence bien avant les vinifications, à la vigne, grâce au travail méticuleux des équipes de Haut-Bailly. Il tient beaucoup à cœur, à Véronique, de laisser parler l’âme de Haut-Bailly et son précieux allié qu’est le terroir. Un vin d’une sincérité, d’une pureté, d’une justesse partiellement inexplicable. A l’image de la fraîcheur… il n’y a pas d’explications rationnelles pour expliquer sa présence, pourquoi d’ailleurs. Je pense quant à moi, avoir fourni suffisamment d’explications pourquoi le potentiel de ce vin est à 100 ! 2032-2080.

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We all understand that top chefs preheat their pans to ensure precise control over the heat. If the Château Haut-Bailly 2021 was akin to this preheating, then the 2022 vintage is undoubtedly a banquet they’ve served up for us! In the face of such a profoundly moving wine, any tasting notes seem redundant. You can discern everything it aims to convey: its restraint, its nobility, its pursuit of perfection, and its nonchalant grace, all encapsulated within a piece of green ink. With it, you can write the most poignant poetry; with it, you can sketch the most breathtaking landscapes. This generous gift from Château Haut-Bailly will only grow richer with time, safeguarding ‘the quintessential Bordeaux taste’, wherever and whenever.

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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.

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Fragranced nose, purple fruits, blackcurrants, juniper, liquorice, crushed stones, salt, violets, roses, dark chocolate and cherries - perfumed, alive and expressive. Smooth, but generous with crunchy fruit and salty touches that come in and coat the super fine tannins with a powdery sensation that really fills the mouth. Nice terroir aspects, smooth, well textured and elegantly weighted. Gives dark fruit, subtle savoury tones with dark chocolate and herbal aspects giving nuance. Excellent length and freshness, it's graceful but almost a bit light in terms of fruit density and plushness - although the tannins are exceptional, really so sleek and silky with definition and detail. Feels well worked, gentle, confident and shiny. It's missing a touch more excitement and juicy liveliness but it’s extremely finessed and you can't fault the attention to detail of the tannins and the moreish quality they give. Great potential. 2% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. A yield of 30hl/ha. Consultants Christophe Olivier and Axel Marchal. Harvest 7-27 September. Georgina Hindle.

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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. Yohan Castaing.

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56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Refined bouquet with cassis, mineral and liquorice notes to the fore. Velvety texture, the plentiful tannins rounded and smooth. Rich and moelleux on the mid palate. Crunchy tannins on the finish that lend a little freshness. Warm. A mix of gourmandise and power. James Lawther MW.