Château Haut Bailly Cru Classé Graves 2022 | 0,375 Liter

"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."
94-96/100 Punkte

"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."
97-98/100 Punkte

"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Ockerrandaufhellung. Zart nach kandierten Veilchen, Lakritze, dunkle Kirschfrucht, ein Hauch von Mandarinenz- esten, ein Hauch von Kräuterwürze und Edelholz. Kraftvoll, elegant, reife Kirschen, feine Extraktsüße, ein Hauch von Schokolade, ausgewogen und lange anhaftend, sicheres Reifepotenzial."
97/100 Punkte

"The 2022 Haut-Bailly was picked between 7 and 27 September and underwent a four-week cuvaison, taking longer to consume the sugar and was matured in 50% new oak. It has a bouquet that compels you just to sit and contemplate. It gradually unfolds with blackberry, raspberry, potpourri and iris flower scents, well-defined, not showy but suave. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins. Minerals, black pepper and clove off a gentle grip with an impressive crescendo. It will need a decade in bottle. This Haut-Bailly has a haunting beauty, the kind of wine that will bring people to tears!"
96-98/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2033 - 2065