Château Haut Bailly 1986

Château Haut Bailly 1986

Pessac-Léognan - Cru Classé de Graves

 TASTING:

Cellaring potential: Can be drunk now. A mature wine.

Tasting : The wine of Château Haut-Bailly has a refined and pure bouquet with notes of dark chocolate infusing the precise fruit of red berries. It unfolds seductively in the glass. The palate has supple tannins and well-defined acidity. The finish is quite gripping. Elegance and power here.

MORE INFO:

Terroir Today: The 33-hectare vineyard of Chateau Haut Bailly has 30 hectares planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. This represents a change in the vineyard with less Cabernet Sauvignon, more Petit Verdot, and a reduction in Cabernet Franc over the years.

In fact, as the Cabernet Franc vines die, they are now being replaced by Cabernet Sauvignon. There is also a very small percentage of Malbec and Carmenere.

The terroir consists of gravel, sandstone and sand over limestone soils. The sandstone of the soils contains a large number of petrified fossils, which adds to the unique character of the wine. The vineyard consists of one large block of vines, which is separated only by a small road in the vineyard.

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