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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 29 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 5/7/2024 & rated 94 points: Popped and poured. This is rounding into shape beautifully. Rich, full blackberry fruit in nose and mouth, with excellent balance, structure, and tannic backbone. Glad I loaded up on this, as it was a tremendous bargain on release (and probably still is at what must currently be a higher tariff today). Great future ahead, but already coming around. 5-13-17-9: 94/100. (596 views) | | | Tasted by evanqian on 2/22/2024 & rated 93 points: fresh dark plum, some spices and smoky oak. a concentrated and fully fruity core, m+ body, a little tannic, dry and firm, gentle nutty notes, m+ finish with dark chocolate and espresso. well structured and showing good potentials, but still too young to judge. kind of new world style.
JS 95, AG 93-95, JA 94, JD 94, NM 94, LPB 92-94
Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 4+4/10
Total 93+/100 (1306 views) | | | Tasted by chrisk525 on 1/12/2024 & rated 93 points: Cassis, currants, black berries, smooth medium tannins, medium fresh acidity, hints of funk. Nice medium long finish. Really really nice as I've come to expect from Barde Haut.
Comparing next to a 2018 Manoir de Gay, one of my favorites in the price category. Manoir is creamier, more opulent, more vanilla. Barde Haut is more rustic, earthy, more traditionally St Emilion. Both are just great, but I might give a slight nod towards the Manoir for it's creamy opulence. (1732 views) | | | Tasted by Ggold7 on 11/26/2023 & rated 90 points: A bit tight, medium body, needs more time (2124 views) | | | Tasted by SWHighlander on 11/9/2023 & rated 91 points: Deep purple in color, with notes of black fruit, nuts, tobacco, dust. Still a bit tight for a PNP -- will improve with time. Tannins still a bit strong without meat to pair. (2117 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 9/4/2023 & rated 92 points: Starting to come around, even on PnP. Excellent dark red, with red legs. Restrained but attractive nose, mostly red fruit aromas. This is well-balanced in the mouth, crisp, but with emerging red fruit. Most folks would call this "classic" Bordeaux--not too ripe, not too fat. In no way would it be mistaken for a Napa Cabernet. 5-12-16-9: 92/100. (2576 views) | | | Tasted by Doc Blinet on 6/23/2023 & rated 92 points: it is becoming a very tasty PnP wine......
Hints of cherry, tobacco and mint. (2505 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 6/14/2023 & rated 90 points: Still not getting the accolades this wine gets from pros and CT tasters. It is good, certainly, but not, to me at least, special. It has loosened up from last time, but still underwhelms. I struggle to find anything exceptional, with the exception of the excellent QPR. 5-11-16-8: 90/100. (2426 views) | | | Tasted by Jseijas1 on 5/13/2023 & rated 93 points: Very balanced and smooth - young and should improve . Good value under $50 - very enjoyable (2414 views) | | | Tasted by Doc Blinet on 4/28/2023 & rated 92 points: Almost ready to drink right after opening. Tannin has softened compared to the last bottle drunk almost a year ago. Classic merlot dominated bouquets and finish. It will certainly improve in the years to come. (2366 views) | | | Tasted by richshoes on 3/31/2023 & rated 94 points: still young, really good the second day--blackberry, black currant, raspberry, layers of soft mocha. best part is 1/3 to 2/3 of the palate, finish shortens... (2520 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 3/23/2023 & rated 88 points: Popped and poured. Excellent dark red. Nose sports liquid minerals and red fruit. Also pine needles and tar. Quite crisp in the mouth, strong tannin, but not enough to overcome lurking red fruit. Just needs a few years in the cellar to round out. 5-12-14-7: 88/100. (2264 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 3/18/2023: Popped and poured. Seems very young. Lots of structure and crispness. Not showing a great deal now other than mineral fruitiness, mostly in the mouth. Needs time. (2025 views) | | | Tasted by munktun on 3/8/2023 & rated 91 points: e: maroon/burgundy, very opaque, high viscosity
n: musky almost in an aged way. blackberry
p: could be a new world cab blend with restraint. sea spray, underripe. under is chocolate mole (1856 views) | | | Tasted by KJD45$ on 2/17/2023 & rated 90 points: Quite nice and good QPR
Better on day 2 (2322 views) | | | Tasted by richshoes on 2/11/2023 & rated 96 points: Still young, not a pop and pour...but opens up after 20-30 minutes, still dense because of its youth, full of deep tannins....amazing wine with waves and waves of dense layering and playful...solid flavor profile but not my personal favorite for Bordeaux...dark and sour cherry, dry fruit, blackberry, raspberry (2205 views) | | | Tasted by kabert on 2/5/2023 & rated 91 points: This was a pleasant accompaniment to dinner over two nights (refrigerated btw nights). Seems somewhat closed though as the fruit that’s gotta be there seems mostly hidden behind meaty, dark, earthy flavors. OK, there are some peeks of fruit but they’re fleeting. My local wine shop has this on the shelf for $42, so I’m tempted to buy more as I’m a longtime Barde-Haut fan, but the “darkness” of this bottle is giving me pause. Perhaps I should open another bottle and give it an all-day decant, to see how it turns out. (2132 views) | | | Tasted by bordeauxman777 on 12/31/2022 & rated 92 points: Very tight at the moment, but it is clear this elegant and well structured Saint Emilion is worth the wait. Lovely. (2468 views) | | | Tasted by Everything Ahead on 12/26/2022 & rated 90 points: Very tough to read at the moment, as have been a number of the Right Bank wines from the '19 vintage I have had. Decanted for several hours and followed over 3 nights, this only started to open up on night 3, revealing some pure dark red fruits to go along with the tannins and powerful acidity. A house I am not that familiar with, but it seems like it needs a lot of age to come around, and while it is a promising wine, given the mid-$40 price, I am not a buyer. There are a number of other Chateau that I can rely on in this range (e.g. Tour St Christophe) instead. But it may very well morph into a beauty in 15 years ... Rating: 90+ (2555 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 11/8/2022 & rated 91 points: Incredibly young, but I wanted a taste early. Popped and poured. Very dark red. Oak, black fruit and smoke dominate the nose, though compared to the mouth it is largely closed. Really powerful wine in the mouth, with a lot of complexity showing. This will need a lot of time, but it shows a lot of promise. 5-11-16-9: 91/100. (2551 views) | | | Tasted by mfimiani47 on 10/9/2022 & rated 92 points: PNP. I get dark and brooding chocolate notes. Tons of potential but far too young. My brain is telling me that this will be really enjoyable in 5-7 years time. Looking to try another one then. 92+ for now. Definitely opportunities for up scores in its future. (2380 views) | | | Tasted by Doc Blinet on 9/11/2022 & rated 91 points: Dark and closed but gradually opened up over time. Good potential (1571 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/29/2022 & rated 95 points: Smoke, licorice, black plums, dark cherries, violets and 5 spice aromatics gets you to take notice. On the palate, it is even better with all of its silky textured, sweet, energetic red fruits. The finish lingers with a growing portfolio of dark red and black fruits with an endnote of dark chocolate and espresso. There is sweetness, length and complexity you can taste and feel. Drink from 2024-2038. (3902 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 6/8/2020 & rated 95 points: Truffle, smoke, mint, charcoal, flowers, cocoa and sweet red berries open the perfume. On the mouth, the wine is full-bodied, lush, silky and rich. Luxuriously textured on the palate, with all the ripe, juicy, sweet plums and cherries you can imagine coated with licorice and chocolate, this wine tastes and feels great in the finish. The wine was made from 75% Merlot with 25% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14.5% alcohol. Clearly, this is a new level of quality for Barde Haut that will age quite nicely for at least 2 decades or longer. 94-96 Pts (6723 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2019: The Southwold Tasting (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023)
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JancisRobinson.com (1/17/2023)
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JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2019 From Bottle (4/11/2022)
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Vinous, 2019 Bordeaux from Bottle: The Two Towers (Feb 2022) (2/1/2022)
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Vinous, Omne Trium Perfectum: Bordeaux 2019s in Bottle (Feb 2022) (2/1/2022)
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JebDunnuck.com, BORDEAUX 2019: A Modern-Day Version of 1982? (6/30/2020)
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Vinous, 2019 Bordeaux: A Long, Strange Trip (Jun, 2020) (6/1/2020)
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Vinous, Uncertain Smile: Bordeaux 2019 (Jun 2020) (6/1/2020)
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Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2019 St-Émilion Part 1 (5/9/2020)
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Vinous, Bols Blue to Bordeaux: Barde-Haut, Clos l’Église & Poesia (Jun 2022)
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85% Merlot / 15% Cabernet FrancRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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