Omg - feel like this is getting better and better. This last bottle showed brilliant complexity, graphite, cassis, black currents and some sous bois. Im so glad I held on to these and have 2 more bottles remaining. What a treat.
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Kjøttfulle mørke bær, våt skogbunn, blyantspiss og gamle eikefat. Ved åpning er det tydlige taniner og balansert syre. Etter 4 timer i karaffel mykner taninene opp og frukten åpner mere opp. Trenger luft for å prestere på sitt beste, og passer perfekt til biff. Etter godt med luft var også glasset etter maten godt.
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A wine that I made myself during a sabbatical at HB. Did not nave this is 5 years so I was very curious to see where we are. 2006 not being an easy vintage this turned out well. Still dense and structured. Tannins present but also very deep aromatics around forest floor, dark fruit, farmyard funk. More reserved than opulent but lots of stuffing. I think this is still early in its drinking window.
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A very good if not great classic Bordeaux that still has quite a bit of development to go.
Color shows no signs of 17 year age. Mint and earthiness on the nose.
Tannins are quite prominent if not aggressive, and this wine has higher than normal acidity for a Bordeaux. Flavors are primarily earthy/barnyard and pencil shavings, although it’s the blueberries that linger on the finish.
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Frustratingly this has not really moved forward over the last two years, and is still staying stubbornly in the initial stages of its drinking window. Mint, menthol and red berry fruits dominate the nose and palate, but the tannin is still very obtrusive. However, all the base elements for an excellent wine are there, and hopefully time will release its full potential. A post note once again it continued to improve in the glass throughout the evening, and it warranted another point.
Possibly not quite ready despite its age, with some primary rawness still present. Colour suggests the same with no hint of the brick tone as the wine turns into its drinking plateau. Terrific grip and bite, what an excellent wine.
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Medium bodied - still very much in its development phase. Dark fruit and quite expressive with notes of tobacco and earthiness. Body is liquorice and quite approachable now with tannin slowly evolving to something that is approachable. Finish is a bit short.
Le nez est invitant, graphite, chocolaté, des prunes. En bouche le vin est bien équilibré, mais un peu terne, comme plusieurs vins de ce millésime. Il n’a pas développé la profondeur ni la complexité que j’entrevoyais il y a 8-10 ans. L’espoir est encore permis, les tanins sont fins et deux heures de carafe l’améliorent. 90 (+?) pts
Last bottle, decanted and drank over 2 days. Same flavor profile as my last bottle, lots of black and blue fruits and beautifully balanced minerality on the palate and finish.
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Characteristic Pessac Leognan brick dust. Nice ripe fruit. Very well balanced. A subtle, relatively understated wine which is nearly ready. A pleasant H-B, not a block-buster. They make really delightful wine.
Decanted 3hrs & back into btl 1hr prior to dinner in Riedel BDXs. The air we gave this allowed it to resolve nicely w/ excellent aromatics while lending an elegant mouthfeel. Semi opaque ruby garnet. Plenty of scorched earth, black currants, cherry, dark chocolate & hint of cigar. The nose is more compelling than the palate. The palate could use a tad more energy & acidity. 1/2 a shot glass of sediment in btl upon decant. 12,5% alc. The first of my 4. I'll likely try one every 3yrs. Very good, not sure it will ever be great! 92+ / 93 -
Still almost black color but with clear tones of amber, especially at the rim. Wonderful concentration of color. Classic semi-matured Pessac nose: blackcurrant and blueberries combined with that intriguing mineral tone of terracotta tiles, warm earth and iron/rust. A hint of vanilla in the background just adds to the delicacy. Medium to full bodied attack, still lots of blackcurrant and blueberries up front. The mid part is a bit drying, with very present and a bit dry tannins. This is, however, overwhelmed in the finish where to same tones as I had on the nose emerges gradually: first berries, then dry wood, and finally iron wrapped in vanilla. Sits for about a minute. If it hadn't been for the rather hard mid-part and the somewhat drying tannins, this wine would have earned at least 2-3 points more. Perhaps with another 5-10 years in the cellar? Still it shows that 06 is an underrated year. This will last long.
Not as advanced as some the other left bankers from 2006, nevertheless it has entered its early drinking window but needing a good few hours in the decanter. I also concur with a fellow reviewer that its structure really dictates it needs to be drunk with food to appreciate it at its best. Menthol and mint are the striking initial aromas with red fruits on the palate. The balance is excellent but the depth is a little light at this stage of its development and the tannin needs to further resolve and it does intrude on the finish. I reckon this could warrant another couple of points in a few years. Will revisit in 18 months. A post note this really developed in the glass through the evening and bodes well for the future.
Tremendous wine. The wines of the 2006's keep surprising me. Full bodied and very long finish. Perfectly balanced with an explosion of fruit in the mouth. Drinking this with food is a must.
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2006 Bordeaux Horizontal: The 06 Haut Bailly is a bit opulent in its way, with anise, smoky black fruit, and a mild dearth of acid that leaves it feeling a little flabby. I wouldn’t hold these long term, but they should make for agreeable drinking in the right context over the next decade.
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Some brett on nose. Minimal tannins. Tied for 3rd place in tasting of 8 wines from St Emilion & Pessac-Leognan, but favorite of some “old-world-earthy” tasters.
I think this bottle was in an odd spot. A touch closed down at first. Needed about 1.5 hours open to show. Still a lot of tannic structure but it smooths with air and food. Saved a glass for the second night and that was better than the first. Will save other bottles for a 3-5 years. Only 12.5% alcohol on this one.
2nd bottle from the Wine Society mixed case bought en primeur drunk rather earlier than planned for a zoom with the Chateau; who said 'don't drink (Haut-Bailly) before it is 20 or 25 years old', although more recent vintages are approachable earlier. Until the turn of the 20th century Haut-Bailly was considered and priced up with the 1st growths. Glorious nose of raspberries, tobacco and chocolate turning to tar. Very typical of the appellation. The tannins still need to soften for the wine to peak. Huge length.
Next time I need to read tasting notes before popping open a bottle. Was our first Haut-Bailey and we were not blown away by this wine, especially as compared to a Smith Haut-Lafitte. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but definitely lacking what one might expect from a 2006 bottle in terms of depth, complexity, and structure. Wish I'd held for another several years.
Encore d’un bloc, le vin est jeune et assez puissant, avec un style austère et sérieux, fumé, nécessitant une longue aération à ce stade (il était meilleur le lendemain). Droit, concentré, très mine de crayon, étonnant qu’il soit encore si jeune. Avec ce style qui me rappelle 1986, nul doute qu'il ne sera pas prêt avant plusieurs années. Est-ce que le fruit sera encore là quand les tanins seront fondus? Je crois que oui, mais la question se pose. 90 (+?)
L’idéal pour qui a des enfants nés en 2006, il sera prêt pour leurs 25 ans!
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At fourteen years of age, one should expect a wine to be quite mature, even in a Vintage like 06. This is still extremely young, something that is displayed clearly in the ruby, almost black color. No hints of ageing. Muted nose at first (decanted one hour before drinking), slowly opening up to tones of cherries (red) and blackcurrant, complemented with more classic tones like warm bricks/earth and chocolate. Medium bodied, high acidity. very fine tannins, beautiful fruit that emerges on the finish: cherries and blackcurrant. The whole is complemented by that minerally feel of warm bricks. Beautiful with a "bistecca fiorentina", but a bit tart to drink on its own. Keep for at least five more years, This will need time.
Tough night for the 06 being drunk alongside such fine vintages of HB. Classic BDX. slightly clunkier than 2000 and a little flowery on the tannin, but still very nice. Good purity and levity. Nice fruit, tannins fully integrated. Cool climate medium bodied. Drinking now, but will keep (will it improve..?). Rob's note: Similar in style to '00 but perhaps not as rich and deep. Very smooth and elegant. Not an enomrous diff to La Parde ... (but that may be the tough night point shining through).
Menthol & mint on both the nose and palate. Extraordinary dark chocolate, blackcurrant, blackberry, and eucalyptus. Sweet cassis and slightly bitter lavender but only mildly tannic. Tremendous Bordeaux with years of life ahead but it’s singing boisterously right now so I suggest drinking sooner than later.
DnP at 54; 30 min in glass; dsrk ruby, undergrowth, herbs, on nose; dark berries, medium bodied, smooth tannins with lasting mineraly, brambly finish; increased body in the glass; drinking nicely, excellent with filet
Terrific bottle of classic Bordeaux. Deep garnet color that looks young. The nose is a high point with cassis, hot stones and tobacco leaf. Textbook. The palate is youthful but starting to settle into maturity. Medium weight and mouth filling. Super finish. Love this style. Surpassed expectations. Should drink well for another 15 years. (94)
Smooth and delicious. Not over powering so aging well. Probably even better in a year or two. Huge pleasure. Notes of graphite and ever so slightly tannic.
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Dark colour, nose of dark fruits and oak. The body is a little light for the ample tannins so whilst the wine should be fully mature it's tempting to wait a few years for more of the tannins to fall out. Still very enjoyable now. Good old fashioned claret.
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A wine at its peak, but with several years left to live. Deep violet colour with a braod rim of amber to mahoganey. Classic Pessac nose with blackcurrant, cedar, camphor and that wonderful tuch of warm brick tiles. Medium bodied attack, fine tannins, good acidity, beautiful fruit in the whole tasting curve, and a fine grained aftertaste where blackcurrant and warm earth/brick tiles interact nicely. If I have anything to add on a negative note, it is a certain lack of power (it is a bit too clean and lean in the middle part), and a "lightness" that was a bit difficult to combine with food (this was drunk with chicken, not the most challenging taste). Still, a beauty, and I guess that my score is a bit too conservative.
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LFC celebration dinner! Decanted 2 hours, Creamy, very oaky, rich, still v young, refined on the palate, but hard to follow after 96 & 05 Rayas and 06 Bonneau Celestins, lock this baby up for at least 5-8 years 92+
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The smoky dark red fruits are the show here. Classic and classy, with firm tannins, good concentration and a lot of lift to the red berries in the rich, lengthy, fresh mouth-filling. Tannic and young, it takes about 4 hours to soften, or if you are patient, wait until 2026.
Black cherry and a little mesquite smokiness. Still a little tannic but goes nicely with red meat. A fair bit less of everything compared to an 05 a year ago.
First bottle from my case. Not much age in its appearance, only a very small brick hue around the rim. The bouquet is quite intense with mostly jammy fruit, and modest tertiary notes. This wine can clearly age and develop further. On the palate, more of the same: already good but will likely get better as the still sandy tannins further develop. This is an excellent wine but it will get better.
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Dark fruit, cherrries, plums and strawberries on the nose. Black raspberries, leather and some dried orange peels (or something like that) and some tannins - very nicely balanced. So delicious.
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91 pts today, but 94+ points in 10 years. At the moment, it is just entering its early maturity window. Great nose of exotic spices, black cherry, pencil shavings, and slight touch of damp earth. Still more primary than my palate prefers with grippy tannin. Once evolved and resolved, this will be awesome! Give it time. Decanted tonight for 3 hours.
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Class smooth silky intense clean fruit with graphite, cedar and tobacco leaf nuance, it does all this without being heavy or having that all too common extracted feeling. No reverse osmosis here. I'd say this wine has perfect balance. excellent finish. The drinking window is open and shows no signs of oxidation 94-95
Dark red, almost inky appearance with a garnet/bricking rim. Leathery/fading fruit again with some earthy, desiccated flowers. Bit weird and mushroomy. Marred by some brettanomyces character which became more pronounced with time. Palate is quite delicate, with a low tannin presence. Has a weird sweet-and-sour thing in the mid palate but then finishes dry. Not that enjoyable for me.
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Working with wine 2019 seminar 1 - Bordeaux (Est. Restaurant, George Street, Sydney): Toast, biscuit, leather, quite 'cool', a little mint, slightly unripe blackcurrant, graphite, a little pencil shavings, red berries. In the mouth it's juicy with black and red berry, long persistent tannins dry out the gums and just sit on the mid palate long after the fruit has gone; not in a bad way I hasten to add. Nice.
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Nose is powerful dark fruits (cherries and plums) with undertones is dried grass. Bold and powerful on the tongue, with concentrated flavors - dark stone fruit and some mild minerality - tannins are well balanced.
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During a tasting dinner. Another good showing of the wine I had the privilege to help producing it with the Chateau during the 2006 vintage. Lovely aromas around dark fruit, earthy notes, touch of spices. The palate was the strong point, creamy and lush. Popular with the group and the first bottle to finish. Early drinking window, 30 min. decant advised.
Tasted after the 2008. More depth and complexity in comparison. Mineral, nice tannic grip, good fruit and acidity. Really long and powerful finish. Lovely. Drink or keep. 92-94
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This seemed in a great place, no secondary flavors but fully integrated black fruit and the classic Graves mineral dominating. I admit I like Graves wines and Haut-Bailly in particular, so score may be biased!
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Fourth and final wine of the night served with a dessert of home made ice cream, raspberries/red currents all over a large macaron. Fabulous! Hard to say where this fits in the scheme of things tonight. All wines were fantastic. This was perhaps the lightest of the four but not by much. Classy, smooth, defined fruit, dark, with a chocolate note and well integrating tannins. Still many years ahead for this one also.
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Tight shy nose upon opening, opened up after an hour, decanted, black fruits and chocolate, classically made Bordeaux, elegant not powerful, like it very much but will benefit with further aging 93
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During a Chateau Haut Bailly dinner with the Commanderie de Bordeaux. Eager to see this again since I worked on the Chateau for this vintage. A very good showing tonight, best so far. Nice aromas around dark fruit, earthy notes, touch of spices. The palate was the strong point, creamy and lush. This had a lot of fans tonight.
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2006 Left Bank Red Bordeaux, with Richard Brazier (Handford Wines, London): Dark and glossy color. Dark fruited and herby on the nose. 12.5% alc and this helps maintain a bit of lightness to a wine that is otherwise quite a bit tight, firm and full of grippy tannin.Good depth of fruit but lacks a bit of charm at this stage. Definitely very young and hopefully with time this will blossom. an 88-89 for now.
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From a Coravin. The Coravin is the best slow-ox ever for these younger Bordeaux. I started coravinning this wine in Jan 2015 and it just keeps getting better and better. The nose is just a fabulous array of smoke, blackberry, black currants, and sexy oak, with cigar and red cherry coming out as it gets more air. A bit of a beast on the palate, tannic and powerful, with lots of intensity, character, fruit, and oak. Sure, the palate will get better with age, but if you like a big wine, this is a serious winner. If you want it a bit tamed, definitely decant.
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20th Annual Lyon 10 Year Retrospective: The Mish Mash (Lyon Den): Wow! So much better than our last 6 yrs ago. The graphite and cedar overtone gives it away as to origin while the black and blue fruit caress the tannins that are still obvious. Tannins winning a bit on day 2, 90. 2017-2021.
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Decanted for 4 hours. A bit to young still. Soft tannins and somewhat on the lighter side. Elegant but not really there yet. It's elegant and has potential. Dark and red fruit on the palate. This still needs some time. Enjoyable now but Should improve considerably
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Very easy drinking today, a step down in aromatic and flavor concentration from the 2008. Unusually, from a blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (significantly greater percentage of Merlot).
Deep ruby with blueberries and a touch of red fruit. Lighter edge, but deep color otherwise. Has a fresh character, with good depth but a certain lightness. Fragrant after 1 hour decant; improved steadily over two hours. A lovely wine; young, but with great potential. My rating is for potential, which could be conservative. One to watch. Better to wait a few years to try again unless vigorous young Bordeaux is your preference.
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Decanted 1 hour before but started to get interesting 2 hours later Nose is light but bordelaise and the palate has a bit more tannin than fruit but it was a delight with food. I would not expect whole bunch more with time but this should be very nice drinking for next 5 years
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DTC 2016-01; Bordeaux 2006. (@ SS): Very luxurious bouquet with beautifully ripe dark forest fruits, cedar, graphite, sweet licorice and beautiful oak. On the palate a slightly sweet start with ripe dark forest fruits, sweet spices, licorice, beautiful acidity and round but firm tannin with still a very good bite. Overall a luxurious and complex and elegant wine which is entering its early maturity stage now and still holds a promise until deep into the 2020's. I will put my last bottle far out of reach ;-). 94+ for this evening.
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This Chateau reminds me of family because Haut means high to me. Bailly reminds me of billy,,,me, I'm a high billy===>high = hills. I like it because it's hillbilly wine. Don't tell the owners of the Chateau unless you are in it for friendship and the long haul. Otherwise, it's pretty good for French hill billy wine. T
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Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): I got a good whiff of stones on the nose of this one, and I really liked the amount of dirt and earth that you could find here. There's a touch of graphite too, which is always a plus. Black fruited and sweet, this packs quite a punch but is very enjoyable all the same.
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Dark red, tight nose, pretty nose, opened up, medium bodied, a bit shut, this wasn't firing on all cylinders, it's not bad but lacking ommph, I think it it will improve with time 91+
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Elegant, distinguished aromas on the nose: high-quality woods, saddle leather, herbs and subtle dark fruits. It’s rather texture than flavour at the moment, polished by a real craftsman. The surface is soft and velvety, but from my point of view: it lacks this honor man something of characterological depth. Nice, little fruit of dark berries, elegeant, fine acidity - ok! But no "WOW", no lumps and bumps.
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From memory: Young and primary – still mostly black fruit, spices and a little leather. Fresh and well balanced with a pronounced mineral streak. Very impressive concentration for a 2006. No crime in drinking this now, but I'll let my last bottle sleep for at least another three to four years (91-94 points).
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Classic noise of cherries, camphor amd oak. Medium bodied, very well balanced and a focus purity to the finish. Exactly what aged fine french wine should taste like.
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Showing more complexity and development than the last bottle, tons of Bordeaux character with less oak influence than before, it also seems to have gone from a fuller bodied wine to now medium or medium plus, tobacco, red currant, green pepper, wet earth, cedar, good structure; very good but it seems to be in an intermediate phase where I would almost prefer to wait until 2021 to start popping corks.
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Bu au Bistro Fringale (AVV) de Granby avec Bulle, Bordeaux70 et Meursault. Superbe claret, d’un millésime assez difficile pour le vignoble des Graves. Nez envoutant sur les cerises et le chocolat. La bouche est riche et bien équilibrée, rien n’accroche. De beaux tannins polis sur une finale longue. Beau travail de ce producteur. Merci Bulle!
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BBR 2014 Bordeaux tasting (London): At BBR Bordeaux 2014. Fresh with ripe cassis and blackberry fruit and graphite on the nose, classic nose is what strikes me. On the palate the acidity is prominent over the tannins, with some earthy tones as well. It has an elegance to it but I find the bouquet promises more than the palate delivers, so it lacks that total harmony one would like to see. Still a very good wine. Hard to say what I think really. 90-94 depending on the pairing.
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Lovely dinner and vertical tasting at Haut Bailly (Château Haut Bailly): Very graphite very Cabernet driven aromatics - with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. The aromas, the nose, is more "open" than the 2005, promising a wine that should be generous and rich. And yet the wine is not quite open for business on the palate. Sure, there is density and opulence on the mid palate, but still somewhat tight - and not quite as much depth as the 2005. This is a fine vintage to enjoy in about two or three years - and then to wait as the 2005 comes around in five to seven years ;-).
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Funny nose of chocolaty red fruit followed by a ton of vanillin. A slight bitter aftertaste but generally better on the palate, and air helps balance it out. Sweet red berries, piercing acidity, and really smooth ingrained tannins. Concentrated if not complicated.
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Souper de fête Sylvain à Québec: Un nez fumé, de cabernet, avec des notes de raisin sec, de mine de crayon. Bonne vigueur tannique, c'est juteux, un peu sec, concentré mais savoureux, séveux, structuré, avec une excellente longueur. À revoir dans 4 ans. 92+ pts
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Remarkable nose, developing after decant for three hours. Amazing deep color. On the palate tight indicating a lot of potential, blossomed on day 2. Next bottle in five years.
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45-minute decant. Much more open and accessible than I thought it would be. Very good all around-it hit all the correct notes--but just not quite transcendent.
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Youthful, tannic, fresh, elegant, but with a refined, masculine side to its character, at least at his stage. With air, cocoa dusted blackberries, earth, tobacco and black cherry aromas are in full force. I'd give this at least 5-8-10 years of time to soften and develop. This will be a very fine wine when it does.
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always one of my favourite wines from Graves, great minerality,pencil,dark fruit with very nicely integrated acidity,fresh,long....Haut Bailly is great stuff!!!94PTS
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Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $60+ (Bin 75): Dark core with thin reddish purple rim; tar, almost peppery, deep, tobacco, round, delicious smelling nose, obviously noble, nutty; smooth, rich texture, luxurious, noble, good French oak though not all new, currant, spice, fruitcake; delicious; thought this was '09 and 2nd growth level.
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Bordeaux 2006 from Magnum (Tanglin Club wine circle, Singapore): Dark ruby. Discrete nose of dark berries, forest floor, pine tree and a hint of wood, deep and complex but much more closed than from recent 0.75's I had. That's magnum what can you say. On the palate medium-full bodied with good volume, ripe fruit and well buffered from tannins. Good length. 93+
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Nez sur l'élevage avec du fruit noir, du cuir. Bouche d'un magnifique équilibre avec de beaux tanins, des prunes. Beau potentiel avec cette texture, mais encore bien jeune. Revoir dans 5 ans, il sera bien mieux. 91+ pts
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Bordeaux 1982-1900-2000 tasting (The Traklin Wine-Bistro): Dark red-purple. Red fruit, strawberry, and red currant dominate on the nose. Full bodied, high acidity, complex, still a fair amount of tannins, earthy, red and dark fruits flavours. Still young, and will probably get better in 4-7 of years.
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Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux Tasting in Bordeaux (Bordeaux, France): The wine is still very dark. Only a little red on the rim. Red fruit, strawberry, and red currant dominate on the nose. The palate is quite complex with medium acidity, a full body, and still a fair amount of tannins. It is earthy with both red and dark fruits. This is really very nice. It is starting to approach a point where it can be drunk although probably better in a couple of years. 3 = Very good
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Tasted at the Chateau. I worked on this vintage myself at the Chateau during my sabbatical - so of course I am biased on this wine... Well, the vintage was not ideal and there was some rain during harvest so many people wondered how well it will turn out. Recently I saw that both Quarin and Parker had given this wine very good notes, higher than I expected. On my recent visit to the Chateau I tasted some vintages together with Chief Oenologe Gabriel Vialard, including the 06. Very nice surprise indeed. The wine is soft and velvety almost a bit flamboyant for the usually more reserved style of the Chateau. Excellent, especially from a value for money perspective (just like the 04 which is more classic in style though).
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Lunch with Veronique Sanders of Chateau Haut Bailly (Hawksworth Restaurant): Quite elegant and reserved on the nose showing tons of lead pencil, along with dark plums, red cherries, sour raspberries, and some dark dried fruits. Lots more lead pencil on the palate, as well as tart red cherries, black currants, black plums, black pepper, mint, and some oak. Lots of acidity paired with mouth numbing tannins. Long finish ending on notes of cassis, lead pencil, and black pepper. Seems to be in a bit of an awkward phase at the moment, as the nose was quite tight but that palate showed more richness and depth. All the underlying components are here, just needs at least a few years for a better assessment. Very good.
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På dag 1 var denne fulstendig lukket, selv etter to timer i karaffel. Ble så helt tilbake på flasken etter 4 timer og satt i kjelleren til dagen etter. Vinen fremstår mye mer åpen idag med blyant, lær og litt tjære på nesen. Mye de samme smakene som på aroma, men er fremdeles streng og trenger mye kjellertid for å komme rundt. Bra potensiale!
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Mørk, tett. Mørke bær, eucalyptus. Kjempestruktur på nesa. Nydelig. Kjølig, elegant frukt. Fabelaktig tanninstruktur, tar virkelig ledelse i munnhulen. Bare å bli med. Flott syre.
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Two hours aeration and two runs through the venturi coaxed minimal but sufficient evidence of the marvelous flavors that are latent, but this bottle suggests the wine is, at best in the very early adolescent stage. Wait several years!l
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Everything I look for in a Bordeaux. Restrained dark fruits, tar, and gravel. This is medium-bodied, has a beautiful nose, and an intense but subtle palate presence. Very elegant and quite well balanced. A lovely wine that speaks but does not shout.
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Smoky black fruit, tar, leather, cassis, camp-fire smoke, wood and hit brick aromas are easy to find. From a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, this structured, polished, elegant wine ends with a soft, earthy, sweet black and red fruit filled finish.
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Tasted at the WS Grand Tour in Boston. Still too young, but it has all the ingredients to be a fine bottle of wine. Dark ruby in color. Tastes of pencil shavings, cassis, and blueberries. Very enjoyable.
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WS Grand Tour Boston (Copley Marriott): Nose:bell pepper, blackberry, bitters and some tobacco. Palate: dark fruit, very packed and dense still showing some green elements beneath. Med body and nice. Finish: dark fruit and herbs. A bit clipped. Very closed, winery should not be showing this now.
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This is definitely a wait and see wine, seems very young, and the dominant flavor that I kept getting was of stems. Mid-bodied, medium tannins, good nose.
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I have 2 cases of this tucked away and bought a bottle over the summer to try. Eventually opened this for the Xmas party and it was difficult. Dense back purple colour with oak dominating the nose. Very tannic and not much fun to drink. Not a patch on the 96 that was opened next and while I'm sure that this will turn into a great wine, at the moment its just a question of wait and hope.
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Several hours aeration Nose - mostly oaky, smokey berry Mouth - mid bodied, dry berry flavors, good minerality (showing the minerality of graves?) - very focused. This wine has good complexity and good potential, with solid tannins suggesting it will age well. Lacking the unctuousness of a napa cab, it is more of a finely focused mineral drivern cuvee which will require food to show it's best face.
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Still closed and very tannic and tight after 90 min in decanter. Elegant & rich aroma. Only after another hour in the glass the wine started to open and soften a bit. Good value for €60.
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I'll upgrade this wine by a point from the last time I had it, which was about a year ago. Like the 2006 Duhart-Milon, you really get the sense that Bordeaux has fine-tuned everything, that they are producing the best wines that a particular vintage has to offer. Whether these techniques are good or not so good is for another discussion. I would have given this wine an extra couple points if it was more representative of its appellation. It had *some* of the scorched earth and gravel and smokiness that we expect from that region, but not that extra "wow" factor that I get from other wines in that neighborhod, other estates that are also taking full advantage of modern techniques and technology like, say, Smith Haut Lafitte. Still, having said all that, this should not be interpreted as a negative review. This wine was a stunner on both the nose and palate. A beautiful deep purple, pure and smooth, with no rough edges. It offered up luscious cassis and black cherry, with a good chunk of oak in evidence that should go away with time. Still very young, obviously. I really liked the wine and I don't think it would be fair to go so far as to call it "modernized." It is just not what I would describe as very representative of Pessac-Leognan.
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I have been worried that the big points Haut-Bailly has been receiving of late from a certain excitable wine critic might be indicating a change of style at the estate, so I was a little afraid to open this. Fortunately, after a half hour or so of initial clumsiness, it eventually civilized itself to the point where its contours seem to have the ability to bring it to the same ultra-elegant state as a vintage like 2001. To be sure this is still deeply fruited with some flavor notes you could call blackish (perhaps more oak char than black fruit), but it's streamlined and feminine just the same. At double the price of pre-'05 vintages I'm not sure I'll buy more, but I'm glad to see that it's still recognizably Haut-Bailly in style if not price-point.
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2006 Bordeaux horizontal (Public Restaurant, NYC): Young and tight. Clean, clear. Bright fruit with acid. Good herb and complexity. Chalky tannins. Very firm. I like this, I think it will turn out really nice. B/B+
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Bordeaux Night (Binny's Grand Ave.): nose: real rich and smokey backdrop with great tones of scorched earth, creme de cassis, black cherries and a good amount of black currants and dark red fruits. Good depth that can really bring you in even at this young stage
taste: Silky mediium/full feel with rich tannins and polished tones of smoke, cedar, scorched earth, creme de cassis, black cherries and some dark red fruits. Great depth being shown off already at this young stage
overall: This really could be something with more age to it. Comes off as possibly being accessible sooner, but it could decieve as the tannins are certainly there. It really shows off the Graves quality extremely well, and that makes it really enoyable
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2006 Bordeaux Tastings; 10/24/2009-11/1/2009: Lighter nose than SHL - slightly estery nose at first, but that blows off. Palate is tannic and deep- refined red fruits and gravel. Tightly wound but pretty, needs time. When retasted later - a little more funk/earth on the nose. Very structured, perhaps moreso even than LMHB and HB; darker fruits here too. Hits alongside the big boys (but a bit less approachable now), at a fantastic QPR price. Perhaps the toughest to identify blind as a Graves, but this compares very well to top Pauillacs and St. Juliens, in my opinion. 93-95.
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Really nice wine. Backward and layered. Dark fruit and brooding minerality. Rich perfume and beautiful floral character. Crushed stone, dark chocolate and violet. Took about 4 hours to really open. Still tannic and young. Needs time and air. Wonderful terroir. Complex and balanced.
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Beltramo's 2006 Bordeaux: Beltramo's 06 Bordeaux tasting. This has a nice crushed berry nose, with some rocky mineral; deep, dark fruit, a bit more lush than most of the other wines, medium tannins, good finish. My favorite of the bunch, which included Barton, Ducru, Lynch, Baron, Pontet.
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Deep purple. Nice nose with subtle wood. I am still waiting for my Haut-Bailly epiphany. This is hardly classic Graves. Parker calling it "first-growth-quality" is going a bit overboard. I would not be able to identify this as Graves at all in a blind tasting. I'm not even going to venture into the discussion of whether this is "modern" or not. This is better than the tannic, jaw-numbing 2004 Haut-Bailly I had last year. I might be willing to agree with Parker that, despite its intensity, it is indeed "light on its feet." In the end it is a beautiful wine, but hardly a 95-point level effort, as Parker opines. It lacks the extra sweetness and charm necessary to bring it to that level. And again, not real Graves-like, in my opinion. Unquestionably well-crafted, though.
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This was filled with smoky plums and cassis. Great freshness with soft, ripe, elegant tannins. Supple in style with a lot of finesse, this finishes with a long, ripe, mouth full of spicy dark berries. This is almost at the level of the 2005.
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Decanted violently through one of those aerifier things, it DID have a very nice, classic Bordeaux nose w/ pencil shaving, tobacco, currant,.... Very tight on the palate all night. Lots of stuffing, just gotta wait another 6-12 mos before trying again.
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nose: very nice and pure nose with good richness to it with tones of cedar, dark cherries, cassis, black currants and bits of mineral rich earth. real good depth and is relatively open for such a young wine
taste: great balanced and full flavors of dark cranberries, dark cherries, cedar, black currants and sweet tones of cassis. Big tannins make their presence felt with good depth behind the tones
overall: a real beautiful young wine. Will need some time to fully come about, but there is a real nice richness to it that makes it very attractive while having a nice bit of power behind it
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Black fruit and good depth. Still quite tough, but should open up with time. Medium intensity and hard, firm tannins, definately backward and another to put away and forget about for a few years.
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This wine was decanted and poured. It needed about an hour in the decanter to show its best. The bouquet shows currant, pencil, cedar and smoke notes. The color is a dark ruby to black that is is youthful and opaque. The full bodied palate shows good concentration, balance and fruit. The wine shows a long finish that at times becomes dominated by the tannins. This wine shows well now with about an hour of decanting and will improve with additional bottle age. Based on this tasting the wine will drink its best at around a decade old. Although this showed well, the wine does appear to lack some of the concentration and completeness required to make it an incredible wine.
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4/30/2024 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dekantert. Absolutt både dag 1 og dag 2.
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4/1/2024 - LovesBurgundy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Omg - feel like this is getting better and better. This last bottle showed brilliant complexity, graphite, cassis, black currents and some sous bois. Im so glad I held on to these and have 2 more bottles remaining. What a treat.
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3/16/2024 - beatles wrote: 92 Points
Mature, dry, very classic, truffles, sous bois; a wine in harmony, well balanced, mature.
#KongHans
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3/3/2024 - Casa HeRo wrote: 93 Points
Kjøttfulle mørke bær, våt skogbunn, blyantspiss og gamle eikefat. Ved åpning er det tydlige taniner og balansert syre. Etter 4 timer i karaffel mykner taninene opp og frukten åpner mere opp. Trenger luft for å prestere på sitt beste, og passer perfekt til biff. Etter godt med luft var også glasset etter maten godt.
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2/9/2024 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
A wine that I made myself during a sabbatical at HB. Did not nave this is 5 years so I was very curious to see where we are. 2006 not being an easy vintage this turned out well. Still dense and structured. Tannins present but also very deep aromatics around forest floor, dark fruit, farmyard funk. More reserved than opulent but lots of stuffing. I think this is still early in its drinking window.
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1/9/2024 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dekantert lenge. Meget pen sak. Hard, herrevin, tanniner, ikke allverden med syre, mørk frukt. Et lite hakk opp dag 2. Meget tilfredstillende pessac.
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12/3/2023 - Volleyball Likes this wine: 92 Points
A very good if not great classic Bordeaux that still has quite a bit of development to go.
Color shows no signs of 17 year age. Mint and earthiness on the nose.
Tannins are quite prominent if not aggressive, and this wine has higher than normal acidity for a Bordeaux. Flavors are primarily earthy/barnyard and pencil shavings, although it’s the blueberries that linger on the finish.
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11/10/2023 - djhammond Likes this wine: 92 Points
Frustratingly this has not really moved forward over the last two years, and is still staying stubbornly in the initial stages of its drinking window. Mint, menthol and red berry fruits dominate the nose and palate, but the tannin is still very obtrusive. However, all the base elements for an excellent wine are there, and hopefully time will release its full potential. A post note once again it continued to improve in the glass throughout the evening, and it warranted another point.
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6/24/2023 - Shanta wrote:
Possibly not quite ready despite its age, with some primary rawness still present. Colour suggests the same with no hint of the brick tone as the wine turns into its drinking plateau.
Terrific grip and bite, what an excellent wine.
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4/19/2023 - tanduybui Likes this wine: 92 Points
A very classical Bordeaux.
Medium bodied - still very much in its development phase. Dark fruit and quite expressive with notes of tobacco and earthiness. Body is liquorice and quite approachable now with tannin slowly evolving to something that is approachable. Finish is a bit short.
Drink now to 10+ yeears.
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3/29/2023 - d'Artagnan wrote: 90 Points
Le nez est invitant, graphite, chocolaté, des prunes. En bouche le vin est bien équilibré, mais un peu terne, comme plusieurs vins de ce millésime. Il n’a pas développé la profondeur ni la complexité que j’entrevoyais il y a 8-10 ans. L’espoir est encore permis, les tanins sont fins et deux heures de carafe l’améliorent. 90 (+?) pts
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2/24/2023 - ayalao3 wrote: 94 Points
Solid 94 point wine. Drinking in what I assume is it’s prime.
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1/28/2023 - Mulvk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice. Graphite. Ok length.
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12/23/2022 - skifree wrote: 94 Points
Last bottle, decanted and drank over 2 days. Same flavor profile as my last bottle, lots of black and blue fruits and beautifully balanced minerality on the palate and finish.
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8/31/2022 - rjpbath Likes this wine: 91 Points
Characteristic Pessac Leognan brick dust. Nice ripe fruit. Very well balanced. A subtle, relatively understated wine which is nearly ready. A pleasant H-B, not a block-buster. They make really delightful wine.
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8/28/2022 - boillatm Likes this wine: 91 Points
Chablis28's note from April 2022 is spot on and I have nothing to add.
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6/22/2022 - Suzyquatro Likes this wine: 92 Points
Karakteristieke kleur - Complex bouquet - Zachte textuur - Blijft aangenaam hangen !
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4/9/2022 - chablis28 wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 3hrs & back into btl 1hr prior to dinner in Riedel BDXs. The air we gave this allowed it to resolve nicely w/ excellent aromatics while lending an elegant mouthfeel. Semi opaque ruby garnet. Plenty of scorched earth, black currants, cherry, dark chocolate & hint of cigar. The nose is more compelling than the palate. The palate could use a tad more energy & acidity. 1/2 a shot glass of sediment in btl upon decant. 12,5% alc. The first of my 4. I'll likely try one every 3yrs. Very good, not sure it will ever be great! 92+ / 93 -
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2/2/2022 - dagij Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still almost black color but with clear tones of amber, especially at the rim. Wonderful concentration of color. Classic semi-matured Pessac nose: blackcurrant and blueberries combined with that intriguing mineral tone of terracotta tiles, warm earth and iron/rust. A hint of vanilla in the background just adds to the delicacy. Medium to full bodied attack, still lots of blackcurrant and blueberries up front. The mid part is a bit drying, with very present and a bit dry tannins. This is, however, overwhelmed in the finish where to same tones as I had on the nose emerges gradually: first berries, then dry wood, and finally iron wrapped in vanilla. Sits for about a minute. If it hadn't been for the rather hard mid-part and the somewhat drying tannins, this wine would have earned at least 2-3 points more. Perhaps with another 5-10 years in the cellar? Still it shows that 06 is an underrated year. This will last long.
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11/17/2021 - djhammond Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not as advanced as some the other left bankers from 2006, nevertheless it has entered its early drinking window but needing a good few hours in the decanter. I also concur with a fellow reviewer that its structure really dictates it needs to be drunk with food to appreciate it at its best. Menthol and mint are the striking initial aromas with red fruits on the palate. The balance is excellent but the depth is a little light at this stage of its development and the tannin needs to further resolve and it does intrude on the finish. I reckon this could warrant another couple of points in a few years. Will revisit in 18 months. A post note this really developed in the glass through the evening and bodes well for the future.
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10/8/2021 - mike410 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tremendous wine. The wines of the 2006's keep surprising me. Full bodied and very long finish. Perfectly balanced with an explosion of fruit in the mouth. Drinking this with food is a must.
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9/27/2021 - englishman's claret wrote: 88 Points
2006 Bordeaux Horizontal: The 06 Haut Bailly is a bit opulent in its way, with anise, smoky black fruit, and a mild dearth of acid that leaves it feeling a little flabby. I wouldn’t hold these long term, but they should make for agreeable drinking in the right context over the next decade.
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8/27/2021 - Andice wrote: 92 Points
Pretty good for the vintage. Rich and scented. Balanced on the palate. Rounded, resolved and in a nice spot. Finishes well
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7/14/2021 - CommBdxSD wrote:
Some brett on nose. Minimal tannins. Tied for 3rd place in tasting of 8 wines from St Emilion & Pessac-Leognan, but favorite of some “old-world-earthy” tasters.
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6/19/2021 - Jd6725 Likes this wine: 93 Points
I think this bottle was in an odd spot. A touch closed down at first. Needed about 1.5 hours open to show. Still a lot of tannic structure but it smooths with air and food. Saved a glass for the second night and that was better than the first. Will save other bottles for a 3-5 years. Only 12.5% alcohol on this one.
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5/26/2021 - wineforth Likes this wine: 94 Points
2nd bottle from the Wine Society mixed case bought en primeur drunk rather earlier than planned for a zoom with the Chateau; who said 'don't drink (Haut-Bailly) before it is 20 or 25 years old', although more recent vintages are approachable earlier. Until the turn of the 20th century Haut-Bailly was considered and priced up with the 1st growths. Glorious nose of raspberries, tobacco and chocolate turning to tar. Very typical of the appellation. The tannins still need to soften for the wine to peak. Huge length.
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3/18/2021 - gsomers Likes this wine: 89 Points
Next time I need to read tasting notes before popping open a bottle. Was our first Haut-Bailey and we were not blown away by this wine, especially as compared to a Smith Haut-Lafitte. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but definitely lacking what one might expect from a 2006 bottle in terms of depth, complexity, and structure. Wish I'd held for another several years.
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3/12/2021 - d'Artagnan wrote: 90 Points
Encore d’un bloc, le vin est jeune et assez puissant, avec un style austère et sérieux, fumé, nécessitant une longue aération à ce stade (il était meilleur le lendemain). Droit, concentré, très mine de crayon, étonnant qu’il soit encore si jeune. Avec ce style qui me rappelle 1986, nul doute qu'il ne sera pas prêt avant plusieurs années. Est-ce que le fruit sera encore là quand les tanins seront fondus? Je crois que oui, mais la question se pose. 90 (+?)
L’idéal pour qui a des enfants nés en 2006, il sera prêt pour leurs 25 ans!
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1/17/2021 - dankgummy Likes this wine:
Not ready for consumption, wait 2 more years
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1/17/2021 - dagij Likes this wine: 90 Points
At fourteen years of age, one should expect a wine to be quite mature, even in a Vintage like 06. This is still extremely young, something that is displayed clearly in the ruby, almost black color. No hints of ageing. Muted nose at first (decanted one hour before drinking), slowly opening up to tones of cherries (red) and blackcurrant, complemented with more classic tones like warm bricks/earth and chocolate. Medium bodied, high acidity. very fine tannins, beautiful fruit that emerges on the finish: cherries and blackcurrant. The whole is complemented by that minerally feel of warm bricks. Beautiful with a "bistecca fiorentina", but a bit tart to drink on its own. Keep for at least five more years, This will need time.
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1/11/2021 - Macdog Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tough night for the 06 being drunk alongside such fine vintages of HB.
Classic BDX. slightly clunkier than 2000 and a little flowery on the tannin, but still very nice. Good purity and levity. Nice fruit, tannins fully integrated. Cool climate medium bodied. Drinking now, but will keep (will it improve..?).
Rob's note: Similar in style to '00 but perhaps not as rich and deep. Very smooth and elegant. Not an enomrous diff to La Parde ... (but that may be the tough night point shining through).
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1/10/2021 - Sanlucar Likes this wine: 95 Points
Menthol & mint on both the nose and palate. Extraordinary dark chocolate, blackcurrant, blackberry, and eucalyptus. Sweet cassis and slightly bitter lavender but only mildly tannic. Tremendous Bordeaux with years of life ahead but it’s singing boisterously right now so I suggest drinking sooner than later.
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12/11/2020 - dafmd Likes this wine: 94 Points
DnP at 54; 30 min in glass; dsrk ruby, undergrowth, herbs, on nose; dark berries, medium bodied, smooth tannins with lasting mineraly, brambly finish; increased body in the glass; drinking nicely, excellent with filet
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11/19/2020 - dbkitc wrote: 94 Points
Terrific bottle of classic Bordeaux. Deep garnet color that looks young. The nose is a high point with cassis, hot stones and tobacco leaf. Textbook. The palate is youthful but starting to settle into maturity. Medium weight and mouth filling. Super finish. Love this style. Surpassed expectations. Should drink well for another 15 years. (94)
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11/13/2020 - aelloyd Likes this wine: 92 Points
Smooth and delicious. Not over powering so aging well. Probably even better in a year or two. Huge pleasure. Notes of graphite and ever so slightly tannic.
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9/2/2020 - wineforth Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark colour, nose of dark fruits and oak. The body is a little light for the ample tannins so whilst the wine should be fully mature it's tempting to wait a few years for more of the tannins to fall out. Still very enjoyable now. Good old fashioned claret.
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7/24/2020 - dagij Likes this wine: 91 Points
A wine at its peak, but with several years left to live. Deep violet colour with a braod rim of amber to mahoganey. Classic Pessac nose with blackcurrant, cedar, camphor and that wonderful tuch of warm brick tiles. Medium bodied attack, fine tannins, good acidity, beautiful fruit in the whole tasting curve, and a fine grained aftertaste where blackcurrant and warm earth/brick tiles interact nicely. If I have anything to add on a negative note, it is a certain lack of power (it is a bit too clean and lean in the middle part), and a "lightness" that was a bit difficult to combine with food (this was drunk with chicken, not the most challenging taste). Still, a beauty, and I guess that my score is a bit too conservative.
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6/28/2020 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 92 Points
LFC celebration dinner! Decanted 2 hours, Creamy, very oaky, rich, still v young, refined on the palate, but hard to follow after 96 & 05 Rayas and 06 Bonneau Celestins, lock this baby up for at least 5-8 years
92+
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6/11/2020 - jkvedar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lots of tobacco and leather on the nose. Balanced on the palate. Soft tannins, long finish.
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5/5/2020 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
The smoky dark red fruits are the show here. Classic and classy, with firm tannins, good concentration and a lot of lift to the red berries in the rich, lengthy, fresh mouth-filling. Tannic and young, it takes about 4 hours to soften, or if you are patient, wait until 2026.
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4/23/2020 - popopdrops wrote: 88 Points
Grei, men ikke all verden. Pen.
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3/20/2020 - eddie100 wrote: 96 Points
Almost ready to drink.
Great
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3/10/2020 - curtr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Showing well tonight in early drinking window with venison. Needs additional 4 years age and drink 2024-32.
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3/1/2020 - murkybird Likes this wine: 91 Points
Black cherry and a little mesquite smokiness. Still a little tannic but goes nicely with red meat. A fair bit less of everything compared to an 05 a year ago.
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3/1/2020 - tmagsmaken wrote: 91 Points
First bottle from my case. Not much age in its appearance, only a very small brick hue around the rim. The bouquet is quite intense with mostly jammy fruit, and modest tertiary notes. This wine can clearly age and develop further. On the palate, more of the same: already good but will likely get better as the still sandy tannins further develop. This is an excellent wine but it will get better.
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1/26/2020 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 92 Points
Maroon, dark red fruits, graphite, smoky tannins & long finish, very nice but yet to reach full maturity
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12/25/2019 - LovesBurgundy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dark fruit, cherrries, plums and strawberries on the nose. Black raspberries, leather and some dried orange peels (or something like that) and some tannins - very nicely balanced. So delicious.
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11/24/2019 - RussK wrote: 92 Points
Russk. Weitzman Institute tasting at the Levins. This was my wine of the night, by far. Mature notes of Earth and barnyard. A touch rustic. 92-
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11/23/2019 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 91 Points
91 pts today, but 94+ points in 10 years. At the moment, it is just entering its early maturity window. Great nose of exotic spices, black cherry, pencil shavings, and slight touch of damp earth. Still more primary than my palate prefers with grippy tannin. Once evolved and resolved, this will be awesome! Give it time. Decanted tonight for 3 hours.
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8/11/2019 - efm.moore Likes this wine: 91 Points
Complex earthy flavor. Aged perfectly and very drinkable. On back deck deck with Lori, paired with a plate of ziti and “Mamma Collea’s” meatballs.
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5/24/2019 - cbuhlman wrote:
Class
smooth silky intense clean fruit with graphite, cedar and tobacco leaf nuance, it does all this without being heavy or having that all too common extracted feeling. No reverse osmosis here.
I'd say this wine has perfect balance.
excellent finish. The drinking window is open and shows no signs of oxidation
94-95
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5/4/2019 - BQJ Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Nez animal, verdeur en bouche, âpreté. Ce vin ne procure un plaisir très limité. On s'attend à plus pour ce genre de bouteille. Grosse déception.
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5/1/2019 - Milliontown wrote: 85 Points
Dark red, almost inky appearance with a garnet/bricking rim. Leathery/fading fruit again with some earthy, desiccated flowers. Bit weird and mushroomy. Marred by some brettanomyces character which became more pronounced with time. Palate is quite delicate, with a low tannin presence. Has a weird sweet-and-sour thing in the mid palate but then finishes dry. Not that enjoyable for me.
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4/30/2019 - chatters wrote:
Working with wine 2019 seminar 1 - Bordeaux (Est. Restaurant, George Street, Sydney): Toast, biscuit, leather, quite 'cool', a little mint, slightly unripe blackcurrant, graphite, a little pencil shavings, red berries. In the mouth it's juicy with black and red berry, long persistent tannins dry out the gums and just sit on the mid palate long after the fruit has gone; not in a bad way I hasten to add. Nice.
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1/1/2019 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 90 Points
Served blind at NYE dinner, a Bordeaux? Awkward teen phase, thought a Rhône, not in a nice place, lock these up in a cold cellar
90-92
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12/25/2018 - LovesBurgundy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose is powerful dark fruits (cherries and plums) with undertones is dried grass. Bold and powerful on the tongue, with concentrated flavors - dark stone fruit and some mild minerality - tannins are well balanced.
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10/11/2018 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
During a tasting dinner. Another good showing of the wine I had the privilege to help producing it with the Chateau during the 2006 vintage. Lovely aromas around dark fruit, earthy notes, touch of spices. The palate was the strong point, creamy and lush. Popular with the group and the first bottle to finish. Early drinking window, 30 min. decant advised.
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5/19/2018 - Christian Rognes Likes this wine: 91 Points
Just starting to open upp. Still very fresh, but tannins are letting go. Still have lots of development potential the next decades
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4/7/2018 - Casa HeRo wrote: 90 Points
Dyp rød semi frukt med gode tanniner som matchet bernaisesausen og biffen veldig bra. Dette er en matvin som fortsatt tåler 15-20 år til i kjelleren.
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3/1/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Tasted after the 2008. More depth and complexity in comparison. Mineral, nice tannic grip, good fruit and acidity. Really long and powerful finish. Lovely. Drink or keep. 92-94
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2/25/2018 - DonDon wrote: 91 Points
I think 91 is a fair score here. It’s in a pretty good place right now. Nice nose but slightly disappoints on the palate.
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2/23/2018 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
Even after a 2 hour decant still young & primary but balanced, elegant with good upside potential
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2/15/2018 - skifree wrote: 93 Points
This seemed in a great place, no secondary flavors but fully integrated black fruit and the classic Graves mineral dominating. I admit I like Graves wines and Haut-Bailly in particular, so score may be biased!
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9/7/2017 - LWI wrote: 90 Points
Animal fur and brett; drying finish, angular. Not very successful.
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9/5/2017 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fourth and final wine of the night served with a dessert of home made ice cream, raspberries/red currents all over a large macaron. Fabulous! Hard to say where this fits in the scheme of things tonight. All wines were fantastic. This was perhaps the lightest of the four but not by much. Classy, smooth, defined fruit, dark, with a chocolate note and well integrating tannins. Still many years ahead for this one also.
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6/10/2017 - Max_K Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dense, balanced, minerally, and promising, but way too young. Hold for a decade or so.
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1/29/2017 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tight shy nose upon opening, opened up after an hour, decanted, black fruits and chocolate, classically made Bordeaux, elegant not powerful, like it very much but will benefit with further aging
93
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1/14/2017 - Jdwinedrinker Likes this wine:
I like this wine, nice elegant, not heavy, wth secondary flavors, a bit thin on the backend.
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1/13/2017 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points
During a Chateau Haut Bailly dinner with the Commanderie de Bordeaux. Eager to see this again since I worked on the Chateau for this vintage. A very good showing tonight, best so far. Nice aromas around dark fruit, earthy notes, touch of spices. The palate was the strong point, creamy and lush. This had a lot of fans tonight.
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1/12/2017 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Tasting with V Sanders. Floral, dark fruit nose. Medium weight, but fairly concentrated and long.
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11/23/2016 - jkoenen wrote: 91 Points
Pop n pour. Starting to open up.
Forest fruit, leather, graphite, gravel, grilled bell peppers, fresh acidity, supple tannines.
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11/23/2016 - Papies wrote: 88 Points
2006 Left Bank Red Bordeaux, with Richard Brazier (Handford Wines, London): Dark and glossy color. Dark fruited and herby on the nose. 12.5% alc and this helps maintain a bit of lightness to a wine that is otherwise quite a bit tight, firm and full of grippy tannin.Good depth of fruit but lacks a bit of charm at this stage. Definitely very young and hopefully with time this will blossom. an 88-89 for now.
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11/23/2016 - Bordeaux_Jon Likes this wine: 96 Points
From a Coravin. The Coravin is the best slow-ox ever for these younger Bordeaux. I started coravinning this wine in Jan 2015 and it just keeps getting better and better. The nose is just a fabulous array of smoke, blackberry, black currants, and sexy oak, with cigar and red cherry coming out as it gets more air. A bit of a beast on the palate, tannic and powerful, with lots of intensity, character, fruit, and oak. Sure, the palate will get better with age, but if you like a big wine, this is a serious winner. If you want it a bit tamed, definitely decant.
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11/6/2016 - Grinner wrote: 94 Points
20th Annual Lyon 10 Year Retrospective: The Mish Mash (Lyon Den): Wow! So much better than our last 6 yrs ago. The graphite and cedar overtone gives it away as to origin while the black and blue fruit caress the tannins that are still obvious. Tannins winning a bit on day 2, 90. 2017-2021.
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10/24/2016 - danckie Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for 4 hours. A bit to young still. Soft tannins and somewhat on the lighter side. Elegant but not really there yet. It's elegant and has potential. Dark and red fruit on the palate. This still needs some time. Enjoyable now but Should improve considerably
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9/12/2016 - SoundinBetween wrote:
Very easy drinking today, a step down in aromatic and flavor concentration from the 2008. Unusually, from a blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (significantly greater percentage of Merlot).
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9/9/2016 - aChave Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep ruby with blueberries and a touch of red fruit. Lighter edge, but deep color otherwise. Has a fresh character, with good depth but a certain lightness. Fragrant after 1 hour decant; improved steadily over two hours. A lovely wine; young, but with great potential. My rating is for potential, which could be conservative. One to watch. Better to wait a few years to try again unless vigorous young Bordeaux is your preference.
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7/9/2016 - eddie100 wrote: 94 Points
Decanter testing 0n 2016
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7/6/2016 - il_diavolo wrote: 93 Points
Decanted 3 hours. Black luscious fruit, cedar, smoke. Long finish. Needs 3 years more but will be a grand bordeaux. 95pt potential eventually. 93 now
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6/19/2016 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted 1 hour before but started to get interesting 2 hours later
Nose is light but bordelaise and the palate has a bit more tannin than fruit but it was a delight with food. I would not expect whole bunch more with time but this should be very nice drinking for next 5 years
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4/8/2016 - Zweder Likes this wine: 94 Points
DTC 2016-01; Bordeaux 2006. (@ SS): Very luxurious bouquet with beautifully ripe dark forest fruits, cedar, graphite, sweet licorice and beautiful oak. On the palate a slightly sweet start with ripe dark forest fruits, sweet spices, licorice, beautiful acidity and round but firm tannin with still a very good bite. Overall a luxurious and complex and elegant wine which is entering its early maturity stage now and still holds a promise until deep into the 2020's. I will put my last bottle far out of reach ;-). 94+ for this evening.
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3/9/2016 - Roentgen Ray wrote: 90 Points
This Chateau reminds me of family because Haut means high to me. Bailly reminds me of billy,,,me, I'm a high billy===>high = hills.
I like it because it's hillbilly wine. Don't tell the owners of the Chateau unless you are in it for friendship and the long haul. Otherwise, it's pretty good for French hill billy wine.
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2/3/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points
Flickinger Customer Appreciation Tasting (Casino Club - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. Accessible black fruit with a bit of earth and leather, nicely balanced, even if also slightly simple. Good already now.
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2/3/2016 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): I got a good whiff of stones on the nose of this one, and I really liked the amount of dirt and earth that you could find here. There's a touch of graphite too, which is always a plus. Black fruited and sweet, this packs quite a punch but is very enjoyable all the same.
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1/26/2016 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark red, tight nose, pretty nose, opened up, medium bodied, a bit shut, this wasn't firing on all cylinders, it's not bad but lacking ommph, I think it it will improve with time
91+
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1/14/2016 - MQuentel@web.de Likes this wine: 90 Points
Elegant, distinguished aromas on the nose: high-quality woods, saddle leather, herbs and subtle dark fruits. It’s rather texture than flavour at the moment, polished by a real craftsman.
The surface is soft and velvety, but from my point of view:
it lacks this honor man something of characterological depth. Nice, little fruit of dark berries, elegeant, fine acidity - ok! But no "WOW", no lumps and bumps.
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1/3/2016 - Pebben wrote: 91 Points
From memory: Young and primary – still mostly black fruit, spices and a little leather. Fresh and well balanced with a pronounced mineral streak. Very impressive concentration for a 2006. No crime in drinking this now, but I'll let my last bottle sleep for at least another three to four years (91-94 points).
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12/6/2015 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine: 92 Points
This drank surprisingly well, it reminded me of the pencil sharpener, cassis, chalky dust, and velvet.
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11/27/2015 - YF&L Likes this wine: 93 Points
Classic noise of cherries, camphor amd oak. Medium bodied, very well balanced and a focus purity to the finish. Exactly what aged fine french wine should taste like.
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11/20/2015 - Rezy13 wrote:
Showing more complexity and development than the last bottle, tons of Bordeaux character with less oak influence than before, it also seems to have gone from a fuller bodied wine to now medium or medium plus, tobacco, red currant, green pepper, wet earth, cedar, good structure; very good but it seems to be in an intermediate phase where I would almost prefer to wait until 2021 to start popping corks.
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10/25/2015 - Asmiller wrote: 92 Points
Really nice wine, look forward to our next bottle! Drinking well, but can go longer.
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10/10/2015 - maxima wrote: 91 Points
Bu au Bistro Fringale (AVV) de Granby avec Bulle, Bordeaux70 et Meursault.
Superbe claret, d’un millésime assez difficile pour le vignoble des Graves. Nez envoutant sur les cerises et le chocolat.
La bouche est riche et bien équilibrée, rien n’accroche. De beaux tannins polis sur une finale longue. Beau travail de ce producteur.
Merci Bulle!
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7/8/2015 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 92 Points
BBR 2014 Bordeaux tasting (London): At BBR Bordeaux 2014.
Fresh with ripe cassis and blackberry fruit and graphite on the nose, classic nose is what strikes me. On the palate the acidity is prominent over the tannins, with some earthy tones as well. It has an elegance to it but I find the bouquet promises more than the palate delivers, so it lacks that total harmony one would like to see. Still a very good wine. Hard to say what I think really. 90-94 depending on the pairing.
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6/17/2015 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely dinner and vertical tasting at Haut Bailly (Château Haut Bailly): Very graphite very Cabernet driven aromatics - with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. The aromas, the nose, is more "open" than the 2005, promising a wine that should be generous and rich. And yet the wine is not quite open for business on the palate. Sure, there is density and opulence on the mid palate, but still somewhat tight - and not quite as much depth as the 2005. This is a fine vintage to enjoy in about two or three years - and then to wait as the 2005 comes around in five to seven years ;-).
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6/13/2015 - neilemc Likes this wine: 90 Points
Funny nose of chocolaty red fruit followed by a ton of vanillin. A slight bitter aftertaste but generally better on the palate, and air helps balance it out. Sweet red berries, piercing acidity, and really smooth ingrained tannins. Concentrated if not complicated.
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4/5/2015 - d'Artagnan wrote: 92 Points
Souper de fête Sylvain à Québec: Un nez fumé, de cabernet, avec des notes de raisin sec, de mine de crayon.
Bonne vigueur tannique, c'est juteux, un peu sec, concentré mais savoureux, séveux, structuré, avec une excellente longueur. À revoir dans 4 ans. 92+ pts
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11/19/2014 - jbroich Likes this wine: 93 Points
Remarkable nose, developing after decant for three hours. Amazing deep color. On the palate tight indicating a lot of potential, blossomed on day 2. Next bottle in five years.
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11/4/2014 - rockguit wrote: 92 Points
45-minute decant. Much more open and accessible than I thought it would be. Very good all around-it hit all the correct notes--but just not quite transcendent.
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9/23/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Youthful, tannic, fresh, elegant, but with a refined, masculine side to its character, at least at his stage. With air, cocoa dusted blackberries, earth, tobacco and black cherry aromas are in full force. I'd give this at least 5-8-10 years of time to soften and develop. This will be a very fine wine when it does.
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8/28/2014 - Tom100 wrote: 94 Points
always one of my favourite wines from Graves, great minerality,pencil,dark fruit with very nicely integrated acidity,fresh,long....Haut Bailly is great stuff!!!94PTS
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5/16/2014 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $60+ (Bin 75): Dark core with thin reddish purple rim; tar, almost peppery, deep, tobacco, round, delicious smelling nose, obviously noble, nutty; smooth, rich texture, luxurious, noble, good French oak though not all new, currant, spice, fruitcake; delicious; thought this was '09 and 2nd growth level.
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1/17/2014 - Collector1855 wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux 2006 from Magnum (Tanglin Club wine circle, Singapore): Dark ruby. Discrete nose of dark berries, forest floor, pine tree and a hint of wood, deep and complex but much more closed than from recent 0.75's I had. That's magnum what can you say. On the palate medium-full bodied with good volume, ripe fruit and well buffered from tannins. Good length. 93+
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12/29/2013 - d'Artagnan wrote: 91 Points
Nez sur l'élevage avec du fruit noir, du cuir.
Bouche d'un magnifique équilibre avec de beaux tanins, des prunes. Beau potentiel avec cette texture, mais encore bien jeune. Revoir dans 5 ans, il sera bien mieux. 91+ pts
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12/7/2013 - jarjarbinx99 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bien frait. Très droit. Typique Bordelais, bien équilibré. Excellent compte tenu du millésime plutôt ordinaire. Prêt à boire dès maintenant.
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12/6/2013 - phil the agony wrote: 90 Points
Un vin un peu trôp végétal mais trèes bon.Un grand vin dans une mauvaise année !
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11/9/2013 - drunkstar wrote: 91 Points
Soft approachable yet with a solid full mouth feel that's points to a good few years yet. 2006's drinking well now with a nice freshness.
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7/9/2013 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points
Bordeaux 1982-1900-2000 tasting (The Traklin Wine-Bistro): Dark red-purple.
Red fruit, strawberry, and red currant dominate on the nose.
Full bodied, high acidity, complex, still a fair amount of tannins, earthy, red and dark fruits flavours.
Still young, and will probably get better in 4-7 of years.
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5/18/2013 - Sjontoft wrote: 93 Points
Union des Grand Crus de Bordeaux Tasting in Bordeaux (Bordeaux, France): The wine is still very dark. Only a little red on the rim.
Red fruit, strawberry, and red currant dominate on the nose.
The palate is quite complex with medium acidity, a full body, and still a fair amount of tannins. It is earthy with both red and dark fruits.
This is really very nice. It is starting to approach a point where it can be drunk although probably better in a couple of years.
3 = Very good
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12/13/2012 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
Tasted at the Chateau. I worked on this vintage myself at the Chateau during my sabbatical - so of course I am biased on this wine... Well, the vintage was not ideal and there was some rain during harvest so many people wondered how well it will turn out. Recently I saw that both Quarin and Parker had given this wine very good notes, higher than I expected. On my recent visit to the Chateau I tasted some vintages together with Chief Oenologe Gabriel Vialard, including the 06. Very nice surprise indeed. The wine is soft and velvety almost a bit flamboyant for the usually more reserved style of the Chateau. Excellent, especially from a value for money perspective (just like the 04 which is more classic in style though).
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10/23/2012 - MattTM wrote:
Lunch with Veronique Sanders of Chateau Haut Bailly (Hawksworth Restaurant): Quite elegant and reserved on the nose showing tons of lead pencil, along with dark plums, red cherries, sour raspberries, and some dark dried fruits. Lots more lead pencil on the palate, as well as tart red cherries, black currants, black plums, black pepper, mint, and some oak. Lots of acidity paired with mouth numbing tannins. Long finish ending on notes of cassis, lead pencil, and black pepper. Seems to be in a bit of an awkward phase at the moment, as the nose was quite tight but that palate showed more richness and depth. All the underlying components are here, just needs at least a few years for a better assessment. Very good.
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8/18/2012 - Bernt Olav wrote: 90 Points
På dag 1 var denne fulstendig lukket, selv etter to timer i karaffel. Ble så helt tilbake på flasken etter 4 timer og satt i kjelleren til dagen etter. Vinen fremstår mye mer åpen idag med blyant, lær og litt tjære på nesen. Mye de samme smakene som på aroma, men er fremdeles streng og trenger mye kjellertid for å komme rundt. Bra potensiale!
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6/16/2012 - obmoen wrote: 92 Points
Mørk, tett. Mørke bær, eucalyptus. Kjempestruktur på nesa. Nydelig. Kjølig, elegant frukt. Fabelaktig tanninstruktur, tar virkelig ledelse i munnhulen. Bare å bli med. Flott syre.
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3/25/2012 - isdblm@lsu.edu wrote: 91 Points
Two hours aeration and two runs through the venturi coaxed minimal but sufficient evidence of the marvelous flavors that are latent, but this bottle suggests the wine is, at best in the very early adolescent stage. Wait several years!l
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2/16/2012 - rc@ughey wrote: 92 Points
Everything I look for in a Bordeaux. Restrained dark fruits, tar, and gravel. This is medium-bodied, has a beautiful nose, and an intense but subtle palate presence. Very elegant and quite well balanced. A lovely wine that speaks but does not shout.
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7/5/2011 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Smoky black fruit, tar, leather, cassis, camp-fire smoke, wood and hit brick aromas are easy to find. From a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot, this structured, polished, elegant wine ends with a soft, earthy, sweet black and red fruit filled finish.
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6/21/2011 - EMichels wrote: 89 Points
Tighter, bright cherry nose - very nice; Reasonable depth; A bit dark; Very rich
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5/23/2011 - mike410 wrote: 92 Points
Tasted at the WS Grand Tour in Boston. Still too young, but it has all the ingredients to be a fine bottle of wine. Dark ruby in color. Tastes of pencil shavings, cassis, and blueberries. Very enjoyable.
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5/19/2011 - socidelvino wrote: 85 Points
Wine Spectator Grand Tour Boston 2011
Eye: deep purple color. Nose: peppers, blackberry, smoke, tobacco. Palate: prunes, herbal, bitter, closed finish.
A bit underwhelming...
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5/19/2011 - RockinCabs wrote: 89 Points
WS Grand Tour Boston (Copley Marriott): Nose:bell pepper, blackberry, bitters and some tobacco. Palate: dark fruit, very packed and dense still showing some green elements beneath. Med body and nice. Finish: dark fruit and herbs. A bit clipped. Very closed, winery should not be showing this now.
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5/15/2011 - vegasoenophile wrote: 85 Points
Much too early.
- WS Grand Tour 2011
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3/12/2011 - cgsihler wrote:
This is definitely a wait and see wine, seems very young, and the dominant flavor that I kept getting was of stems. Mid-bodied, medium tannins, good nose.
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12/25/2010 - Grinner wrote: 91 Points
Re-reading my note from 5/09, nothing has changed! sheesh... Wait, if you can.
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12/16/2010 - mychurch wrote: 84 Points
I have 2 cases of this tucked away and bought a bottle over the summer to try. Eventually opened this for the Xmas party and it was difficult. Dense back purple colour with oak dominating the nose. Very tannic and not much fun to drink. Not a patch on the 96 that was opened next and while I'm sure that this will turn into a great wine, at the moment its just a question of wait and hope.
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11/28/2010 - soyhead wrote: 90 Points
Several hours aeration
Nose - mostly oaky, smokey berry
Mouth - mid bodied, dry berry flavors, good minerality (showing the minerality of graves?) - very focused. This wine has good complexity and good potential, with solid tannins suggesting it will age well. Lacking the unctuousness of a napa cab, it is more of a finely focused mineral drivern cuvee which will require food to show it's best face.
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11/22/2010 - Yagil wrote: 92 Points
Still closed and very tannic and tight after 90 min in decanter. Elegant & rich aroma. Only after another hour in the glass the wine started to open and soften a bit. Good value for €60.
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11/10/2010 - Yagil wrote: 93 Points
high quality aroma of red fruits, round and rich; harmonious wine, velvet, balanced, tannic, still too young to enjoy, classic of the
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8/7/2010 - JimHow wrote: 93 Points
I'll upgrade this wine by a point from the last time I had it, which was about a year ago. Like the 2006 Duhart-Milon, you really get the sense that Bordeaux has fine-tuned everything, that they are producing the best wines that a particular vintage has to offer. Whether these techniques are good or not so good is for another discussion. I would have given this wine an extra couple points if it was more representative of its appellation. It had *some* of the scorched earth and gravel and smokiness that we expect from that region, but not that extra "wow" factor that I get from other wines in that neighborhod, other estates that are also taking full advantage of modern techniques and technology like, say, Smith Haut Lafitte. Still, having said all that, this should not be interpreted as a negative review. This wine was a stunner on both the nose and palate. A beautiful deep purple, pure and smooth, with no rough edges. It offered up luscious cassis and black cherry, with a good chunk of oak in evidence that should go away with time. Still very young, obviously. I really liked the wine and I don't think it would be fair to go so far as to call it "modernized." It is just not what I would describe as very representative of Pessac-Leognan.
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8/2/2010 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 90 Points
I have been worried that the big points Haut-Bailly has been receiving of late from a certain excitable wine critic might be indicating a change of style at the estate, so I was a little afraid to open this. Fortunately, after a half hour or so of initial clumsiness, it eventually civilized itself to the point where its contours seem to have the ability to bring it to the same ultra-elegant state as a vintage like 2001. To be sure this is still deeply fruited with some flavor notes you could call blackish (perhaps more oak char than black fruit), but it's streamlined and feminine just the same. At double the price of pre-'05 vintages I'm not sure I'll buy more, but I'm glad to see that it's still recognizably Haut-Bailly in style if not price-point.
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7/6/2010 - Khamen wrote: 91 Points
BR 2009 Bordeaux En Primeur Tasting (London): Really very good. Spicy oak nose, restrained but pure cassis fruit. A little meaty on the mid. Balanced and elegant.
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3/18/2010 - lumpyelbow wrote: 91 Points
Bordeaux meets Burgundy (King Eddy Toronto): Very impressive. Remember tasting this at the tail end of the evening and it really stood up and demanded attention.
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12/15/2009 - MRichman wrote:
2006 Bordeaux horizontal (Public Restaurant, NYC): Young and tight. Clean, clear. Bright fruit with acid. Good herb and complexity. Chalky tannins. Very firm. I like this, I think it will turn out really nice.
B/B+
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11/5/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
Bordeaux Night (Binny's Grand Ave.): nose: real rich and smokey backdrop with great tones of scorched earth, creme de cassis, black cherries and a good amount of black currants and dark red fruits. Good depth that can really bring you in even at this young stage
taste: Silky mediium/full feel with rich tannins and polished tones of smoke, cedar, scorched earth, creme de cassis, black cherries and some dark red fruits. Great depth being shown off already at this young stage
overall: This really could be something with more age to it. Comes off as possibly being accessible sooner, but it could decieve as the tannins are certainly there. It really shows off the Graves quality extremely well, and that makes it really enoyable
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10/24/2009 - amateurwino wrote: 94 Points
2006 Bordeaux Tastings; 10/24/2009-11/1/2009: Lighter nose than SHL - slightly estery nose at first, but that blows off. Palate is tannic and deep- refined red fruits and gravel. Tightly wound but pretty, needs time. When retasted later - a little more funk/earth on the nose. Very structured, perhaps moreso even than LMHB and HB; darker fruits here too. Hits alongside the big boys (but a bit less approachable now), at a fantastic QPR price. Perhaps the toughest to identify blind as a Graves, but this compares very well to top Pauillacs and St. Juliens, in my opinion. 93-95.
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10/24/2009 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 90 Points
2006 Cru Classés de Graves with Prince Robert, M Delmas and Hugh Johnson (Sherry-Lehmann): very fine. Has good fruit, fresh, licorice, moccha, menthe. nice grip. a keeper
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10/13/2009 - pian0_player wrote: 94 Points
Really nice wine. Backward and layered. Dark fruit and brooding minerality. Rich perfume and beautiful floral character. Crushed stone, dark chocolate and violet. Took about 4 hours to really open. Still tannic and young. Needs time and air. Wonderful terroir. Complex and balanced.
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9/13/2009 - alanr wrote: 92 Points
Beltramo's 2006 Bordeaux: Beltramo's 06 Bordeaux tasting. This has a nice crushed berry nose, with some rocky mineral; deep, dark fruit, a bit more lush than most of the other wines, medium tannins, good finish. My favorite of the bunch, which included Barton, Ducru, Lynch, Baron, Pontet.
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6/26/2009 - JimHow wrote: 92 Points
Deep purple. Nice nose with subtle wood. I am still waiting for my Haut-Bailly epiphany. This is hardly classic Graves. Parker calling it "first-growth-quality" is going a bit overboard. I would not be able to identify this as Graves at all in a blind tasting. I'm not even going to venture into the discussion of whether this is "modern" or not. This is better than the tannic, jaw-numbing 2004 Haut-Bailly I had last year. I might be willing to agree with Parker that, despite its intensity, it is indeed "light on its feet." In the end it is a beautiful wine, but hardly a 95-point level effort, as Parker opines. It lacks the extra sweetness and charm necessary to bring it to that level. And again, not real Graves-like, in my opinion. Unquestionably well-crafted, though.
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6/17/2009 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
This was filled with smoky plums and cassis. Great freshness with soft, ripe, elegant tannins. Supple in style with a lot of finesse, this finishes with a long, ripe, mouth full of spicy dark berries. This is almost at the level of the 2005.
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5/18/2009 - Grinner wrote: 91 Points
Decanted violently through one of those aerifier things, it DID have a very nice, classic Bordeaux nose w/ pencil shaving, tobacco, currant,.... Very tight on the palate all night. Lots of stuffing, just gotta wait another 6-12 mos before trying again.
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5/15/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
nose: very nice and pure nose with good richness to it with tones of cedar, dark cherries, cassis, black currants and bits of mineral rich earth. real good depth and is relatively open for such a young wine
taste: great balanced and full flavors of dark cranberries, dark cherries, cedar, black currants and sweet tones of cassis. Big tannins make their presence felt with good depth behind the tones
overall: a real beautiful young wine. Will need some time to fully come about, but there is a real nice richness to it that makes it very attractive while having a nice bit of power behind it
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4/29/2009 - thewineoceros wrote: 88 Points
Black fruit and good depth. Still quite tough, but should open up with time. Medium intensity and hard, firm tannins, definately backward and another to put away and forget about for a few years.
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4/23/2009 - sehill wrote: 91 Points
This wine was decanted and poured. It needed about an hour in the decanter to show its best. The bouquet shows currant, pencil, cedar and smoke notes. The color is a dark ruby to black that is is youthful and opaque. The full bodied palate shows good concentration, balance and fruit. The wine shows a long finish that at times becomes dominated by the tannins. This wine shows well now with about an hour of decanting and will improve with additional bottle age. Based on this tasting the wine will drink its best at around a decade old. Although this showed well, the wine does appear to lack some of the concentration and completeness required to make it an incredible wine.
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2/22/2009 - ames1 wrote: 92 Points
Elegant nose, a bit tight on palatte, but great finish. overall shows tremendous potential for the cellar
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2/21/2009 - europat55 wrote: 87 Points
Great smell, OK taste.
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2/21/2009 - dubdub wrote: 88 Points
Closed nose with red berries, leather, earth. Mouthcoating red berry fruit with fine grained tannins. Seems to lack some weight.
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1/30/2009 - crimedog wrote:
Union Des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (Dallas): Shy nose, but very nice. Lean palate, OK but light.
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