Château Barde-Haut
Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Not surprisingly, I love it, as I do with most barde-hauts. Plush, velvety, concentrated, but retaining that classic st emilion complexity.
Not surprisingly, I love it, as I do with most barde-hauts. Plush, velvety, concentrated, but retaining that classic st emilion complexity.
Feb 27th, 2016
Might be confused for Napa, if it weren't for the deft hand in the new oak usage. Ripe, ready and delicious.
Might be confused for Napa, if it weren't for the deft hand in the new oak usage. Ripe, ready and delicious.
Jul 8th, 2015Very pretty nose.. Sweet strawberry cream and vanilla roar from the glass with accents of black cherry. Powerful on the attack with restrained fruit after a couple hours decanting. Cherry pit, oak, and black plum dominate. Nice but it needs more time to integrate. On day two, sour cherry and graphite evolve with a biting acidity.. With time this will be great.
Very pretty nose.. Sweet strawberry cream and vanilla roar from the glass with accents of black cherry. Powerful on the attack with restrained fruit after a couple hours decanting. Cherry pit, oak, and black plum dominate. Nice but it needs more time to integrate. On day two, sour cherry and graphite evolve with a biting acidity.. With time this will be great.
Jan 25th, 2015
Powerful nose. Rich perfumed fruit, and alluring vanilla and earth notes. Showing exceptionally well at this age.
Powerful nose. Rich perfumed fruit, and alluring vanilla and earth notes. Showing exceptionally well at this age.
Apr 19th, 2014
2011 vintage. Cherry and blackberry flavors. Some tannins. Decanted for a little over 2 hrs. Could use more and should age more!
2011 vintage. Cherry and blackberry flavors. Some tannins. Decanted for a little over 2 hrs. Could use more and should age more!
Mar 4th, 2018
Current, leather, earth, and a bit of spice. Nice structure and smooth tannins.
Current, leather, earth, and a bit of spice. Nice structure and smooth tannins.
Jan 16th, 2017
Still a bit tight, but showing well already
Still a bit tight, but showing well already
Dec 25th, 2016Not a lot of structure, easy to drink, fruity, vanilla notes, not bad for sub40
Not a lot of structure, easy to drink, fruity, vanilla notes, not bad for sub40
Jan 25th, 2016
Graphite on red fruit, tomato leaf, granite, bay leaf, eucalyptus. Hells yeah.
Graphite on red fruit, tomato leaf, granite, bay leaf, eucalyptus. Hells yeah.
Oct 12th, 2015