2014 Haut Bergey
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The 2014 Haut-Bergey has a fine bouquet: blackberry, graphite and tobacco, a hint of singed leather in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with solid, quite firm tannin, very peppery but there is the fruit substance to support all that and the finish that is akin to a Saint Estèphe. It will require several years to soften but should be worth the wait. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Tasted blind. Sweeter than its peers. Juicy but not especially concentrated or interesting. Very drying end. (JR)
The 2014 Haut Bergey has certainly "calmed down" since I tasted a precocious and rather unruly wine from barrel. Now it has learned a few manners, more refined and focused with blackberry and raspberry fruit, touches of black tea and damp earth. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, with blackberry and strawberry fruit, although I discerned just a touch of greenness that jarred on the sour finish. Hopefully that will disappear with time, but at the moment, this does not show as well as I had hoped.
There's an almost overripe note to the fruit here. Very drying tannin on the finish. Lots of effort apparent, which leaves it perhaps overworked. (RH)
About the producer
Since Paul Garcin took over running this estate in 2014, it has become one of Pessac-Léognan’s most exciting addresses. Biodynamic and with a minimalist approach, Ch. Haut-Bergey makes pure and expressive wines that offer both great value and a taste of the modern Bordeaux.