2017 Barde Haut
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The 2017 Barde-Haut has an expressive bouquet with black cherries, blueberry, orange blossom and touches of vanilla pod. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly drier tannins than the 2016, but nicely balanced with an elegant finish, touches of cedar on the aftertaste. Tasted at the Barde-Haut vertical at the château.
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Neal Martin
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Just as it was en primeur, the 2017 Barde-Haut possesses notable richness and power, while retaining a good bit of freshness. Inky dark fruit, cloves, licorice, chocolate and menthol are pushed forward here. Racy and voluptuous in the glass, the 2017 is positively gorgeous today. It should drink well with minimal cellaring.
The 2017 Barde-Haut is deep garnet in colour. The bouquet is well defined, demanding just a little coaxing from the glass, unfurling with pure scents of blackberry, briary, faint cassis scents and potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, quite sapid in the mouth with a touch of white pepper and clove towards the finish. It is a classically-styled Haut-Barde with a briny aftertaste. Very fine.