2015 Le Parde de Haut Bailly Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 3L
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REVIEWS

WE 94 JS 93 DC 91 JL 91 WS 90
WE 94

Wine Enthusiast, April 2016

(92–94 points) Barrel Sample. This wine has a fine, dense texture that is impressive with its smooth velvet character. The tannins are dark, solid and show a dry side to balance the beautiful juicy fruit. Although this is...
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, February 2018

Pure fruit here in a reserved and focused presentation with just a hint of dried roses. Full body, integrated tannins and a fresh, tangy finish. Shows focus and brightness. Second wine of Château Haut-Bailly. Needs two or...
DC 91

Decanter, December 2017

This wine needs some time in the glass to fully open, but after a few moments the depth of the fruit starts to unfurl. It's Merlot dominant, but the Merlots at Haut Bailly in the big years have the power of Cabernet, and...
JL 91

TheWineCellarInsider.com, August 2020

Forward, and already delicious, you find smoke, blackberries, cherries, graphite and tobacco with a touch of licorice in the nose. Soft, round and with loads of ripe, sweet, earthy dark red fruits, popped and poured, this...
WS 90

Wine Spectator, January 2018

Solid, with bramble-edged grip and good drive to the mix of plum, red currant and raspberry coulis flavors, lined with a bright iron streak and backed by a racy savory edge on the finish. Best from 2020 through 2027...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type
Red
Varietal
Bordeaux Blend
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub-region
Pessac Leognan
Vintage
2015
Size
3L
Percent alcohol
14%

The 2015 Le Parde de Haut Bailly is a Bordeaux Blend hailing from the Pessac Leognan sub-region of Bordeaux, France. This red wine, produced by Le Parde de Haut Bailly, boasts an alcohol content of 14.0% and is recognized as the second wine of Château Haut-Bailly.

James Suckling awarded this wine a commendable score of 93 points, highlighting its "Pure fruit... in a reserved and focused presentation with just a hint of dried roses." He further described the wine as having a "full body, integrated tannins and a fresh, tangy finish," and noted its "focus and brightness." Suckling suggested that the wine needs "two or three years to soften" and recommended trying it in 2021 (jamessuckling.com, 2/2/2018).

Decanter also provided a positive review with a score of 91 points. They noted that the wine "needs some time in the glass to fully open," but once it does, "the depth of the fruit starts to unfurl." The review pointed out that the wine is Merlot dominant and has "the power of Cabernet," thanks to the old vines planted at a density of 10,000 per hectare, which "helps to slow down the ripening process." Decanter praised its "beautifully juicy finish" (Decanter, 12/17/2017).

Wine Spectator gave the wine a solid 90 points, noting its "bramble-edged grip and good drive to the mix of plum, red currant and raspberry coulis flavors." The review also mentioned a "bright iron streak" and a "racy savory edge on the finish." The wine is best enjoyed from 2020 through 2027, with a production of 5,000 cases (Wine Spectator, 1/1/2018).

Wine Enthusiast provided an outstanding barrel sample score of 94 points, emphasizing the wine's "fine, dense texture" and "smooth velvet character." The review highlighted "dark, solid" tannins that balance the "beautiful juicy fruit" and mentioned that despite being a second wine, it has "the structure of a wine more senior than that" (Wine Enthusiast, 4/1/2016).

Jeff Leve from The Wine Cellar Insider awarded the wine 91 points and described it as "forward, and already delicious." He noted aromas of "smoke, blackberries, cherries, graphite and tobacco with a touch of licorice," and praised its "soft, round" texture and "loads of ripe, sweet, earthy dark red fruits" (TheWineCellarInsider.com, 8/23/2020).

Overall, the 2015 Le Parde de Haut Bailly is a well-regarded Bordeaux blend with a promising structure and a bright future ahead.