Chateau Haut-Bailly 2010 Doppelmagnum in Holzkiste

Parker: Deep plum/purple, Haut-Bailly’s 2010 required some coaxing to appreciate its subtle notes of barbecue smoke, lead pencil shavings and creme de cassis as well as its touches of pomegranate and forest floor. The oak is pushed far into the background and the tannins are extremely silky, but the intensity of the wine is profound and the finish lingers for close to 55 seconds. This wine is ripe yet delicate, powerful yet stylish, and essentially resembles a remarkable fashion design from a house of haute couture. This wine needs a good 7-8 years of bottle age and should keep for 40-50+ years. This quintessential example of pure finesse, elegance, harmony and delicacy is combined into a wine that lingers intensely with near-perfect poise and character. Haut-Bailly’s ethereal character is virtually unmatched in Bordeaux. 98/100

Suckling: Great aromas of crushed blackberries with flowers and stones that follow through to a full body, with super silky tannins and a long, long finish. It fills your mouth with beautiful fruit and velvety tannins yet shows tension and form. This lasts for minutes on the palate. Structured and superb. Don't touch until 2020. 98/100

Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarter Ockerrandaufhellung. Attraktive Trüffelnote, zart nach Lakritze, schwarze Beerenfrucht, Anklänge von Brombeerkonfitüre, Tabak und Mandarinenzesten. Saftig, reife Pflaumenfrucht, ein Hauch von Nugat, reife, noch straffe Tannine, schokoladige Nuancen, kraftvoll, mineralisch, salzig, zeigt große Länge, enormes Potenzial. 98/100