Wine Advocate
par Robert Parker le 29/08/2014
The second wine, Le Parde de Haut-Bailly, has gone from strength to strength recently, and the 2013 is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Crisp acids define this elegant, tasty effort along with notes of red and black currants as well as subtle charcoal and spice characteristics. Excellent concentration, softness and roundness suggest it will be drinkable upon release, and should keep for a decade or more.
The harvest occurred at this beautiful estate in the heart of Pessac-Leognan between October 1-10. Production was tiny, and Veronique Sanders, the brilliant winemaker, was worried about pushing for too much extraction, so vinification was intelligently done in a gentle manner in order to extract the softest tannins possible.