Chateau Haut Bailly, Cru Classe, Pessac Leognan 2013

"Red cherry, strawberry and iodine-scented bouquet that unfolds in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with quite bold tannin for the vintage, but here there is the fruit to back it up and there is real density on the ferrous finish."-Wine Advocate

"A year of contrasting weather when you had to be supremely attentive at all times - favouring estates like Haut-Bailly where there is the manpower to give the necessary focus in the vineyard. Less tannic frame than many in this vertical, reflecting the shortcomings of the vintage. The skill of the estate's team is on display though - extraction is extremely carefully handed, ensuring spice is very much to the fore, alongside autumnal berry fruit."- Deanter