2011 Barde Haut
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The 2011 Barde-Haut has a tightly wound nose with brambly red fruit, quite irony, maybe just missing the delineation of later vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip, again, slightly ferrous in style with a dense and quite sinewy finish. Bold, but I would like more finesse. Tasted at the Barde-Haut vertical at the château.
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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The 2011s are starting to show nicely, and the 2011 Château Barde-Haut has lots to love, with notes of dried herbs, saddle leather, tobacco, and loamy soil. I love its complexity, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, has good concentration, a touch of the dry tannin that's common in the vintage, and outstanding length. Drink bottles over the coming decade.
Lifted elderberry-fruit aroma. A touch volatile? Lively acidity, grippy, grainy tannins but lots of sweet fruit. Sweet and juicy but lacks finesse. (JH)