Chateau Haut Bailly Ερυθρός Ξηρός 2017 750ml / Chateau Haut Bailly

Παραγωγός : Chateau Haut Bailly

Ονομασία : Pessac Leognan Grand Cru AC

Οίνος : Ερυθρός

Ποικιλίες : 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc

Εσοδεία : 2017

Αλκοόλ : 13%

Στο Κελάρι : 2016 - 2025

Chateau Haut Bailly Red Dry Wine 2017 750ml / Chateau Haut Bailly

Renowned as one of the world’s most elegant wines, the character of Château Haut-Bailly is a series of unlikely paradoxes. It is as complex as it is balanced: deliberate and discrete, powerful and gentle, immediate and timeless. Each vintage is unique and true to itself just as each vintage is consistent and true to the unquestionable character of Haut-Bailly.

2017

THE WONDER OF NATURE

WEATHER CONDITIONS

After a harsh winter and a mild spring, the 2017 vintage began early with bud break on March 25th. During the nights of the 27th and 28th of April there were frosts of an intensity rarely seen in Bordeaux. This frost caused damage to our lower plots but spared our parcels of old vines.

And then nature took its course, with a warm spring favouring fast growth in the vineyard, further emphasising the early nature of the vintage. Flowering (which took place from the 20th- 25th May) was two weeks ahead of usual. As for the plots affected by the frost, vegetative growth was truly remarkable. The base of the vines showed intense regrowth, which had the effect of limiting the production of fruit and second-generation clusters.

Exceptional rainfall in late June (120 mm in three days) reduced any risk of hydric stress. However, the weather conditions of July and August, with limited rainfall, meant that overall 2017 will be recorded as one of our driest vintages – along with 2000, 2005 and 2012.

During the summer, the alternation of hot and cool days gave us favourable conditions for ripening. Veraison began early (at the end of July) and was particularly regular throughout the vineyard.

HARVEST

The precocity of the vintage meant an early harvest, beginning with the Merlots on September 13th. The Cabernets Francs and Petits Verdots were picked during the beautiful day of September 22nd. The Cabernets Sauvignons were also harvested in ideal conditions, from September 25th to 29th.

WINES

The Merlots of 2017 are both fruity and balanced. Cabernets offer a pleasant aromatic freshness and savoury tannic structure with good density. The overall yield of the vintage is quite low. The 2017 blend of HautBailly is particularly floral and is composed of those parcels spared by Mother Nature – the plots of old vines which make up the historic heart of the vineyard.

Harvest dates : September 13 th – 29 th

Blend of Château Haut-Bailly 2017:

60% Cabernet Sauvignon

32% Merlot

4% Petit Verdot

4% Cabernet Franc