Notes : Guide Hachette 2**(Vin remarquable) + Coup de Coeur, Bettane & Desseauve 15/20
"Everything is there: a sustained, dense color; a complex, harmonious bouquet of red berries, lightly toasted; an ample, velvety, fleshy palate, carried by tight but "civilized" tannins. We'd love to taste it today, but this great wine deserves a little patience and will be fully appreciated in three, four or more years. (Le Guide Hachette des Vins). A must-have from the Libourne region!
Features
Estate
Château Haut-Ballet
Vintage
2008
Designation
Fronsac
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
100% Merlot
Terroirs
A clay-limestone plateau 80 m above sea level, high above the Dordogne, with exceptional sunshine and views.
Viticulture
leaf thinning, inter-row tillage, integrated pest management, green harvesting, yield of 30 hl/ha from 35-year-old vines
Winemaking
Fermentation in temperature-controlled vats
Breeding
50% in oak barrels (20% new, 30% one-wine barrels, 50% in vats)
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
deep and intense, with garnet highlights
Nose
complex and deep, with aromas of black berries and spices, and hints of liquorice
Mouth
elegant and well-balanced, full-bodied with fine tannins
Serve
Decant at 16-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2013
Drink before
2018
Production
25,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
A déguster sur un carré d'agneau, un cassoulet de fèves, du thon grillé aux poivrons, un canard rôti... <br/>
Château Haut-Ballet
Fronsac
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.8/5
out of 10 reviews
Note and review by M. JEAN S. Published on 02/11/2015
Excellent wine, consumed in 2015.
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Note and review by M. MAXIME G. Published on 06/04/2014
Fruity but very marked by alcohol. Quite common in the end.
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Note and review by M. FRANCK ET ISABELLE F. Published on 23/03/2016
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Note and review by M. FABIO C. Published on 06/04/2015
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Note and review by M. N L. Published on 03/01/2015
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Note and review by M. JB P. Published on 26/10/2014
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC F. Published on 18/04/2014
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Note and review by M. JEAN CHRISTOPHE G. Published on 26/03/2014
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Note and review by M. ZIGGY D. Published on 04/03/2014
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC V. Published on 04/12/2013
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