2** Etoiles Guide Hachette, Gold Medal Concours de Bordeaux
Château Barateau, Cru Bourgeois du Haut-Médoc, is one of the best bargains on the Left Bank. We have reserved for you the last bottles still available of its excellent Cru 2000. Made from a blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it boasts good structure and a fine aromatic palette of red fruits, supported by finely-dosed oak. Perfect to taste and with interesting potential, it represents the excellent bargain that every wine-lover is looking for...
Features
Estate
Château Barateau
Vintage
2000
Designation
Haut-Médoc
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
Terroirs
half from a fine clay-limestone croup near Saint-Julien and half from a gravelly plateau near Pauillac
Breeding
12 months in French oak barrels, including 30% new barrels
Tasting & pairing
Eye
beautiful deep ruby/garnet color
Nose
Charming, with aromas of ripe red fruit and a hint of menthol and liquorice.
Mouth
The attack is powerful but well-balanced, very round with silky tannins. The finish blossoms with ease and continuity.
Serve
decant at 17° C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
now
Apogée
2008
Drink before
2012
Food and wine pairing
Un filet ou une côte de bœuf, des côtelettes d’agneau grillées, un gigot aux flageolets, une côte de veau, un magret de canard poivre vert, des pâtes fraîches aux truffes, une poularde truffées, un saint nectaire… <br/>
Château Barateau
Haut-Médoc
Customer reviews
Customer rating
5/5
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Note and review by M. JACQUES B. Published on 21/08/2021
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