Château Haut-Bailly 2019 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru CLassé

The nose is fresh, elegant, aromatic and offers complexity, a certain power, precision, purity of the fruit as well as a very fine stretched side. It reveals notes of juicy / bright blackberry, juicy / bright strawberry and more slightly bright berry fruit associated with touches of liquorice, camphor, violet, salinity as well as a very discreet hint of sweet blond tobacco and an imperceptible hint of sweet pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity, balanced, finely tight, nicely racy and offers a fine unctuosity, silkiness, delicacy, a nice discreetly tight grain, tension and finesse as well as a certain density that is precisely controlled. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy / ripe cassis, juicy blackberry and slightly strawberry associated with touches of chocolate, fresh raspberry, juicy / fresh plum as well as hints of toasted almond, cardamom, with a hint of toast as well as fine hints of almonds, sweet blond tobacco and a subtle hint of bergamot. Tannins are precise, racy and structuring. A wine full of finesse!