Chateau Haut-Bailly Grand Cru Classe 2021 review

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Chateau Haut-Bailly Grand Cru Classe 2021 for review.

Game characters lift straight off the nose, mixed with tomato leaf, mint, woodsmoke and redcurrant. For the most part the palate is juicy and light, all red cherries, redcurrant and strawberries, with lifted florals and well-finessed tannin, up to a point. But the wine then becomes drying through the finish, with more of that smoky, meaty, gamey character rearing. There are positives to be found but personally I would save my money and move on from this wine.

Price: AU $295.

Made using Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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