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Producer | Château Barde-Haut |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Subregion | St.-Emilion |
Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
Vintage | 2016 |
Item# | 30330 |
Owned by the charming Hélène Garcin-Lévêque, 2016 Barde Haut is made from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. 2016 is a vintage of "big" wines, and as one might expect from this château, 2016 Barde-Haut comes up big in both flavor and satisfaction. It's loaded with oodles of juicy blueberry, pomegranate and spice-infused fruit, earning impressive scores of 93 points from Wine Advocate and 92 points from Wine Spectator.
Cheese pairing: Sartori Merlot BellaVitano
Merlot BellaVitano is a unique Cheddar/Parmesan-inspired Italian farmstead cheese made from cow’s milk. It’s immersed in fine Merlot wine to give it extra tang and a delicious Merlot flavor, a process that adds hints of berry and plum to the nutty, fruity flavors of the rich, creamy BellaVitano.
Readers will find a rich, flamboyant wine in the 2016 Barde-Haut. There is not a ton of subtlety here, but I am not sure that matters all that much given how immensely pleasing the 2016 is. Crushed rocks, graphite, lavender, blackberry, plum, and violet infuse a Saint-Émilion that offers tremendous textural richness as well as vibrancy. Most importantly of all, the 2016 is flat-out delicious. This is a decidedly opulent, dark Saint-Émilion with all of the elements impeccably balanced. I loved it.
The 2016 Barde Haut is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives up expressive wild blueberries, kirsch, baked plums and spice box notes with hints of cracked pepper, lavender, garrigue and Provence herbs. Medium to full-bodied and richly fruited in the mouth, the palate bursts with blue fruits, framed by firm, rounded tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long.
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