Chateau Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Leognan, France 2010 Cotes de Castillon It smells like a bouquet

It smells like a bouquet of pink roses and then goes to currants

The palate is immensely grippy with more white pepper as well as charcoal and brisk red-fruit flavors

orange blossom and cantaloupe

The Pilgrims of Lafon-Rochet is the "Second Wine” produced by Château Lafon-Rochet

Chateau Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Leognan, France 2010 Cotes de Castillon It smells like a bouquetCoiled and reserved at first, smoky cigar box as it opens, vivid and beautifully sleek blackcurrant, bilberry and blueberry fruits, taut and structured tannins even at 14 years old, with pencil lead and olive paste studding the palate from beginning to end. Plenty of estate signature in its finessed spirit, coupled with the concentration and swagger of the 2010 vintage. Harvest September 22 to October 14. Denis Dubourdieu consultant, Gabriel Vialard