2015 Château Barde-Haut St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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Château Barde-Haut (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Rich, opulent, layers of dark red berries, plums, and blackberries complicated by chocolate, licorice, and smoke. The wine is concentrated, ripe, sweet, and mineral-driven, serving up layers of supple-textured, delicious, ripe berries from start to finish. You can enjoy it now, or age it for more secondary characteristics. Drink from 2025-2040. 675 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2025Dark in color, the wine is rich, fat and concentrated. There is flesh, dark, ripe, juicy fruits and soft, silky tannins that stick with you in the finish. You can drink this young, or age it for a decade. 5,235 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Forward in style, this should allow consumers to pick up on its licorice, black raspberries, plums, espresso and dark chocolate with ease. The finish is lush, opulent and fruity, there is a hint if truffle that is already peaking from its sleep as well. 6,467 Views Tasted Jul 12, 2017Deep, dark ruby in color with notes of flowers, smoke, licorice, black raspberries, plums and just a hint of espresso, this wine is the bejeweled mistress of the house. Rich, round and opulent in texture, the wine feels superb on the palate with a bit of dusty tannin in the finish. 2015 was an early harvest for Barde Haut, taking place September 21 to September 28. The wine was produced from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and will be aged in 80% new, French oak barrels for about 20 months before bottling. 8,358 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2016 |
When to Drink Chateau Barde Haut, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Barde Haut is much better with at least 6-10 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 1-2 hours or more. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.
Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Barde Haut offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 8-22 years of age after the vintage.
Serving Chateau Barde Haut with Wine, and Food Pairing Tips
Chateau Barde Haut is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Chateau Barde Haut is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Barde Haut is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.