2022 Chateau Barde Haut St Emilion Grand Cru En Primeur
En Primeur product: order now for arrival mid 2025. Inky dark and beautifully detailed with minerals and spice, this comes from an estate Robert Parker described as "over-achieving". The property is situated near to Troplong Mondot and La Mondotte, with the classic Saint-Emilion soils of clay over limestone still ploughed by horse, under largely non-chemical viticulture. This traditionalism is matched by serious quality selection however, which ensures that the Barde-Haut will offer a full spectrum of pleasure over many decades of cellaring. Unlike other retailers (who charge a second payment on arrival), our En Primeur prices are the total and final landed cost, including GST. With the changing economic situation and foreign exchange risk, we do this to ensure you have complete certainty over what you will pay.
Grape
80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc
Its Origins
Bought by Sylviane Garcin-Cathiard in September 2000, Chateau Barde-Haut is a 17 hectare estate located at the extreme east of the village of Saint-Emilion. The vineyard forms an natural amphitheatre and is particularly well exposed to the south with views over the Dordogne valley. The soil is very typical of Saint Emilion being mainly composed of clay which is found on a layer of chalk. There has been significant investment in renovating the cellar so that all work is completely done by gravity to ensure that the precious grapes of the Château are well respected. The cellar is equiped with wooden vats, stainless steel tanks and concrete vats of 50 to 70 hl. A strict policy of selection to ensure the quality is undertaken and individual steps including pigeage are all carried out by hand. Malolactique fermentation is done in new french oak barrels specially selected from different coopers for the property. The wine is then aged for 18 months in barrels. It is the combination of exceptional soil and the introduction of natural wine producing and winegrowing technologies combining tradition and modernity that have made CHATEAU BARDE-HAUT one of the rising stars of Saint Emilion. Sylviane Garcin-Cathiard also owns Clos L’Eglise in Pomerol, Château Haut-Bergey and Château Branon in Pessac Léognan.
What The Critics Say
96-98/100 Jeb Dunnuck
"I was blown away by the quality of the 2022 Château Barde-Haut, and this 80/20 split of Merlot and Cabernet Franc does everything right in the vintage. Revealing a deep purple hue as well as stunning aromatics of cassis, spring flowers, black cherries, and truffle, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness and delivers fine-grained tannins and flawless balance. Pure, bright, and lively, yet also deep, concentrated, and textured, it's a brilliant bottle of wine in the making."
94-96/100 Vinous, Antonio Galloni
"94-96 Points! The 2022 Barde-Haut is gorgeous. Rich and explosive, the 2022 offers up copious notes of blueberry jam, crème de cassis, lavender, mint and licorice, with pretty jasmine overtones that add exotic beauty. The tannins here are often a bit burly, but in the 2022 much of that is softened. This is an impressive showing." Drinking 2027 - 2042
94-96/100 The Wine Independent, Lisa Perrotti-Brown
"The 2022 Barde Haut, 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. It rocks up with ready-to-go notes of plum preserves, baked blackberries, and Indian spices followed by suggestions of tilled soil, Ceylon tea, and black olives. The full-bodied palate is jam packed with tightly wound black fruits and earthy accents, supported by firm, ripe, rounded tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing long and minerally. pH 3.39."
| Variety | Merlot |
|---|---|
| Closure | Cork |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Maturity | 2027 - 2042 |
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