1979 Ch. Haut Bailly

A 30+ year wine with deep purple colour and over medium nose of black plum, blueberries, smoke, toast, licorice and touch of earth and bell pepper. It is dry with medium acidity, alcohol and fine-grained tannin. Medium bodied with higher than medium flavour intensity. Violet, black cherry, vegetal with touch of earthy. Barely over medium length with spicy finish. (92) Well developed with complex nose and good palate.

Tasted 3 September 2012

成熟，充滿發展後的複雜性，香氣吸引，餘韻亦算長。估唔到三十幾年酒仍有一定的生猛活潑感，好味。

2002 Ch. Haut Bailly

This wine gives you an attack on the quality but the expectation fades away after tasting. The deep ruby/purple dry wine give a pungent black fruit nose with trace of licorice, spice, cedar and red plum. On palate it has a mouthful of sour cherry and red fruit flavour. It has medium acidity and body. The tannin is medium and a bit bitter. The finish is weak as well. On nose it is really impressive and makes me feel that it is a wonderful wine but after tasting, it is a bit disappointed. (88) (Tasted on 16 November 2008, reposted)