Château Haut-Bailly 1996
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 932; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 893. The average score for Château Haut-Bailly is 882, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Haut-Bailly they use words like Long, Tannins, Fruit, Fine, Deep, Acidity, Pure, Mineral, Purple, Light, Cassis, Sweet, Ripe, Dark, Full. The 1996 shares some of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Château Haut-Bailly: Minty, Warm. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (12.5% vs 12.5%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 1996 (12.5% vs 12.53%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed now (2016). It normally takes wines from Château Haut-Bailly around 8 years to be ready to start drinking, and 10 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2007, Château Lynch-Bages 2007, Château Mouton Rothschild 2010, Château Léoville-Las Cases 2012, Château Calon-Ségur 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2014, Château Les Ormes-de-Pez 2004, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Duhart-Milon 2010.
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Prices & Deals for Château Haut-Bailly 1996
| Date | Currency | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-16 | gbp | 60 |