WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 865; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 1998 which is 898. The average score for Château Haut-Bailly is 884, making this a below 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 1998 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1998 but no other wine from Château Haut-Bailly: Polite, Symmetrical, Aging, Volume, Impressive, Toasty, Exotic, Youthful, Harsh, Mature. The wine has been ready to drink for 13 years (since 2003) and has been past its best for 6 (since 2010). 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 Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Les Forts de Latour 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Les Forts de Latour 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château d’Issan 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Talbot 2005.
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Prices & Deals for Château Haut-Bailly 1998
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
63 |