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ANTONIO GALLONI: "The 2021 Haut-Bailly II is soft, silky and super-expressive. Rose petal, spice, mint and red cherry fruit all grace this mid-weight second wine from Haut-Bailly. The aromatics are especially forward. The mid-weight structure of the vintage is very much on display. The 2021 is a real charmer."
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DECANTER: "Rich and seductive, I love the soft red fruit and florality. Gently sweet with balanced acidity on the palate giving strawberry and raspberry leaf nuances. This has a succulence and gentle chew - feels refined with mint, slate and stone touches on the finish which gives an overall charm and lift. Sructured, wide and gently expansive with finesse on show. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. The first year in the new cellar. A yield of 19hl/ha."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Rotbeerige Noten, frische Kirschen, zart blumiger Touch, ein Hauch von Lakritze. Saftig, elegant, süßer Kern, gut integrierte Tannine, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, bleibt haften, gute Frische, schokoladige Nuancen im Abgang, vielseitig einsetzbar."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Tobacco leaf, smoke, spice, plums, currants, and a touch of coffee bean on the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, round, fresh, lifted, and focused on its elegant, tobacco-tinted, black currants, plums, spice, and cigar wrapper notes. This is perfect to enjoy while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec. Drink from 2023-2033."
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THE WINEADVOCATE: "A blend dominated by 68% Merlot, the 2021 Haut-Bailly II exhibits aromas of plums, dark berries and raw cocoa, followed by a medium to full-bodied, lively and seamless palate. Underpinned by powdery tannins, it's an elegant, incipiently complex wine that contains all but one vat of the estate's best Merlot this year."