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The November 2018 Distinguished Cellar Auction

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Auction Ends: 11/8/2018 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #2247. Haut-Bailly 2009

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 100 RP.
"And of course there is the perfect rating for the 2009 Haut-Bailly, which showed remarkably this tasting after three hours in a decanter. Readers who have a chance to taste that wine will fully comprehend why it justifies a perfect score. Also, the winemaker, Véronique Sanders, is one of the most incredibly intelligent, open-minded and progressive winemakers of any in France, or elsewhere . . . . The 2009 Haut-Bailly has an opaque ruby/purple color, a beautiful nose of lead pencil shavings, crème de cassis, blackberry and plum, followed by an intense, super-concentrated mouthfeel that is expansive and savory, with beautifully integrated tannins and low acidity, as most wines in this vintage possess. There is still plenty of freshness and liveliness from this great terroir. The finish goes on for close to a minute and the wine, while still a young pre-adolescent in terms of its evolution, is absolutely spectacularly complex and enjoyable already. This is a 40- to 50-year wine . . . . This vintage is a similar inky purple color, with subtle notes of licorice, barbecue smoke, crème de cassis, a bit more blackberry and slightly more formidable tannic structure, but again, the tannins are well-integrated and the wine constructed in a velvety, seamless (haute couture) way by Véronique Sanders. The wine coats the palate in a viscosity and richness, but there's a freshness and precision that is further indication of just how profound this wine will turn out. The wine needs another 5 to10 years and is not as "open for business" as the 2009 will probably always be, but wow, what a spectacular wine! I suspect these are the two greatest back-to-back Haut-Baillys ever made in the long, celebrated history of this small estate in Pessac-Leognan." Hedonist's Gazette, Jun 2014
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $275

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