Chateau Barde-Haut Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2009 SPS21 and you feel it—not through

and you feel it—not through tasting notes

low-input estate on gravelly loam

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Chateau Barde-Haut Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2009 SPS21 and you feel it—not throughThe 2009 vintage was punishing to most BordeauxMay hail cut yields to a meager 18 hectoliters per hectareyet Barde Haut's tiny crop became pure intensity. This blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc shows opulent power: an opaque purple robe, extraordinary aromas of mulberries and charcoal, and silky tannins that have aged gracefully into rounded, complex maturity. Hand picked grapes fermented in concrete and steel, aged 18 24 months in new French