La Parde de Haut Bailly 2009

La Parde de Haut-Bailly 2009 is a medium-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon-based red wine from the Pessac-Léognan region of Bordeaux. This is the second wine of the respected Léognan-based Château Haut-Bailly. The property`s wines are renowned for their smoothness and silkiness. This cuvée from the exceptionally good 2009 vintage is an assemblage of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller proportions of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. "Very polished, with an alluring incense and licoricey edge to the core of supple black cherry, anise and plum sauce flavours. Suave black tea and tar hints chime on the finish, but this stays open-knit and rounded." Wine Spectator, 2012