CHATEAU HAUT-BAILLY 2018

INTERVIEW AND TASTINGVeronique Sanders is managing director of Chateau Haut-Bailly, a small jewel of a wine estate located in Bordeaux’s Pessac-Leognan that is ranked among the crus classes for red wine.  James, along with JamesSuckling.com Assistant Editor Claire Nesbitt, tasted with Veronique and tasted three 2018 Haut-Bailly wines. James is impressed with the beauty and relative drinkability of the 2018 Bordeaux so far. The balance of fruit to the powerful tannins in the 2018s is impressive and something he noted when he rated the wines from barrel in Spring 2019. During the tasting, they also talked about how it compares to other vintages.Listen in to the full conversation for more, and read our Weekly Tasting Report to read about more French wines from the 2018 vintage.THE WINES TASTED:CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAILLY PESSAC-LÉOGNAN 2018HAUT-BAILLY.II PESSAC-LÉOGNAN 2018CHÂTEAU LE PAPE PESSAC-LÉOGNAN 2018