By Chateau Barde-Haut
2018 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe

Vineyard Notes
Bought by Sylviane Garcin-Cathiard in September 2000, Chateau Barde-Haut is a nearly 17-hectare estate located at the extreme east of the village of Saint-Emilion. There has been significant investment in renovating the cellar so that all work is completely done by gravity to ensure that the precious grapes of the Chateau are well-respected. Sylviane Garcin-Cathiard also owns Clos L'Eglise in Pomerol, Chateau Haut-Bergey, and Chateau Branon in Pessac-Leognan.

Vineyard Details
Grape Blend: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Owner: Sulviane Garcin-Cathiard
Average Vine Age: 40 years
Plant Density: 7,150 vines per hectare

Winemaking Details
Vats: Concrete, wood, and stainless steel tanks of 50 to 70 hl.
Fermentation: Malolactic fermentation in 225-liter barrels
Aging: 18 months in French oak barrels (80% new)
[Information provided by DHI Selections]

2018 Chateau Barde-Haut
Producer: Chateau Barde-Haut
Location: France, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
Color: Red
Rating: 95
Tasting Date: 3/11/2021
Maturity: 2025 - 2050
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Source: 2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle
Showing brilliantly, the 2018 Chateau Barde-Haut comes from a beautiful, cooler terroir on the eastern side of Saint-Emilion. It has a wonderful sense of purity and elegance as well as ripe black cherry and blueberry fruits to go with medium to full-bodied aromas and flavors of chocolate, spring flowers, violets, and a kiss of chalky minerality. It's beautifully balanced and has ultra-fine tannins as well as a gorgeous finish. It reminds me of the 2016, with maybe a touch more up-front charm. Give it 4-5 years if you can (it's drinking beautifully today as well) and it's going to evolve for 20-25 years or more.

Chateau Barde-Haut St.-Emilion 2018
Score: 94
Wine Type and Color: Red Still
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Drinkability: Drink now through 2035
Primary Grape: Merlot
Other Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Issue: March 31, 2021
Region: France / Bordeaux / St.-Emilion
Alluring, with a very focused set of cassis, plum reduction and cherry preserve flavors coursing through atop a well-imbedded graphite spine, all while black tea, chalky minerality and subtle herb nuances play out through a long finish. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2022 through 2035.

2018 Chateau Barde-Haut (St. Emilion Grand Cru)
Points: 94
Dark in color, this sensuous, rich, flamboyant wine shoots from the glass with polished red and black fruits, licorice, espresso, minerality and dark cocoa. Concentrated, opulent and forward, this is one of the best vintages of Barde Haut ever produced! The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc.
Tasted Mar 9, 2021

CHATEAU BARDE-HAUT ST.-EMILION 2018
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2018
Score: 94
Currants, rose hips, dried lavender, cocoa powder and cloves on the nose. It's full-bodied with sleek, tight tannins. Refined and elegant with tight, polished layers. Solid center palate. Try from 2025.

Chateau Barde-Haut, St-Emilion, Grand Cru Classe, 2018
Tasted by: Jane Anson (at Primeur week tastings in Bordeaux, 03 Apr 2019)
Points: 94
Drinking Window: 2027 - 2040
Producer: Chateau Barde-Haut
Vintage: 2018
Wine Type: Still
Colour: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sweetness: Dry
Closure: Cork
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 20% Cabernet Franc, 80% Merlot
This has an amazing richness to the nose, with fruit that's ripe but supple, displaying the silky tannins of the vintage. It's a truly luxurious wine, combining liquorice, freshly shaved cherry wood, a gourmet touch of dark chocolate and pencil lead, but everything remains very much in balance. [...].

2018 Barde-Haut
Rating: 93+
Producer: Barde-Haut
Wine Region: France, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
Color / Type / Sweetness: Red / Table / Dry
Reviewed By: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Drink Date: 2023 - 2043
The 2018 Barde-Haut is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it takes a little swirling to unlock the beautifully expressive notes of warm black plums, wild blueberries and black raspberries, plus hints of roses, underbrush, ground cloves and fertile loam. The full-bodied palate delivers a lively backbone and wonderfully ripe, satiny tannins supporting the generous black and red fruits, finishing long and fragrant.

2018 Barde-Haut
Producer: Barde-Haut
Place of Origin: France, Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe, Bordeaux
Color: Red
Rating: 93
Drinking Window: 2026 - 2045
From: Bols Blue to Bordeaux: Barde-Haut, Clos l'Eglise and Poesia (Jun 2022)
The 2018 Barde-Haut has a vibrant bouquet with blackberry, raspberry preserve, briary and crushed rock, very perfumed and pure. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit, fine acidity, white pepper and a touch of fennel combining beautifully. A little savoriness comes through on the finely proportioned finish. Excellent. Tasted at the Barde-Haut vertical at the chateau.
By: Neal Martin on June 2021