Red

Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux

Château Haut Prieur

Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux · France

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Malbec · Merlot
Country
France
Region
Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux
Appellation
Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux
Alcohol
14.5%
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meats · lamb · pasta with rich sauces · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 2014

  • 2013

    This wine is tough, extracted and still very bitter. The fruit is there, well behind the tannic front in this Merlot/Malbec blend. Give the wine until 2017 and decant although it is likely to remain tough. A Châteaux Solidaires wine.

  • 2012

    Vanilla and caramel flavors dominate this wine after 12 months in French oak. That means that the fruit is really not allowed to shine. It is firm, very dry and all about spice. A pepper flavor from the alcohol leaves a burn in the mouth.

  • 2011