La Parde De Haut-Bailly, 2010

Price: $30-40
AOC: Pessac-Leognan, Graves, Bordeaux

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Second Wine of Chateau Haut-Bailly

Color: Dark Ruby, very little orange at the rim

Aroma: Black Currant, tobacco, can smell alcohol (never use a burgundy glass for a full body wine!), black fruit aroma came out after decanting(good intensity)

Palate: Clear black currant, some tobacco and tea leaf, very little mineral, tannin is moderate and fine, body is high, medium+ thickness, acidity is there, with slightly sweet finish. Fruitness concentration is not particular high, feel a little big although it is a second wine. Not the type I like.

Chateau Haut Selve, 2010

AOC: Graves, Bordeaux
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Aroma: 一打開有很明顯的 earthy 味道, terroir 的感覺, 和葡萄香味混在一起很有牡丹花香的感覺, 在 Cab 裡很特別. 
Palate: fleshy and rounded, 沒有OAK, 蠻滑順的, 但沒有到 silky 的感覺, earthy (the way I like) with ripe black fruit and savory, floral, little to no spice, a classic bordeaux red, 圖為 reserve 版, 一般版就可以了.