Château Haut Barrail Château Haut Barrail, France, Bordeaux, Médoc

Nice Bordeaux blend of Cab & merlot with low alcohol. Nice nose, expressive of the appellation. Beautiful color. Was expecting great things. Unfortunately the fruit is disappointing. Very stemmy and lean. Clear indication they got the harvest wrong. Very under ripe. Fruit needed more hang time. Bordeaux is very dependent on picking at the right time. They missed this vintage. Too bad, has potential.