Château Haut-Bergey 2023

Herb-spiced and red-fruited on the nose, fresh on the palate, light-footed, not particularly complex but well balanced, with a saline, slightly bitter finish.

Ripe and somewhat fleshy on the palate, with chewy tannins and filling red and blue fruit. Feels clean and well worked, enough texture without feeling like they’ve pushed this too far. I like it, lots to get stuck into. Has intensity and concentration with overall cool freshness. One to wait a while longer for.

53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot. Cask sample. Dark fruit with a hint of toast. Supple and round on attack. Plenty of freshness. Refined tannins adding a light but present structure. Subtle and contained. (JL)

Using less oak for the aging, the wine shows more elegance, with additional purity in its character. The wine is soft, fruity, ripe, and elegant, with a smoky edge to the cherries in the finish. Drink from 2026-2040. 90-92 Pts.

High spice, austerity, with raspberry bud, leafy with edges of mint, concentrated, lacks a little generosity. Ageing in a mix of 30hl casks, 750l terracotta amphoras, 18hl concrete eggs.

Score: 92–94. A bright, approachable nose of crunchy blueberries and sweet raspberries, with a more powdery hint of iris root. Just as airy on the palate—delicious and lively—the wine shows delicate freshness, all finesse and elegance. Even the tannins bow to this exquisite politeness.

This is floral and high-toned in profile now, with iris and rose hip aromas laced with a hint of mesquite, all leading the way for friendly notes of red currant and damson plum coulis. Sleek, with iron and violet details adding range on the finish. Pretty. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2035. 795 cases made, 140 cases imported.