Château Barreyres
Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend
Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
2016 vintage. This big estate (240 hectares with 109 hectares under vine) is owned since 1971 by the huge Castel group and it's planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (55%) and Merlot. While they pride themselves on Margaux-like terroir, to me this is not about the finesse you'd expect from such a statement. Nevertheless this is a well-made Haut-Médoc with cassis, black cherry and coffee in the nose. Good ripe dark fruit concentration in the mouth, balanced by the acidity with slightly rustic tannin. Lacks a bit of personality maybe, but a solid wine that should age well. Give it a few years to round off the rough edges. Good value at around 12 euro.
2016 vintage. This big estate (240 hectares with 109 hectares under vine) is owned since 1971 by the huge Castel group and it's planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (55%) and Merlot. While they pride themselves on Margaux-like terroir, to me this is not about the finesse you'd expect from such a statement. Nevertheless this is a well-made Haut-Médoc with cassis, black cherry and coffee in the nose. Good ripe dark fruit concentration in the mouth, balanced by the acidity with slightly rustic tannin. Lacks a bit of personality maybe, but a solid wine that should age well. Give it a few years to round off the rough edges. Good value at around 12 euro.
Nov 10th, 2020
Very tannic, rich cherries but no complexity. A little disappointing! Makes me want to open Ron’s bottle of Lamborn! 🍷
Very tannic, rich cherries but no complexity. A little disappointing! Makes me want to open Ron’s bottle of Lamborn! 🍷
1 person found it helpfulDec 1st, 2017
Very nice. Probably could have done with another couple of years in the bottle, but after some time left decanted this was a nice wine.
Very nice. Probably could have done with another couple of years in the bottle, but after some time left decanted this was a nice wine.
1 person found it helpfulSep 27th, 2017
Decided to give this another try. Just six months earlier, it was hard to drink. Now, it's quite good. Leather, spice and herbaceous aromas. Meaty black fruits on the palate with lingering soft chewy tannins. The great thing about wine is it's living and changing.
Decided to give this another try. Just six months earlier, it was hard to drink. Now, it's quite good. Leather, spice and herbaceous aromas. Meaty black fruits on the palate with lingering soft chewy tannins. The great thing about wine is it's living and changing.
Mar 29th, 2015Fragrant aromas of tobacco and dark fruits belies the initial harshness right after the bottle was opened. The harsh tannins soften after decanted an hour, however, it's a bit disjointed with lots of apparent wood overpowering the fruit. Still shows promise and I hope that a couple more years of bottle age will better integrate the flavors. I hope so; I have 5 more bottles.
Fragrant aromas of tobacco and dark fruits belies the initial harshness right after the bottle was opened. The harsh tannins soften after decanted an hour, however, it's a bit disjointed with lots of apparent wood overpowering the fruit. Still shows promise and I hope that a couple more years of bottle age will better integrate the flavors. I hope so; I have 5 more bottles.
Sep 2nd, 2014
Black currant, tar and cedar on the nose. Classic nose. The palate is well done but not outstanding. Good black currant notes along some moccha touches, a good acid backbone, some width, some weight on the sides, plushy tannins which make it easy to sip on at this stage, long finish with currant, coffee, that plushy mouthfeel and a cedary thing. Not bad, not great but an easy going haut medoc.
Black currant, tar and cedar on the nose. Classic nose. The palate is well done but not outstanding. Good black currant notes along some moccha touches, a good acid backbone, some width, some weight on the sides, plushy tannins which make it easy to sip on at this stage, long finish with currant, coffee, that plushy mouthfeel and a cedary thing. Not bad, not great but an easy going haut medoc.
Jun 7th, 2020Very fruit forward, with spiced dark fruit compote plus some leather accents, dark chocolate and pleasant whiff of menthol. Nice, round mouthfeel with plush tannins, pure fruit and juicy acidity with a lingering, uplifting finish. Nicely balanced and surprisingly enjoyable.
Very fruit forward, with spiced dark fruit compote plus some leather accents, dark chocolate and pleasant whiff of menthol. Nice, round mouthfeel with plush tannins, pure fruit and juicy acidity with a lingering, uplifting finish. Nicely balanced and surprisingly enjoyable.
Jan 10th, 2020