Château Haut Coteau
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend
I was previously unfamiliar with this producer but they appear to be rather small by Bordeaux standards. The 2016 Haut Coteau pours a deep purple with medium viscosity. On the nose, medium intensity, with cassis, earth, plums, tobacco, baking spice. On the palate, again dark tart fruits with earth and wet stone. Quite a lot of structure here with medium+ tannin and acid. The finish is long and bitter…a touch green to be honest…but this is really fairly classic Saint-Estèphe and I actually think another 5-10 years will be quite kind to this bottle.
I was previously unfamiliar with this producer but they appear to be rather small by Bordeaux standards. The 2016 Haut Coteau pours a deep purple with medium viscosity. On the nose, medium intensity, with cassis, earth, plums, tobacco, baking spice. On the palate, again dark tart fruits with earth and wet stone. Quite a lot of structure here with medium+ tannin and acid. The finish is long and bitter…a touch green to be honest…but this is really fairly classic Saint-Estèphe and I actually think another 5-10 years will be quite kind to this bottle.
Nov 13th, 2021@scott rose said it best. good, not fantastic.
@scott rose said it best. good, not fantastic.
Jul 28th, 20212016 vintage. Great, inky hue. Unhurried, musty nose with a hint of prunes. Medium-bodied. High plains drift…er…dryer with big tannins and not giving up any fruit other than the dark side: blackberries, plum and cassis currently.
2016 vintage. Great, inky hue. Unhurried, musty nose with a hint of prunes. Medium-bodied. High plains drift…er…dryer with big tannins and not giving up any fruit other than the dark side: blackberries, plum and cassis currently.
1 person found it helpfulJul 25th, 2021So at the price point and label I was expecting a hard hitting big Bordeaux….this is not that. This isn’t bad by any stretch but drinks below what I’ve come to expect from the area and what a $35 bottle should present. That aside, a solid entry and clean finish. Mature red fruits in the back of the palette. Earth notes on the nose. This would be perfect at $25.
So at the price point and label I was expecting a hard hitting big Bordeaux….this is not that. This isn’t bad by any stretch but drinks below what I’ve come to expect from the area and what a $35 bottle should present. That aside, a solid entry and clean finish. Mature red fruits in the back of the palette. Earth notes on the nose. This would be perfect at $25.
Feb 29th, 20242016 vintage. Not a lot of depth here currently. Fairly straightforward and simplistic. Best attribute is the body which has some nice heft. Not too light and not too heavy.
2016 vintage. Not a lot of depth here currently. Fairly straightforward and simplistic. Best attribute is the body which has some nice heft. Not too light and not too heavy.
Oct 26th, 2021