The 2017 Baret is deep garnet-purple in color and vaguely scented of plums and mulberries with an underlying earthy waft. The palate is medium-bodied with ample fruit and pleasant freshness, finishing with nice harmony.

The 2016 Baret has quite a rich and luscious bouquet with mulberry and raspberry fruit, generous if not the best defined within the Pessac-Léognan appelation this year. The palate is smooth on the entry with good depth, rounded with a slight tinniness towards the finish and maybe it just pulls up a little short compared to others. But it will provide a great deal of pleasurable early drinking.

The 2014 Baret has a rather simple redcurrant and cranberry bouquet, although the oak feels as if it is singing from a different hymn sheet. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannin, rather rustic red berry fruit and an abrupt finish. This is a bit underwhelming if truth be told.

This lightweight Pessac-Leognan reveals savory red currant, tobacco leaf and damp earth notes in its medium-bodied personality. With light tannin and adequate acidity, it should drink well for 4-5 years.

This is a slightly smaller-scale wine from Pessac-Léognan, but well made, with a dark plum/ruby color, soft tannin and an up-front fruitiness of mostly black cherries and blackcurrants with a hint of tar and earth. Drink it over the next decade.