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Château Haut-Bailly Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan 2019

Reviews

99 -James Suckling -

Extremely aromatic, with incredible wet-earth, bark, stone and graphite notes on the nose, then changing to violets, blackberries and blackcurrants. Full-bodied, yet so linear and fine, with titanium tannins that go on so long. Builds and builds then just rolls around the palate through the endless finish. Real Bordeaux here. 56% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, and 4% petit verdot.

97 -Decanter -

A floral bouquet on the nose, soft but deep with such clarity and such a beautiful vivid pink red colour in the glass too. The texture here is striking, smooth and mouth filling with intensity but so well presented, precise, fine and amazingly detailed. The word for 2019 is energy and this has it in abundance, it’s vibrant and alive in the mouth with such brightness. Mouthwatering acidity is set against a chalky texture so you get a full mouthfeel without any heaviness. Great structure and balance. You could almost drink this now to enjoy the immediate enjoyment but a recent tasting of the 2009 suggests this has a very long life ahead. A wine you can fall in love with!

96+ -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The 2019 Haut-Bailly unwinds in the glass with complex aromas of dark berries, bay leaf, loamy soil and cigar wrapper, framed by a discreet patina of new oak. Full-bodied, velvety and elegantly muscular, it's powerful and concentrated, with lively acids and an abundance of ripe but youthfully assertive structuring tannin that will demand some patience. Best after 2029.

96 -Jeb Dunnuck -

96 -Vinous -

The 2019 Haut-Bailly is a huge, powerful wine. There is plenty of the richness of this warm vintage, but a ton of tannin too. In most warmer years, Haut-Bailly can be a real charmer upfront, but in 2019 it's all about somber dark fruit, tannin and structure. A wine of breadth and power, Haut-Bailly will need many years in the cellar to truly blossom. It's unquestionably a big wine with a brilliant future. Bright aromatics lend freshness as the 2019 continues to open with air.

95-97 -Wine Enthusiast -

Technical Details

Blend 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot
Winemaker Gabriel Vialard
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub Region Graves
Appellation Pessac-Léognan
Vineyard Haut-Bailly vineyard
Farming Method Sustainable Practices
Oak French oak barrels, 60% new
Fermentation fermented in concrete tanks, malolactic fermentation in tank with a small portion of malolactic fermentation in oak barrels
Aging / Cooperage 16-18 months in French oak barrels, 60% new
Alcohol 14%

Château Haut-Bailly Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan 2019

Name: Château Haut-Bailly Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan 2019
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014828
Price: 104.95 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Bordeaux Blends | Bordeaux

JS99, DC97, WA96+, JD96, VN96, WE95-97

Sustainable Practices

$230.00

$104.95

750ML

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James Suckling awarded the 2019 Haut-Bailly 99 points, Decanter 97, Wine Advocate 96+, Jeb Dunnuck 96, Vinous 96, and Wine Enthusiast 95 to 97. That is about as clean a sweep of top critical acclaim as you will find outside the First Growths. The 2019 delivered a wine of extraordinary energy and precision, with vibrant acidity set against a textured, silky mid-palate, bright red cherry and cassis, and a chalky, mouthwatering finish that lingers endlessly. This is Haut-Bailly at the absolute peak of its form. What we're offering it for is exceptional. Act on it.

About The Producer

Vines have been cultivated at what we know today as Château Haut-Bailly since at least 1461, making it one of the older continuously farmed estates in the Graves. The estate takes its name from the 1630s, when it came into the hands of Parisian banker Firmin Le Bailly, who planted it on one of the finest gravel hilltops in the appellation. By the late 19th century the wine was commanding prices that rivaled the First Growths, before a long period of decline set in. The modern chapter begins with Belgian wine merchant Daniel Sanders, who purchased the estate in 1955, replanted large portions of the neglected vineyard, and refocused the winemaking entirely on quality, creating the foundation for everything that followed. Daniel's granddaughter Véronique Sanders now runs the estate, working alongside winemaker Gabriel Vialard, under the ownership of the American Wilmers family, who acquired the property in 1998. What makes Haut-Bailly particularly singular among its Pessac-Léognan peers is the vineyard itself: roughly 15% of the 28 hectares contains vines over 120 years of age, among the oldest in all of Bordeaux, and the estate produces exclusively red wine, with no white in the portfolio. The results under Sanders and Vialard have been extraordinary, and Haut-Bailly now sits comfortably among the Left Bank's most compelling estates, classified or otherwise.

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