Château HAUT-BAILLY
Grand cru classé
- 2008
- Pessac-Léognan red
Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2008 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2021): 97/100 “Intense, velvety, with subtly smoky and mentholated hints emerging from a complete and complex aromatic spectrum, the 2008 shows off the perfect grain of measured, fresh tannin, as civilized as it is natural, which, if it already seems ready, will carry the wine through the decades.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2018-2030
From the same producer
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, since 1967. In the same style as its older brother, with restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming with an increased proportion of Merlot in 2010.
Renamed Haut-Bailly II from the 2019 vintage.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2017-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2032-2045
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 Coup de ♥ “Haut-Bailly 2021 is not an extrovert; if given the attention it deserves, it offers an aromatic distinction unique in the appellation, with moving subtlety and freshness.”
J-M Quarin (February 2024): 95/100 “Minutious on the entry, very aromatic in the middle, with class in the touch, the wine melts on the palate, juicy, fragrant, a touch tender and already very open. Good length."
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 96/100 “Haut-Bailly 2021 is incredibly poised, even though it is clearly wine of reserve in this vintage. Its vertical build speak of pure sophistication. Time in the glass brings out hints of dried herbs, menthol, licorice, pine, blackberry and underbrush. Most of the blend is Cabernet, so the flavor profile and overall structural feel is quite savory. I can't wait to see how the 2021 ages. It may very well surprise down the road.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2032-2045
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Offering impressive volume on the palate, velvety texture and exceptional tannin quality, the 2020 is gradually relaxing. But don't be in a hurry to open it! It will bear witness for generations to come.”
Guide Hachette (Guide 2024) coup de ♥ : “full-bodied, seductive, caressing, the palate profiles a Pessac that is both powerful and of great delicacy, carried by very fine tannins of inimitable silkiness”
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 95/100 “its fullness, balance and potential are beyond doubt, it will be a great classic”.
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 96/100
Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 95+/100 “The 2020 Haut-Bailly has a much better bouquet than the de Fieuzal. It is notably fresher, with black fruit, cedar and tobacco aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins-a well-knit and harmonious Pessac with a precise, understated finish."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2032-2045
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Offering impressive volume on the palate, velvety texture and exceptional tannin quality, the 2020 is gradually relaxing. But don't be in a hurry to open it! It will bear witness for generations to come.”
Guide Hachette (Guide 2024) coup de ♥ : “full-bodied, seductive, caressing, the palate profiles a Pessac that is both powerful and of great delicacy, carried by very fine tannins of inimitable silkiness”
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 95/100 “its fullness, balance and potential are beyond doubt, it will be a great classic”.
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 96/100
Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 95+/100 “The 2020 Haut-Bailly has a much better bouquet than the de Fieuzal. It is notably fresher, with black fruit, cedar and tobacco aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins-a well-knit and harmonious Pessac with a precise, understated finish."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 10 years and more
- Apogée:
- 2036-2051
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin ( February 2024): 97/100 “Velvety on the attack, juicy in the mid-palate, with an ample yet melting body, the wine develops meticulously, deep and noble, towards a long, complex and very tasty, fine-grained finish. Classy!"
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2045
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2038
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2014 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin ( February 2020): 95/100 “Big, deep nose, complex and pure. Full-bodied, fat-textured palate, developing richly in flavor, with lots of brightness in the taste and a tannic softness unheard of for the year. Long, very present and very good. Not to be missed."
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 93/100 “The 2014 Haut-Bailly is very composed on the nose. It's pretty tertiary, but there is sufficient fruit to back that up, and it feels much more natural than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, well-balanced, and unapologetically classic in style, but unlike many of its peers, there is no austerity or dryness. This is a polished 2014 that should mature well in bottle.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2038
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2006 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2017): 94/100 “Admirably shaped [...] very pretty length.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2014-2026
- Potential alcohol:
- 12.5%