Château HAUT-BAILLY
Grand cru classé
- 2020
- Pessac-Léognan red
Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The 2020 vintage was awarded a "coup de ♥" by the Guide Hachette 2024 "full-bodied, seductive, caressing, the palate profiles a Pessac that is both powerful and extremely delicate, carried by very fine tannins with an inimitable silkiness".
Rated 96/100 par le Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2024
Rated 95/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "its fullness, balance and potential are beyond doubt, it will be a great classic" (Guide 2024)
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 10 years and more
- Apogée :
- 2036-2051
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.”
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
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 2016 vintage is rated 97/100 by Jean-Marc Quarin « Velouté à l'attaque, juteux en milieu de bouche, avec un corps ample et néanmoins fondant, le vin se développe minutieux, profond et noble, vers une longue finale complexe et très savoureuse, au grain fin. La classe ! » (Feb. 2020)
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 is rated 95/100 by Jean-Marc Quarin « Grand nez profond, complexe et pur. Bouche au corps ample, à la texture grasse, se développant riche en saveurs, avec beaucoup d'éclat dans le goût et une douceur tannique inédite pour l'année. C'est long, très présent et très bon. Ne pas le manquer. » (Feb. 2020)
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.
Rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « Intense, velouté, avec des pointes subtilement fumées et mentholées émergeant d'un spectre aromatique complet et complexe, le 2008 fait valoir le grain parfait d'un tanin mesuré, frais, aussi civilisé que naturel qui, s'il semble déjà prêt, portera le vin au travers des décennies. » (Nov. 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2018-2030
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
Rated 17/20 by La Revue du Vin de France on november 2017 (Hors-série n°33) « D'une forme admirable [...] une très jolie allonge. ».
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2014-2026
- Potential alcohol:
- 12.5%