Producer Profile
Area under vines: 30 hectares
Soils: mixture of sand and gravel
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Planting density: 10 000 vines/ha
Production: 80 000 bottles a year
Ageing: in 65% new oak barrels for 16 to 18 months
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon 60%
- Merlot 34%
- Cabernet Franc 3%
- Petit Verdot 3%
Second wine: La Parde Haut-Bailly
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Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com 17.5+
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc. Ripe and creamy on the nose with cassis notes prominent. Really quite flamboyant and seductive for Haut-Bailly. Palate complex and gourmand. Delicious fruit, plenty of stuffing but harmonious as well. Slight minerally edge. Tannins firmly present but finely honed. Lots of charm and drinkability as well. (JL) [03/07/2020]
Anticipated maturity: 2018-2045
Vinous 94
The 2009 Haut-Bailly has a very pure bouquet with blackberry, liquorice, hints of star anise and boysenberry jam, opulent and vivacious, a little glossy perhaps? The palate is medium-bodied with very supple and lithe tannin matched with a fine bead of acidity. Lovely balance here, fine tension with a insistent grip, layers of black fruit laced with cedar and graphite towards the very Pauillac-like finish. Superb. Tasted at BI Wines & Spirits’ Ten Year On tasting. [Neal Martin, 14/03/2019]
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2045
Robert Parker 97
Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2009 Haut-Bailly hits the ground running with bold black fruit preserves, Morello cherries, baked blueberries and tilled earth scents with nuances of fried herbs, chargrilled meat and a ferrous waft plus a touch of menthol. Medium to full-bodied, the taut palate has a firm, grainy texture with a lively line lifting the core of muscular fruit, finishing long and earthy. [Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 22/02/2019]
Anticipated maturity: 2019-2044