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 18
53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc. Deep, dark colour. Ripe and rich with plenty of extract. Cassis, blueberry and spice notes. The palate is intense but suave and fresh (2019 much the same), the tannins sitting firmly behind. Long finish. Clearly has a big structure but the fruit and freshness carry it. Long ageing potential. (JL) [03/07/2020]
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2055
Vinous 97
The 2016 Haut-Bailly was mightily impressive when tasted from barrel. Now, matured in 50% new oak and bottled at the end of April 2018 (they prefer to bottle before spring here), it has a very well defined bouquet of black fruit, graphite, crushed stone and light rose petal aromas that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with quite grippy tannin. This Haut-Bailly feels pure and classic in style, offering well-judged acidity and a sophisticated, quite tensile finish that lingers long in the mouth. I suspect this might close down in a year or two and deserves perhaps 8 to 10 years in bottle to show what it can really do. The best Haut-Bailly in the modern era? For certain. [Neal Martin, 24/01/2019]
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2050
Robert Parker 98
The 2016 Haut-Bailly is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. The nose opens with beautiful floral notes of violets and lavender accented with earthy notions and sparks of crushed rocks over a core of kirsch, cassis and wild blueberries. Full-bodied, rich and seductive, it has layer upon layer of red, black and blue fruits intermingled with earth and mineral hints leading to a very long, perfumed finish. [Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 30/11/2018]
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2046