2005 Haut Bailly Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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JD 98 DC 97 JA 97 JS 95 JL 95 WA 95 WS 95 VN 94 WE 94
JD 98

jebdunnuck.com, October 2023

The 2005 Château Haut-Bailly is the real deal and unquestionably the finest wine here since the 2000. Stunning notes of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, loamy earth, saddle leather, and flowers all define this rich...
DC 97

Decanter, July 2020

A near perfect growing season resulted in alcohols of 14% for the Merlots and 13% for the Cabernet Sauvignons, unheard of at Haut-Bailly. This is starting to show tertiary aromatics and yet holding on to its youthful...
JA 97

janeanson.com, June 2022

Cashmere tannins, brooding Cabernet Sauvignon cassis, crayon and gunsmoke character, finely boned and balanced. Hints of leather, cold ash, cassis, pepper, saffron as it settles into itself, all with an architecture that...
JS 95

jamessuckling.com, July 2012

This shows a great purity of fruit; firm and direct notes of raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries that open to intense notes of fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins. This wine is tight and long -- you...
JL 95

TheWineCellarInsider.com, May 2020

Smoke, campfire embers, menthol, espresso, 5 spice and dark red fruit aromas hit it, just right. On the palate, the wine is soft, mineral-driven, tannic, fresh and with dusty tannins to offsetting the ripe dark red...
WA 95

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, July 2017

The 2005 Haut Bailly is rapidly turning into a glorious wine. You instantly fall in love with the purity on the nose, luscious red cherries, wild strawberry and blueberry. This is still youthful and beautifully defined...
WS 95

Wine Spectator, March 2008

Dark purple in color. Offers pure fruit, with crushed raspberry, blackberry and dried flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins that touch every inch of the palate. Long and racy, with elegance and beauty...
VN 94

Vinous, April 2022

The 2005 Haut-Bailly has a very well defined nose with intense blackberry and raspberry scents, cedar and hints of peppermint, blossoming in the glass and outclassing the excellent 2004. The palate is very well balanced...
WE 94

Wine Enthusiast, June 2008

An impressively structured wine from an estate that is at the forefront of quality in Pessac-Léognan. It is balanced, a rich rounded wine, with considerable depths of black fruits, dark tannins and power.

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Pessac Leognan
Vintage 2005
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 13%
Closure Cork

Chateau Haut-Bailly, an esteemed Cru Classé de Graves, lies in a 30 hectare (74 acres) vineyard near the center of the region. On the left bank of the river Garonne, it is positioned on a high sandy ridge mixed with gravel, atop a layer of sandstone and fossil shell remains. This terroir gives Haut Bailly wines distinctive character and refinement.

The property featured vines in 1461 or earlier, and from 1530s one could see a focused wine estate taking shape. That estate changed hands over the centuries and was handed down from generation to generation, each leaving their stamp. Today, Chateau Haut Bailly is owned by Robert G. Wilmers, an American businessman devoted to Bordeaux Grands Crus. His stewardship and investment has brought Haut Bailly to new heights but all in keeping with the estates strong heritage.

The long heritage of Chateau Haut Bailly is represented by 4 hectares of own-rooted, century-old vines. The remainder of the vineyard, on carefully selected rootstock, is Cabernet Sauvignon focused with 34% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot available to create complex, well-rounded wines.

Chateau Haut-Bailly, says Robert Parker Jr., “is a wine of undeniable finesse, elegance and restraint.” Marked by sophistication and supple tannins, historically—like most top-quality Bordeaux—it has been at its finest after some years of bottle age.

However, in recent years, the wines are increasingly attractive in their youth. This does not seem to affect the age-worthiness of the wine. It merely broadens the timespan for enjoyment. Indeed, steady improvements in winemaking and viticulture are raising overall quality to new levels.