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Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

Colour: Red
Vintage: 2005
Region: Bordeaux, Pessac-Leognan
% Alcohol: 13.00

An estate that is at once both truly historic and very forward-thinking, under the ownership of the American Wilmers family and stewardship of Veronique Sanders, Haut Bailly has been producing wines of incredible quality for the past 10-15 years – although of course their history goes back way, way further than this. In fact the estate has some of the oldest vines, and one of the largest proportions of old vines, of any estate in the region. These old vines are all-important as the deep, complex root structures allows the vines to search out the rainwater left deep in the soils by winter and Spring rains, keeping the vines hydrated and fully operational even during hot dry summers.

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98+ JD
96+ RP
95 NM
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2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

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2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

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2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

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£1,200 12 pack case(s) available

2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

Size
Cs (12)
Cs (6)
Cs (3)
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Region: Bordeaux
98+ JD
BTL
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£1,200
12
 
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Our ETA dates are a guide and are subject to change. If you require more information on an ETA time please call UK +44 (0) 20 7269 0703 or alternatively email [email protected].
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Our ETA dates are a guide and are subject to change. If you require more information on an ETA time please call UK +44 (0) 20 7269 0703 or alternatively email [email protected].
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Tasting Notes and Scores

98+ JD

One of the top vintages of Haut-Bailly out there, the 2005 is a quintessential example of this terroir, showing incredible finesse and elegance paired with ample concentration and depth of fruit. Complex notes of black cherries, darker currants, gravelly earth, graphite, smoke tobacco, and cedar notes all emerge from the glass, and it’s full-bodied, flawlessly balanced, and pure class on the palate. I’ve always thought the 2009 was the greatest vintage from this estate that I’ve tasted, yet this is certainly knocking on the doorstep, although in a more classic, structured style. I find this insanely good today, but it’s still youthful and is set for another 30+ years of truly spectacular drinking! Hats off to Veronique Sanders and the team at Haut-Bailly for another magical wine. Drink 2020 - 2050. Tasted Feb 2020

Jeb Dunnuck

96+ RP

The 2005 Haut-Bailly, is dense purple with loads of graphite, earth, spice, blackberry and blueberry fruit, beautiful balance, medium to full body, and stunning purity, texture and length. Still incredibly young at age 10, this wine is set for 30 or more years of longevity. This is a great, great Haut-Bailly that will one day probably rival 2009 and 2010.

Robert Parker (Wine Advocate #219, Jun 2015)

Wine Advocate

95 NM

The 2005 Château Haut-Bailly is going to a be an awesome wine. Note the future tense. Deep in color, the nose is tightly coiled with blackberry, cedar and graphite aromas, not unlike a Pauillac in style. There is wonderful definition here, real intensity and drive. The palate is structured and perhaps less opulent than other recent vintages of Haut-Bailly, though it still articulates its origins—that Pessac-Léognan gravelly tincture coming through, especially with aeration. There is density here, authority even, but the fireworks are set to ignite in 5-7 years' time. I cannot wait to watch the pyrotechnics. Tasted December 2015.

– eRobertParker.com, July 2016

Neal Martin

95 JS

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 know this is good immediately. Pull the cork after 2016.

James Suckling

95 JL

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 berries. Still youthful and perhaps a bit tight, give it another 4-5 years in the cellar to allow for further softening and additional nuances to shine. Tasted May 2020

Jeff Leve

92 MS

Dark, youthful red; fresh, crisply sweet, subtly gravelly early bouquet; a still firmly tannic, fresh, medium full wine; freshly ripe in flavour, delicate and fine, but without weakness, typical Haut Bailly finesse and aromatic complexity within the firm, fine frame; delicate, sweet, long and fragrant in aftertaste. A touch of textural austerity still. 2020 – 30+

Michael Schuster

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