2024 Haut Bailly
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Tasting Notes
Haut-Bailly feels more pared back than in recent years, in keeping with the style of the vintage. The 2024 has a nose full of cedar, vanilla and pencil lead, while the palate is elegant, refined and fresh. Despite the challenges of the vintage, the estate has managed to keep its signature. They opted for 50% new oak (down from 55% last year) to retain the delicate fruit aromas. The sleek tannins lead nicely to a long and linear finish. Blend: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Savoury, precise and poised, with lovely texture, softly spoken with high floral aromatics, rose petals, peony, fine tannins, drawn out character, long slow build of tension through the palate, unrolling to show white truffle and mint leaf. Tannic grip, estate signature, more softly spoken than in recent vintages, but Haut-Bailly has proved over and over again that it is capable of delivering over the long term, and that it delivers excellence even in challenging vintages - an upscore potential in bottle. Harvest 18 September to 4 October, 30hl/h yield. Gabriel Vialard technical director.
The 2024 Haut-Bailly is an elegant, classy wine. Soft, sensual contours lend notable charm. The 2024 is an especially aromatic, perfumed Haut-Bailly. Its mid-weight structure is best described as Burgundian, for lack of a better term. Silky tannins frame it all in style. Readers should expect a decidedly understated, quiet Haut-Bailly.
About the producer
Quality at this château, now one of Pessac-Léognan’s leading wine estates, has risen exponentially under the reign of Véronique Sanders, with the property known for crafting wines of elegance and poise.