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Chateau Haut-Bailly

2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

France Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan Cru Classe 750ML

Wine Advocate

95

Vinous

93
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2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan
Chateau Haut-Bailly

2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan

France Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan Cru Classe 750ML

Wine Advocate

95

Vinous

93
/
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A blend today of an audaciously deep history with new investment, the Chateau Haut-Bailly is inside of its sixth century of existence. In the past it was famous for being one of the very first Chateaux to put a single vintage on its bottles, and later the vineyard team created a unique blend of minerals to safeguard their old vines from the phylloxera epidemic. Moving into the new millennium, the purchase of the estate in 1998 brought on immense improvement in the wines, as many have claimed the 2005 and 2009 to be the best two vintages yet to come from the chateau.

Chateau Haut-Bailly

One thing that sets the Chateau apart is that the vineyards, 96 hectares in total, have been completed and held through the existence of Haut-Bailly as one contiguous block - no separate parcels. The vines date up to 120 years of age, which with smart farming can produce phenomenally complex, deep wines. 

Located in Pessac-Leognan (formerly known as "Graves"), the wines will never reach prices of Pauillac's most famous chateaux; that's a good thing. With the gravelly (get it?) soils of Pessac, there's great drainage which allows Cabernet Sauvignon to thrive without getting overtly ripe. The wines are always in balance: depth with brightness and lightness as a keen foil. 

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Chateau Haut-Bailly

A blend today of an audaciously deep history with new investment, the Chateau Haut-Bailly is inside of its sixth century of existence. In the past it was famous for being one of the very first Chateaux to put a single vintage on its bottles, and later the vineyard team created a unique blend of minerals to safeguard their old vines from the phylloxera epidemic. Moving into the new millennium, the purchase of the estate in 1998 brought on immense improvement in the wines, as many have claimed the 2005 and 2009 to be the best two vintages yet to come from the chateau.

One thing that sets the Chateau apart is that the vineyards, 96 hectares in total, have been completed and held through the existence of Haut-Bailly as one contiguous block - no separate parcels. The vines date up to 120 years of age, which with smart farming can produce phenomenally complex, deep wines. 

Located in Pessac-Leognan (formerly known as "Graves"), the wines will never reach prices of Pauillac's most famous chateaux; that's a good thing. With the gravelly (get it?) soils of Pessac, there's great drainage which allows Cabernet Sauvignon to thrive without getting overtly ripe. The wines are always in balance: depth with brightness and lightness as a keen foil. 

The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

95

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. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a structured opening like many in this vintage. It exerts a gentle grip in the mouth, quite tensile and linear and perhaps just tightening up a tad toward the finish. It is biding its time, but it will repay those who cellar this outstanding 2005 for another four or five years. Tasted March 2017.

Vinous

Vinous

93

The 2005 Haut-Bailly has an impressive bouquet with brambly black fruit, gravel, sous-bois and light truffle scents—quite complex and very harmonious. There is a little more precision here compared to its 20-year-old peers. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry, making this a quite firm and more "masculine" Haut-Bailly that would benefit from serious decanting. There is gentle grip on the finish. Patience is required as the 2005 is quite dense and probably needs a little more bottle age. Tasted at the château.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

95

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. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a structured opening like many in this vintage. It exerts a gentle grip in the mouth, quite tensile and linear and perhaps just tightening up a tad toward the finish. It is biding its time, but it will repay those who cellar this outstanding 2005 for another four or five years. Tasted March 2017.

Vinous

Vinous

93

The 2005 Haut-Bailly has an impressive bouquet with brambly black fruit, gravel, sous-bois and light truffle scents—quite complex and very harmonious. There is a little more precision here compared to its 20-year-old peers. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry, making this a quite firm and more "masculine" Haut-Bailly that would benefit from serious decanting. There is gentle grip on the finish. Patience is required as the 2005 is quite dense and probably needs a little more bottle age. Tasted at the château.