2024 HAUT BAILLY II Pessac-Léognan Château Haut Bailly, Lea & Sandeman

HAUT BAILLY II

2024 Pessac-Léognan Château Haut Bailly

Grapes Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot, Cab Franc, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Village Pessac-Léognan

Medium intensity ruby colour, and lovely aromatics, really comes out in waves, soft, charming, gentle, extremely carefully constructed, this is a lovely wine, sweet berries and woodsmoke, has an effortless feeling. No need to wait too long, hard to argue with. Harvest 18 September to 4 October, 30hl/h yield. Drinking range: 2030 - 2042 Rating: 91 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)


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The 2024 Haut-Bailly II is soft, open-knit and gracious. Silky tannins wrap around a core of macerated cherry, blood orange, spice and new leather. Medium in body and nicely layered, the Haut-Bailly II is all class. The 2024 is aromatic and delicate, with lovely inner perfume and fine balance. Rating: 89-91 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

45 Merlot, 45 Cabernet Sauvignon, 8 Petit Verdot, 2 Cabernet Franc: Harvest took place between 18 September and 4 October

An immediately comforting nose here makes you feel welcome and at ease. This is one of the vintage’s most vibrant and expressive second wines, and it does not necessarily play a different game to its parent Grand Vin. The impression is of simply a more forward drinking creation, and this will please the impatient among us (my hand is up!). The delicious red fruit sings with remarkable clarity and levity, and gorgeous black fruit decorations surround this sculpted core. There is distinct ‘air de Haut-Bailly perfume’ and precision here that is irresistibly melodic and enchanting. 18/20 QP Rating: 18 Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (May 2025)

Lots of red berries with a nice touch of red bell peppers. This is quite pretty and fluid on the palate, with red fruit and a touch of olives. Barely medium-bodied on the palate, with very soft tannins. 45% cabernet sauvignon, 45% merlot, 8% petit verdot and 2% cabernet franc. Rating: 91-92 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2025)

Château Haut Bailly

The now very reliable Pessac-Léognan estate of Haut Bailly was revived after its purchase by Belgian Daniel Sanders. He'd married into the Bordeaux wine trade in 1919, and formed a determination to buy Haut Bailly after tasting their awesome 1945. There was much work to do upon buying the estate, some of the vines were still ungrafted for instance, and the renovation was still not complete by the time Daniel's son took over in 1979. Véronique Sanders represents the latest generation to run the estate, albeit under the benign ownership of American Robert Wilmers who bought Haut Bailly in 1998 bringing more much needed investment, the fruits of which can be seen in the high quality of today's wines. The vineyards are planted to a fairly typical "Left Bank" mix of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc.

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