2025, Château Haut-Bailly, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Grand Cru Classé de Graves

This Pessac-Léognan property of 30 hectares is managed by Véronique Sanders. A new, state of the art winery has recently been completed.

55% Cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, 5% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot.

Beautiful fruit to this delicate and refined wine. The tannins are perfectly integrated into the wine and almost give it a pinot texture. The finest silk. It’s medium-bodied with precise and focused fruit and an endless finish. The exceptional harmony of this young wine makes you want to drink it.  98-99 James Suckling.

The 2025 Haut-Bailly is a mixture of brambly red fruit, briar, a touch of cassis and orange rind that is beautifully delineated. The palate is exquisite: very fine tannins, tangible minéralité, very cohesive and focused, with a very complex, peppery finish that goes on and on and on. Svelte, harmonious and tender, this ranks amongst the best vintages from Haut-Bailly in recent years. 2032 - 2058 96-98 Neal Martin, Vinous.

Super slow and steady expansion as it goes through the palate, this absolutely makes you smile and is right up at the top of my expectations for how Haut-Bailly would perform in this vintage. Beautiful, crushed rose petals, wet stones, iris flowers, ink, shows finesse but also generosity, a wine with so many dimensions and layers to experience. Sit back, give it a good 6 to 8 years in bottle, then get ready to celebrate. 50% new oak. 2035-2055. 98-100 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux.