In Bond Fine Wine. 2018 Château Haut Bailly, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France. Grand Cru Classé • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (JD). Drinking window: 2025+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 96–98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 23/04/2019
The 2018 Haut-Bailly is blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Grapes were harvested September 17 to October 9, and the wine has 14.4% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it opens slowly with profound notions of Black Forest cake, creme de cassis, roasted nuts and black olives, unfurling to reveal notions of menthol, crushed rocks, molten licorice a…
Neal Martin (NM) — 95/100 · Vinous, 21/08/2021 · Drink 2025 - 2055
After one bottle broke in transit, V'ronique Sanders dispatched a replacement toute de suite. The 2018 Haut-Bailly retains its almost sumptuous bouquet of black cherries, boysenberry and huge bunches of freshly picked violets. The medium-bodied palate presents layers of black fruit laced with white pepper and iodine. This Haut-Bailly is very supple, the tannins very fine, and during its barrel ag…
Jane Anson (JA) — 97/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 2024-09-11 · Drink 2025-2040
Young, dense and deftly constructed, layered with dark blackberry pastille fruits, edges of mint leaf, graphite and griotte cherry, balanced tannins. A deft handling of a vintage that saw some extremes of heat, and will age extremely well. First vintage under Chris Wilmers, succeeding his father Bob Wilmers. Harvest September 17 to October 8. Axel Marchal and Valerie Lavigne consultants, Gabriel…