Haut Bailly - Pessac Leognan (Futures Estimated Arrival Fall 2025) 2022 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $205.00
| Producer | Haut Bailly |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pessac-Leognan |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 1005905 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 98-100 Points
The 2022 Château Haut-Bailly is going to be one of the legendary vintages at this château and it should be a no-brainer purchase for readers. Based on 56% Cabernet Sauvignon 37% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot and the rest Cabernet Franc it has an incredible perfume of cassis ripe black cherries crushed stone smoke tobacco and wood smoke. Earning more than a few expletives in my notes it hits the palate with full-bodied richness a deep layered multi-dimensional mouthfeel and ultra-fine silky tannins. Hold onto your hats ladies and gentlemen this is an incredible wine in the making!
vJames Suckling: 97-98 Points
14 Apr 2023 ? Incredible complexity of aromas here with ripe currants and blackberries but also dried flower
Vinous: 96-98 Points
The 2022 Haut-Bailly was picked between 7 and 27 September and underwent a four-week cuvaison taking longer to consume the sugar and was matured in 50% new oak. It has a bouquet that compels you just to sit and contemplate. It gradually unfolds with blackberry raspberry potpourri and iris flower scents well-defined not showy but suave. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins. Minerals black pepper and clove off a gentle grip with an impressive crescendo. It will need a decade in bottle. This Haut-Bailly has a haunting beauty the kind of wine that will bring people to tears!
Wine Advocate: 94-96 Points
The 2022 Haut-Bailly offers up aromas of dark berries complemented by accents of iris lilac rose petals graphite and licorice. Medium to full-bodied dense and concentrated dense it's layered and textural with a deep core of fruit powdery tannins and a penetrating saline finish. Vinified along traditional lines it is a structured wine that will take some time to hit its stride but at this early stage it appears suppler and more seamless than its 2020 and 2019 predecessors. A blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon 37% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc from grapes picked from September 7 to 27 it's maturing half in new barriques and half in one- or two-year-old barrels.
