Produced by one of the historic wineries on the left bank of Bordeaux, Château Haut-Bailly 2016 is an exceptional red wine dominated by cabernet sauvignon, whose outstanding quality was already recognized in the previous vintage with 97 Parker points.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot
Type of barrel
French oak barrels
Type of bottle
Bordeaux Bottle
Barrel aging time
16 months
Capacity (cl)
75
General Information
Château Haut-Bailly 2016 is one of the latest vintages of one of the most elegant wines from Bordeaux. It is a blend, classified as Cru Classé de Graves, dominated by cabernet sauvignon and complemented with merlot, petit verdot, and cabernet franc, aged for 16 months in French oak barrels.
The age of the vines from which the grapes for this red wine are sourced, some of them pre-phylloxera, and its unique terroir of gravel soils with sandstone, and even fossils, provide it with greater freshness and good acidity, allowing it to be enjoyed both now and in a few years, when, as is typical of Bordeaux wines, it reaches its peak.
The historic Château Haut-Bailly traces its origins back to 1630, when the Bailly and Lauvarde families acquired the estate, developing the vine cultivation that had already existed in this area of Léognan since at least the second half of the 16th century. Since then and up to the present day (now under the ownership of American banker Robert Wilmers), the winery has been a benchmark for Graves wines: very fruity, complex, balanced, and with great structure.
The winery
Winery
On the left bank of the Gironde, in Léognan, a commune located south of Bordeaux, in the subregion of Graves, lies one of the historic wineries of this region. We are talking about Château Haut-Bailly, a property purchased in 1630 by the Bailly and Lauvarde families, who built the manor house and developed the cultivation of vines that had existed in the area since at least the mid-16th century. From 1655 onwards, Bailly would give its name to the wines produced at the château.
Today, the estate and the winery, a Cru Classé de Graves according to the 1953 and 1959 classifications, belong to the American banker Robert Wilmers. Of its 30 hectares of vineyards, laid out in a mosaic pattern, four hectares of centenary vines stand out, which were planted at the end of the 19th century by Alcide Bellot des Minières, then owner of Haut-Bailly. This unique plot is the true treasure of the château, along with its exceptional terroir composed of gravel, sandstone, and fossils. Six grape varieties (cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot, malbec, and carmenère) intertwine here, forming the essence of the winery.
From all these carefully cultivated varieties are born the wines of Château Haut-Bailly, considered among the most elegant produced in Bordeaux. Wines of exceptional quality that stand out for their pronounced fruit presence, complexity, strength, and longevity.
Today, the estate and the winery, a Cru Classé de Graves according to the 1953 and 1959 classifications, belong to the American banker Robert Wilmers. Of its 30 hectares of vineyards, laid out in a mosaic pattern, four hectares of centenary vines stand out, which were planted at the end of the 19th century by Alcide Bellot des Minières, then owner of Haut-Bailly. This unique plot is the true treasure of the château, along with its exceptional terroir composed of gravel, sandstone, and fossils. Six grape varieties (cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot, malbec, and carmenère) intertwine here, forming the essence of the winery.
From all these carefully cultivated varieties are born the wines of Château Haut-Bailly, considered among the most elegant produced in Bordeaux. Wines of exceptional quality that stand out for their pronounced fruit presence, complexity, strength, and longevity.