Château Haut-Bailly Grand Cru Classé Tinto

Description

Château Haut-Bailly Haut-Bailly has 28 hectares of vineyards, well situated on high gravel soils east of the village of Léognan. The wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (25%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). It is aged for 18 months in small oak barrels (50% new) and is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Ch. Haut-Bailly makes small quantities of a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon rosé, preferring to use the single variety to preserve freshness in the blend. The wine is fermented one-third in new oak barrels and two-thirds in stainless steel at 16°C. Haut-Bailly is known for its softness and silkiness but, since the mid-1990s, the wines have shown greater depth of fruit, as well as more grip, concentration and body. They now rank among the top tier of Pessac-Léognan wines. Awards 98/100 Jeb Dunnuck; 97/100 Decanter; 95/100 James Suckling; 19/200 R. Gabriel; Allergen information Contains sulphites. SKU: 105896

Vintage

2005

Food pairing

Red meat, game, cheese