Château Haut Bailly - Pessac-Léognan 2009

Wine Advocate

100 / 100

par Robert Parker le 14/11/2014

The 2009 Haut-Bailly has an opaque ruby/purple color, a beautiful nose of lead pencil shavings, crème de cassis, blackberry and plum, followed by an intense, super-concentrated mouthfeel that is expansive and savory, with beautifully integrated tannins and low acidity, as most wines in this vintage possess. There is still plenty of freshness and liveliness from this great terroir. The finish goes on for close to a minute and the wine, while still a young pre-adolescent in terms of its evolution, is absolutely spectacularly complex and enjoyable already. This is a 40- to 50-year wine that will probably be surpassed in its longevity by its younger sibling, the 2010.

Wine Advocate

100 / 100

par Robert Parker le 07/11/2014

The 2009 hit the magical three-digit score, so to speak, and the 2010 seems to want to get there very quickly, but it needs more time. The 2009 is my all-time favorite Bordeaux vintage, and most of those wines will hit their full peak when I'm pushing up daisies. Nevertheless, what a great, great vintage. It is similar in style to 1982, but even richer, with a stricter, more consistent selection by most of the châteaux. Overall, all the investments in the vineyards and cellars seem to have come to fruition in 2009 and 2010.
The 2009 Haut-Bailly has an opaque ruby/purple color, a beautiful nose of lead pencil shavings, crème de cassis, blackberry and plum, followed by an intense, super-concentrated mouthfeel that is expansive and savory, with beautifully integrated tannins and low acidity, as most wines in this vintage possess. There is still plenty of freshness and liveliness from this great terroir. The finish goes on for close to a minute and the wine, while still a young pre-adolescent in terms of its evolution, is absolutely spectacularly complex and enjoyable already. This is a 40- to 50-year wine that will probably be surpassed in its longevity by its younger sibling, the 2010.

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

par Neal Martin le 01/01/2013

Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. The Haut-Bailly '09 has a sweet iodine-scented bouquet with pure creme de cassis and violets that is more Margaux than Graves, hints of black olive emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition. There is a lot of extraction here, lending this a more modern personality, with plenty of sweet rounded dark cherry and boysenberry fruit on the lithe finish. Tasted January 2013.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

94 / 100

par Stephen Tanzer le 31/07/2012

Medium ruby-red. Very ripe but subdued aromas of dark berries, black cherry, minerals, woodsmoke, mocha and smoky underbrush. Silky on entry, then utterly smooth and seamless in the middle, with outstanding concentration and lift to the berry, tobacco and hot rock flavors. Finishes with utterly noble tannins and outstanding, slowly building length and lingering perfume. This outstanding Haut-Bailly saturates every square millimeter of the palate without leaving any undue impression of weight. I was reminded of the time I was served three classy old Pessac-Leognan wines blind. I guessed that I was tasting Haut-Brion, but the bottles turned out to be Haut-Bailly 1961, 1945 and 1928.

Wine Advocate

98 / 100

par Robert Parker le 29/02/2012

A dense ruby/purple-tinged color offers up notes of forest floor, subtle wood smoke, mulberries, black cherries, cassis and a hint of lead pencil shavings. There is even a floral component lurking in the intricate aromatic profile. The wine is medium to full-bodied with wonderful intensity that builds incrementally and has a long, silky, luscious finish. There is plenty of tannin, but it is largely concealed by the wine’s beautiful fruit and ethereal complexity. Given its virtually perfect balance, this brilliant Haut-Bailly should age effortlessly for 3-4 decades. This is a tour de force in winemaking, particularly for readers seeking the quintessential example of a Bordeaux that combines compelling complexity and finesse with significant flavor authority and intensity. I suppose we could see this coming as American owner, Robert Wilmers, along with his winemaker/manager, Veronique Sanders, continue to push the envelope. Yields were extremely low in 2009, and the final blend was an intriguing concoction of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It came in just under 14% natural alcohol, which makes it among one of the more powerful Haut-Baillys produced. However, power is not the hallmark of this wine. This terroir is known to produce relatively light wines, and by reducing yields and picking riper fruit, Wilmers and Sanders have achieved a level of concentration and intensity that is unprecedented for Haut-Bailly. That said, they have not lost any of these wines’ stunning elegance, finesse or aromatic complexity.(98+ points)

Jamessuckling.com

97 / 100

par James Suckling le 15/02/2012

Aromas of blackberries, wet earth and mushrooms, follow through to a full body, with a solid core of fruit. Velvety and delicious, yet wonderfully structured. Muscular wine. Best ever? Try in 2018.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 11/01/2012

Offers a rich, very dense feel, but stays racy thanks to a strong graphite frame around the core of roasted fig, plum sauce and maduro tobacco. Muscular but defined on the finish, with a long tarry edge in reserve. This shows serious depth and is more backward than most of its peers. Should really stretch out nicely in the cellar. Best from 2017 through 2035.-J.M

Le Figaro

94-96 / 100

par Bernard Burtschy le 30/06/2010

Robe impressionnante. Nez fruits rouges et noirs, ananas. En bouche, souple et rond, harmonieux, grand équilibre, soyeux, tannins très fins, tout petit creux.

timatkin.com

94 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 30/06/2010

13.4% alcohol. 60CS, 37M, 3CF This is the most alcoholic wine there has even been at Haut-Bailly apparently (they should talk to producers on the Right Bank), but it is still a very harmonious wine, using its Cabernet Sauvignon for backbone as well as elegance. Cedar wood and cassis notes are underpinned by fine tannins and palate-cleansing acidity. One of the best wines in the appellation. 10+ years.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

92-95 / 100

par Ian D'Agata le 30/06/2010

Deep ruby. Highly perfumed nose is brimming with blackcurrant, blackberry and violet; shows an almost fruit cocktail quality. Then smooth, dense and lush, with noteworthy intensity to its fresh black fruit flavors complicated by stony minerality and exotic herbs. A wonderfully seamless and concentrated wine with superb balance, very smooth tannins and an extremely long aftertaste. Though very ripe, this betrays no sign of overextraction or the exaggerated flavors shown by many other wines in this vintage. Likely to be one of the great vintages for Haut-Bailly.

Wein Wisser

19 / 20

par René Gabriel le 28/06/2010

Sattes Purpur-Granat. Elegantes, warm ausstrahlendes, feines Bouquet, reifer Cabernet, nussige Töne, helle Edelhölzer, frisch gerösteter Kaffee. Am Gaumen cremig, elegant und von einer delikaten Souplesse, völlig ausbalanciert, Harmonie pur ausstrahlend, im Finale Pralinen und schon recht sexy, was man von einem Haut- Bailly eigentlich nicht gewöhnt ist. 2017-2035

La Revue du Vin de France

18,5-19 / 20

le 31/05/2010

Les observateurs attentifs ne seront pas surpris de trouver Haut Bailly à pareil niveau. Le travail régulier dans le vignoble et les investissements au chai trouvent ici une juste récompense. L'assemblage (60% cabernet sauvignon, 37% merlot, 3% cabernet franc) a conservé toute sa fraîcheur grâce à une vendange optimale des merlots (récoltés uniquement le matin et à juste maturité).

Le Point

18 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 06/05/2010

Floral, fruité, boisé noisette, bouche ronde, fine, souple, bien fruitée, tendre, élégante, petits tanins croquants, beaucoup de finesse, très frais. Beaucoup de délicatesse dans les tanins en millieu de bouche. Joli vin, à la finale un peu astringente. O=2016 G=25 ans

TAST

17 / 20

par Bettane & Desseauve le 30/04/2010

Comme souvent le cru n’est pas encore pleinement formé et homogène à ce stade, délivrant de nobles arômes de cerise et prune, montrant une texture riche et veloutée à souhait, mais sans la finale assurée qu’il aura dans six mois. La comparaison entre les échantillons mis en bouteille et le vin sur fût était édifiante à ce sujet. On ne dira jamais à quel point ces dégustations primeurs sont contraires au bon sens ! 17/20 (pour le moment).

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2010

Tasted at the chateau, the sample taken 16th March from a pre-blend of the Merlot and three lots of Cabernet (probably no pressed wine this year) and a second sample at a negociant. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc with 55% new barrels. A very deep garnet/black colour. This has a very refined nose of blackcurrant, raspberry, wild hedgerow, a nice minerality all with very good delineation but very tightly wound at the moment: this really does demand coaxing from the glass. With further aeration, that minerality is really coming through nicely (much more so than at the chateau!) The palate is full-bodied with a soft entry, grippy tannins, structure on the entry, dense black ripe fruit with an underlying stoniness. It is the follow through, like a wave crashing onto the back palate that really marks this wine out, with very fine persistency and minerality towards the finish. Silky and slightly creamy in texture towards the finish. Superb. Tasted April 2010.

Falstaff

94-96 / 100

par Peter Moser le 30/04/2010

Einladende dunkle Beerenfrucht, Brombeeren, Heidelbeerkonfit, Nougat, feine Gewürzanklänge. Kraftvoll, saftig und elegant, reife Tannine, die gut integriert sind, dunkelbeerige Frucht, mineralisch, finessenreich, feiner Bitterschokotouch im Abgang.

Wine Advocate

96-98 / 100

par Robert Parker le 28/04/2010

The greatest Haut-Bailly ever made? One can’t speak enough of the job Veronique Sanders has done in 2009, allied with the owner, the American banker Robert Wilmers, who has given her carte blanche authority. Tiny yields have resulted in the most concentrated Haut-Bailly I have ever tasted. Eclipsing even the 2005, the 2009 (a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc) possesses 13.9% natural alcohol. Dense purple to the rim, it exhibits a precise, nuanced nose of mulberries, black cherries, black currants, graphite, and a singular floral component. A wine of profound intensity and fullbodied power, yet stunningly elegant, and never heavy or massive, it builds incrementally on the palate, and the finish lasts over 45 seconds. Remarkably, there is not a hard edge to be found in this beauty. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc were harvested between October 7 and 14, which explains their phenolic maturity. The wine’s extraordinary freshness, elegance, and precision are nearly surreal. This tour de force should age brilliantly for 40+ years. (Tasted two times.) Drink 2010-2050. (96-98+*) points

Periodic Review of Wine

94-96 / 100

par Alan Duran le 28/04/2010

This remarkable estate has strengthened in such a short period of time. It has produced another stunning wine that competes with the big 2008. the gorgeous, saturated ruby/purple hued Haut Bailly offers a striking perfume of pain grillé, a la plancha meat juice, savory blackberry, crème de cassis, and stone-dust. Sensational richness is combined with a medium to full-bodied, dense mouth-feel, savory cassis, and a beautiful expansion on the finish. This is a big, complex wine that is youthful in its evolution and potent in flavor. There is upside potential for this sumptuous Haut-Bailly! Maturity period 2017-2032.

Anthony Rose

92-94 / 100

par Anthony Rose le 26/04/2010

Densely rich vivid colour, fine nose, good dense sour cherry fruit quality, tobaccoey spice, lovely vibracy of flavours and freshness , quite chunky firm tannins with a touch of dryness on the finish, but there's very good concentration of flavour and freshness and will surely deliver in spades in the medium term. Wont you come home Haut-Bailly, won’t you come home. 92-94+

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 23/04/2010

Firm, aromatic. Certainly not forced and nicely balanced but I think I stick with my initial impressions that this is not an absolute standout – just very respectable indeed, as usual. Drink 2020-2030

Wine Spectator

95-98 / 100

par James Suckling le 09/04/2010

Lovely sweet berry and plum aromas, with hints of sandalwood and cedar. Full-bodied, with milk chocolate, berry and vanilla bean character. Thick and dense tannins, but balanced and very pretty. Sneaks up on you. Really powerful in tannins. This could be better than the fab 2005. 60 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 37 percent Merlot and 3 percent Cabernet Franc.

Jancis Robinson

16 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 07/04/2010

Rather pale. Lifted and gentle and a little muted and tart but certainly appetising. Just the merest hint of green? Drink 2017-2026

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Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Pessac-Léognan
Millesime	2009
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)
Degré d'alcool	13,5°

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Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Pessac-Léognan
Millesime	2009
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)
Degré d'alcool	13,5°
Domaine	Château Haut Bailly

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