2024 Château Haut-Bailly Cru Classé Graves

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Château Haut-Bailly 2024: a timeless classic with modern precision

The Château Haut-Bailly 2024 is the fruit of craftsmanship, terroir and tenacity. In a year full of rain and challenges, the Haut-Bailly team, with its characteristic positive spirit, has created a wine that effortlessly combines elegance and depth. A Grand Cru Classé from Léognan that remains true to its signature: refined, structured and harmonious.

Climate and vineyard

After two warm, dry years, 2024 was a year with an ultra-oceanic climate . A mild, wet winter led to early bud break on March 20. Spring brought high humidity and mold risks, which were controlled with experience and precision. Fortunately, flowering in May took place under ideal conditions.

The summer was relatively dry with marked temperature differences: cool nights and warm days. This ensured good ripening and preservation of freshness in the grapes.

The harvest ran from September 18 to October 4. Thanks to strict selection in the vineyard and cellar, Haut-Bailly was able to make a wine that is pure and representative of its terroir.

Vinification and maturation

  • Vinified per plot in stainless steel and concrete vats,

  • Gentle extraction and maceration at 25–26°C,

  • Malolactic fermentation on stainless steel,

  • Maturation: 16 months in French oak , 50% of which is new , from seven different barrel makers.

Assembly and style

  • 58% Cabernet Sauvignon – structure, tension, finesse,

  • 40% Merlot – suppleness, fruit, charm,

  • 2% Cabernet Franc – floral elegance.

Alcohol percentage: nb | Maturation: 16 months

The wine opens with a fragrant bouquet of flowers, red and black fruit and a subtle touch of wood . On the palate it is silky and beautifully balanced, with a refined structure and a long, energetic finish. The wine is already charming, but clearly has the DNA for long bottle aging.

A wine for festive tables and classic dishes such as rack of lamb, game with figs, duck breast or mushroom risotto. Also excellent with matured cheeses or solo on special occasions.

A wine of the times, and for the future

The 2024 vintage is proudly described at Haut-Bailly as “Singin' in the Rain” – a reference to the joyful and resilient attitude with which the team brought this complex vintage to success.

Specifications

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Available as of Apr 30, 2027
Type of Wine Red
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac-Léognan
Icons Icon France
Winery Chateau Haut Bailly
Grape Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Biological certified No
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Vintage 2024
Drinking as of 2030
Drinking till 2055
Alcohol % 14
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
Promotion En Primeur, Excluded from Pickup discount, On Sale
James Suckling rating 94
Vinous rating 95
Tasting Profiles Aards, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Mineraal, Tannines
Drink moments Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard

Professional Reviews

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James Suckling

94

Vinous

95

Wijnhuis

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Soil research experts have found that Château Haut-Bailly has one of the finest terroirs in the Pessac-Léognan. Great wines are created by the interplay between soil, location, climate and people. The wines have always been good, but have increased even more in quality in recent years. Haut-Bailly is known for its softness and silky texture. The wine has incredible potential for refined tannins and softly sweet, complex fruit nuances.

The vineyard is managed according to strict traditions and chemical herbicides are never used. Spraying is carefully limited, the soil is plowed and weeded with hoes, and the grapes are picked entirely by hand. The vinification takes place in a fermentation chamber with 26 thermo-regulated cement tanks of different sizes (ranging from 30 to 120 hectoliters). These specially adapted barrels ensure that the grapes, grown in different parts of the vineyard, are kept completely separate from the moment they are picked until the vinification.

The winemaking process takes place in cement tanks, while blending is done in stainless steel tanks - a great example of how tradition and modernity go hand in hand at Château Haut-Bailly. Alcoholic fermentation lasts eight to ten days and is followed by maceration. This process takes about three weeks during which the wine never overheats. In this way, a perfectly balanced wine is achieved.

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