2025, Château Haut-Bailly, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Grand Cru Classé de GravesThis Pessac Lognan property of 30 hectares is managed by Vronique Sanders. A new, state of the art winery has recently been completed. 55% Cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, 5% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. Beautiful fruit to this delicate and refined wine. The tannins are perfectly integrated into the wine and almost give it a pinot texture. The finest silk. Its medium bodied with precise and focused fruit and an endless finish. The exceptional

Katharine Maude

almost burly

extremely focused to the point of overwhelming the sense

Dark fruit character

in this vintage showing intensely sweet pineapple

but there is more energy and greater frisson toward the finish than the Vieilles Vignes

successful in the vintage

Perhaps it just misses a little sustain on the finish

A wonderful expression

The succulent

a bit of warmth detracting from its clarity

Last year EP $148