Chateau Haut Bailly 2025

Jane Anson: Super slow and steady expansion as it goes through the palate, this absolutely makes you smile and is right up at the top of my expectations for how Haut-Bailly would perform in this often-conflicting vintage. Beautiful, crushed rose petals, wet stones, iris flowers, squid ink, shows finesse but also generosity, a wine with so many dimensions and layers to experience. Sit back, give it a good 6 to 8 years in bottle, then get ready to celebrate. 55% in first wine, 50% new oak, 3.6ph. harvest September 4 to 22."

Vinum: Tiefgründig, floral, Veilchen, Kirschen, frische Kräuter, kühle Brombeere, mineralische Untertöne; fruchtiger Auftakt, konstruiert sich dann am mittleren Gaumen zu einem eindrücklichen Wein, der Struktur, Textur und eine perfekt reife Frucht vereint, die Tannine sind von höchster Güte, die Säure hält frisch, der Wein schwebt über der Zunge; salzig, finessenreich und von grosser Eleganz im Abgang. Dieser Haut-Bailly gehört zum Besten, was hier je produziert worden ist und ist quasi die Quintessenz aus Klassik und neuen klimatischen Bedingungen."

James Suckling: A 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. It’s medium-bodied with precise and focused fruit and an endless finish. The exceptional harmony of this young wine makes you want to drink it. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, 5% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. 13.3% alcohol. pH 3.67."

Decanter: Lovely floral aromatics with an abundance of rose petals. Supple and so smooth, silky tannins and really vibrant red cherry fruit. Quite a brilliant and energetic style. Plump but juicy with acidity that gives a clear backbone and drive. I love the slightly fuller expression, it’s not lacking in depth or attitude and fills the mouth with a fleshy grip yet still lifted, bright and so cool. Impressive. Haut Bailly has been one of the more delicate wines in recent vintages and this is a little more upfront, lively and characterful and I love it for that - while still keeping elegance and refinement. Ripe, punchy, bright, forward. A great success. 4% Petit Verdot completes the blend."

Jeb Dunnuck: Checking in as a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2025 Château Haut-Bailly is a sensational Haut-Bailly all about finesse and elegance. Ripe black cherries, currants, smoky tobacco, violets, spice, and flowers all define the bouquet, and on the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, graceful mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a very long, elegant finish. It's not a blockbuster, but it's exactly what this terroir yields with its complex, nuanced, layered, graceful style. You should buy this."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Haut-Bailly bursts with bold notes of crushed black currants, wild blueberries, and strawberry preserves, giving way to a core of lilacs, licorice, espresso, and Sichuan pepper, with a touch of garrigue. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound with black and blue fruit layers, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and great tension, finishing long with red berry and floral sparks. Superb! The blend is 36% Merlot, 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, and 5% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13.3%."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Initially, you notice a mélange of red, with black cherries, before diving into the flowers, black raspberries, tobacco, and smoke. The palate is the showstopper, with its sweetness, elegance, and gorgeous purity in the fruit. Light on its feet, long, and vibrant, it offers lift, balance, and refinement. While this is not the most powerful vintage of Haut Bailly, it could be the most elegant. With just a few years in the cellar, it will be gorgeous to savor for at least two to three decades of evolution with pleasure. The key to the vintage was the hot, dry summer, paired with the late August rains. The wine blends 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot. 13.5% ABV. pH 3.67. The harvest took place from September 4 to September 22. Yields were quite low at 26 hectoliters per hectare. 3% press wine. Drink from 2030-2060."

Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, tiefer Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart tabakig-kräuterwürzig unterlegtes Konfit von roten Waldbeeren, ein Hauch von reifen Herzkirschen, Nuancen von Mandarinenzesten, feiner floraler Anklang. Komplex, elegant, ein Hauch von Gewürzen, rote, süße Beerenfrucht, feine Tannine, salzige Nuancen, gut anhaftend, leichtfüßig wirkender, delikater Stil, gute Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial."