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2016 Château Haut-Bailly
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
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Community Tasting Notes 47
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beatles wrote: 93 points
March 14, 2024 - Still young wine, yet showing, certainly, som of the virtues of the vintage. Soft, round, creamy, a good bit of spice, chocolate and some tobacco. Young but approachable. 93+
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merlotsmile wrote:
May 26, 2023 - Bordeaux 2023-05-26 (Pessac Leognan): X
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csimm wrote: 93 points
April 23, 2023 - Still about 3-5 years before prime time, though there is an accessibility that displays pure and clean black and red cherry, black currant, cedar, dried roses, and hints of tobacco leaf. It rides a little high, with the grippy acid creating a snug and somewhat constrained execution of flavor, but it’s a complete wine with everything all in the right places. Not a ton of personality necessarily, which I hope will peek out more with a bit more horizontal time.
Not a mistake to open now, but I sense there is more complexity and depth to come after 2027.5 people found this helpful Comment -
Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 points
March 5, 2023 - Académie des Cinquante Tasting and Dinner with the Académie du Vin de Bordeaux (Restaurant Entrepot, Amsterdam, NL): Walkaround tasting, brief note. Fresh and elegant, silky texture, flowers and spices, hint of earth, perfect weight, long and flowing.
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Matt Scott Likes this wine: 97 points
February 26, 2023 - Popped and poured, this is quite approachable, yet will age extensively. Blackberries, pipe tobacco, red currants and fresh cut lilies, this bellies up well to all things Pessac. There’s a little gravel as well. Medium to full in body, with fine tannins. A long and almost luscious finish. Drink now -.
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By Elin McCoy
Trendsetting Pesac-Léognan 2023, 6/28/2023 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2023, 4/1/2023 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
This Is Not Just Another Winery: Haut-Bailly 1964-2018 (Apr 2022), 4/1/2022 (link)(Haut-bailly Haut-bailly Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Red Graves 2016 panel tasting results, 2/1/2022 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Andy Howard MW
Bordeaux 2016 IMW tasting: top wines, 12/1/2021 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Panos Kakaviatos
Graves & Pessac-Léognan, 4/1/2021 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Château Haut-Bailly: 20 year vertical 1998-2018, 7/3/2020 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/22/2020 (link)(Ch Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders, 2/28/2019 (link)(Chateau Haut-Bailly Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/20/2019 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/2/2019 (link)(Haut-bailly Haut-bailly Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019 (link)(Haut-bailly Haut-bailly Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
December 2018, 12/1/2018 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/16/2018 (link)(Ch Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017 (link)(Haut-bailly Haut-bailly Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/5/2017 (link)(Ch Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/4/2017 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 Pessac-Léognan, 4/3/2017 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2017, 4/1/2017 (link)(Château Haut-Bailly Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Southwold: 2016 Bordeaux Blind (Aug 2020) (link)(Haut-bailly Haut-bailly Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/25/2019 (link) 89 points(Château Haut-Bailly) Medium dark ruby color; cedar, red currant nose; silky textured, red currant, cedar palate with good balancing acidity; medium-plus finish (53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Château Haut-Bailly
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Graves
- Appellation Pessac-Léognan
- UPC Codes 097000336926, 3364420082990, 3609050637159, 3612170012195, 370027475458, 3760278780000, 3760872780000, 7071115152185
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 319 (6%)
- In Cellars 4,499 (88%)
- Consumed 311 (6%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Asian Food, Cheese, Classic Meat Dishes, TunaWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 17 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Haut-Bailly
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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