Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Bordeaux
- Appellation précise:
- Pessac-Léognan
- Millésime:
- 2018
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Type de culture:
- Biologique
- Cépage(s):
- 55% Cabernet Sauvignon et 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot et 5% Cabernet Franc
- Terroir:
- Sol de croupes de graves
- Âge des vignes:
- Manuelles
- Rendements:
- 21 hl/ha
- Vinification:
- En cuves béton, macérations d'environ 3 semaines puis fermentation de 10 à 12 jours puis assemblages en cuves inoxydables. Fermentation malolactique en barriques
- Elevage:
- De 18 mois en fûts de chêne de 50 à 65% neufs
- Degré:
- 14,4%
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2024
- Apogée :
- 2028-2038
- Boire avant :
- 2048+
- Conseil de service :
- Carafer pour le service
- Servir à :
- 17-18°C
Description
Haut-Bailly figure assurément parmi l'élite bordelaise. Sa régularité sans faille prouve la qualité de son terroir et le savoir-faire de ses équipes. Même dans de "petits millésimes", il révèle sa grandeur. Prenez 1997 ou 2007, il est simplement éclatant de justesse et ne montre pas la moindre faiblesse.
Alors quand vous êtes sur un grand millésime comme ici 2018, autant vous dire qu'on est sur du très haut niveau. C'est simple, pour nous c'est notre favori (si l'on exclu Haut-Brion et La Mission de la comparaison). Il bien au dessus de ses voisins déjà aujourd'hui, alors vu son potentiel, l'écart sera d'autant plus grand dans 10, 15 ou 20 ans...
A la dégustation, ce vin se montre absolument complet, à la fois démonstratif tout en restant élégant et développant déjà une complexité rare. En bouche, sa texture est comme du velours, dense et raffiné. L'équilibre est juste parfait. La longueur interminable... Pour résumer : la perfection à Pessac.
Suggestion gourmande
Osso bucco, tagliatelles maison.
Avis des Experts
James Suckling
"Complex and expressive nose, offering red and dark fruit, spices and pepper with wood and mushroom undertones. Fresh mussel shell and a hint of ink, too. Full-bodied with a fine texture and great balance between the acidity and the controlled, tannic structure. Very long finish. Goes on and on. Tiny production, 21 hectoliters per hectare. Try after 2025."
The Wine Advocate
"The Grand Vin 2018 Château Haut-Bailly checks in as 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It spent 18 months in 60% new French oak. This is a beautiful, classic expression of this terroir, and its dense purple hue is followed by gorgeous black cherry and cassis fruits interwoven with ample tobacco leaf, cedary herbs, earth, truffle, and floral nuances. While 2018 was a hot, dry year (at the end of the season anyway), this shows a mix of cooler-climate, vibrant aromatics paired with a rich, concentrated, fresh style on the palate. It has plenty of tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. A beautiful, elegant 2018, it's going to need 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for 3-4 decades."
Wine Spectator
"Packed with steeped plum, blackberry and cassis flavors, this also sports licorice root, applewood and tar notes. Dense and shows a chewy edge, but it's seriously long, energetic and vibrant, so just cellar to let it unfurl. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2023 through 2038."
Jeb Dunnuck
"The Grand Vin 2018 Château Haut-Bailly checks in as 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It spent 18 months in 60% new French oak. This is a beautiful, classic expression of this terroir, and its dense purple hue is followed by gorgeous black cherry and cassis fruits interwoven with ample tobacco leaf, cedary herbs, earth, truffle, and floral nuances. While 2018 was a hot, dry year (at the end of the season anyway), this shows a mix of cooler-climate, vibrant aromatics paired with a rich, concentrated, fresh style on the palate. It has plenty of tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. A beautiful, elegant 2018, it's going to need 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for 3-4 decades."
Decanter
"This is a serious 2018, structured, layered and full of Haut-Bailly signature. The texture is striking, with the silkiness emphasised by a pH of 3.87 and a relatively high alcohol that is effortlessly integrated into the body of the wine. The complexity builds slowly through the palate but the persisting feeling is of menthol, a lifting off and peeling back of the intensity, revealing the fresher more nuanced notes underneath. There's a lot of the 2015 character here, in terms of its enjoyable structure and generous fruit, but it's more like 2016 in its serious finish, and there's no question that this will age well."
Notre favori de l'appellation, une régularité sans faille, il ne déçoit jamais...