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Chateau Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Leognan, 2000

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The 2000 vintage marked a pivotal moment for Château Haut-Bailly, capturing the estate at the height of its renaissance under the Wilmers family ownership. This Pessac-Léognan represents the château's signature style—a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blend with Merlot that showcases the unique terroir of their elevated sandy ridge vineyard.

Haut-Bailly's 30 hectares occupy one of the appellation's most distinctive sites, where deep gravel beds over sand create ideal drainage while the elevation provides natural protection from frost. The estate's winemaking philosophy has long emphasized elegance over power, producing wines that age gracefully while maintaining remarkable finesse—an approach that proved particularly successful in the exceptional 2000 vintage.

What sets this wine apart in Haut-Bailly's portfolio is how it embodies the estate's transition into modern excellence while honoring centuries of tradition. The 2000 represents classic Left Bank structure married to the more approachable style that has made Haut-Bailly beloved among collectors who appreciate Bordeaux's more refined expressions.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 91
"The 2000 Haut-Bailly has a well defined bouquet with red berry fruit, earthy tones, touches of melted tar and leather. This seems fully mature but still offers plenty of vigour. The palate has surprising acidity and quite sharp on the entry. Fresh but unapologetically, it is a little rustic with a ferrous, slightly dry finish. This is a fine, mature Haut-Bailly that just seems a touch more developed than I anticipated. Tasted at the Haut-Bailly vertical at the château." -Neal Martin

Robert Parker

RP 91
"It has been a little while since I last tasted the 2000 Haut Bailly. Now at 17 years of age it does not quite deliver the authority and the pedigree of the 2005 or 2010, moving into secondary notes with cedar wood, smoke and a touch of undergrowth, though it has lost a little cohesion. The palate is medium-bodied with a very well balanced opening. Hints of clove and black pepper infuse the black fruit, and it exerts a gentle grip in the mouth with quite a persistent finish. You can broach this now although it should continue to drink well for another 15-20 years." -Neal Martin

Decanter

D 96
"A gorgeous wine that is still flexing its muscles, showing controlled brilliance, barely putting a step out of line. The tannins are perfectly integrated but full of life, and the fruit is savoury with autumnal berries of blackberry and bilberry, set against grilled cedar, cool ash and careful flicks of black pepper spice. The overall character remains concentrated, barely a hint of tertiary flavours, still well bedded down with a long life ahead of it. A stretched-out harvest from September 13 to October 11, giving plenty of time to pick at full ripeness."

Wine Spectator

WS 92
"Wonderful finesse and length to this wine. Loads of plum and berry, with hints of raspberry. Full-bodied, with a solid, velvety core of ripe fruit and tannins. Long finish. One of the few Pessacs better in 2000 than 1998."

Wine Enthusiast

WE 92
"For the vintage, this is an austere style of wine, emphasising tannins over fruit. The fruit is certainly rich, and the tannins are dusty rather than dry, but it is a wine which is developing more slowly, suggesting it is also a wine for long-term aging."

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Vintage

    2000

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant , Silky

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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