Château Haut Bailly 1998
The 1998 Château Haut-Bailly is a red wine from Pessac-Léognan in Bordeaux, produced by Château Haut-Bailly and classified as a Cru Classé de Graves. Its blend brings together 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 10% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100 and recommends drinking it from 2016 to 2035; Jancis Robinson rates it 16+/20, with a drinking window from 2005 to 2023. According to The Wine Advocate, it displays a complex and balanced profile, combining red fruits, smoke, truffle, and a fresh, persistent finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac Léognan
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Haut Bailly
- Millésime
- 1998
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot
Château Haut Bailly
Château Haut-Bailly is a Graves cru classé situated in Léognan, within the Pessac-Léognan appellation. Its 30-hectare vineyard, comprising a single block, occupies a gravelly hilltop and retains four hectares of century-old vines. Acquired by Robert G. Wilmers in 1998, the estate is now owned by the Wilmers family; Véronique Sanders is the managing director and Gabriel Vialard is the technical director.
- Owner
- Famille Wilmers
- Maître de chais
- Gabriel Vialard
- Surface (ha)
- 30.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 10 000 caisses/an
Histoire du domaine
Vine cultivation has been documented since 1461 at a place known as Pujau, on the Haut-Bailly hilltop. The modern vineyard took shape in the 17th century under the impetus of Firmin Le Bailly and Nicolas de Leuvarde, who established its boundaries and gave it a commercial dimension from 1630 onwards. In the 18th century, the estate passed to Christophe Lafaurie de Monbadon, then to his son Laurent, who was mayor of Bordeaux in 1805. Alcide Bellot des Minières acquired the estate in 1872 and played a major role in building its reputation in the late 19th century. In particular, in 1905 he had a plot planted with a mixture of grape varieties, of which four hectares of century-old vines remain today. The estate was sold to Frantz Malvesin in 1918, before undergoing a period of decline linked to the economic crisis and the two world wars. Daniel Sanders bought Haut-Bailly in 1955, revived the vineyard with his son Jean and created a second wine in 1967, followed by a third in 1987. Robert G. Wilmers acquired the château in 1998 and entrusted the general management to Véronique Sanders in 2000. Following Robert Wilmers’ death in December 2017, his family continued to run the estate; a new winery, inaugurated at the end of 2020, has been used for ageing the wines since 2021. Gabriel Vialard is the technical director and has direct responsibility for winemaking.
