2016 La Parde de Haut-Bailly (now Haut-Bailly•II) is a polished and poised second wine from one of Pessac-Léognan’s finest estates. A 47/47 split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a dash of Cab Franc, it offers supple black fruit, tobacco, and herbal notes with a mineral backbone. The texture is firm yet elegant, with juicy tannins and a long, refined finish. Crafted with the same care as the Grand Vin, this is classic Bordeaux with quiet confidence.

The Wine Advocate | RP 91
Published: Nov 30, 2018
Drink: 2020-2031

The medium garnet-purple coloured 2016 La Parde de Haut-Bailly comes bursting out of the glass with cassis, redcurrant jelly, fragrant earth and dried Provence herbs scents plus a waft of lavender. Medium to full-bodied, firm, grainy textured and packed with fruit, it delivers a long and mineral-laced finish. 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 91
Published: Feb 3, 2019

A firm and velvety red with berry and tobacco character and hints of walnuts. Medium body, round and juicy tannins and a medium finish. A blend of 47 per cent merlot, 47 per cent cabernet sauvignon and six per cent cabernet franc. Second wine of Chateau Haut-Bailly. Try after 2021.

Decanter | D 91
Published: Apr 3, 2017
Drink: 2024-2038

A firm wine at 81IPT, the tannins are a little tighter than the grand vin, although nothing is masking those supple black brambly fruits. From a blend of 47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc, representing 25% of overall production., aged in 30% new oak. Following Dubourdieu, his long-term colleagues Valerie Lavigne, Christophe Olivier and Axel Marchal are consulting.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 13.60%
Grapes: 6% Cabernet Franc 47% Cabernet Sauvignon 47% Merlot

Haut-bailly.com

A true second wine, Haut-Bailly•II, formerly known as La Parde Haut-Bailly, has been produced since 1967 from the same plots of vines as its elder brother. A different expression of the terroir, it is the fruit of an equally meticulous selection and vinified with the same expertise. It reflects all the pleasure and finesse characteristic of Haut-Bailly.

The winemakers who have run Haut-Bailly have always shown the same unshakeable determination to take the iconic estate they have been entrusted to serve further and higher, with as much humility as tenacity.

Haut-Bailly is now recognised in the inner circle of Bordeaux’s great wines as embodying the essence of a timeless style, in the face of changing fashions.