Pessac Leognan-Chateau Haut Bailly 2014

A legendary Pessac-Léognan with captivating aromas of cassis, blackberry, black cherry, graphite, cedar, cigar box, violet, and exotic spice. Exceptionally refined with silky tannins, remarkable freshness, extraordinary complexity, and one of Bordeaux's greatest aging potentials.

Food Pairing: Pair with beef Wellington, roast lamb, venison, duck breast, truffle dishes, aged Comté, or wild mushroom risotto.

96 Points - Wilfred Wong of Wine.com

The 2014 Château Haut-Bailly is amazing. The wine entices with an almost opaque appearance and proceeds in serving up traces of aromatic blue and black fruits, perfume, and flowers. The lasting finish is savory and delightful. One may be tempted to drink it sooner than later. Patience will have its rewards and yield a supremely delicious wine with a decade in the bottle. (Tasted: January 27, 2017, San Francisco, CA)

95 Points - James Suckling

A very well-made, modern wine with ripe cherry and cassis notes but rather discrete oak. The bright fruit and lively acidity balance the moderately dry tannins very well, and the finish is long and quite complex. Compacted. Needs time to open. Beautiful.

95 Points - Wine Enthusiast

Initial tight acidity in this crisp wine gives way to smooth rich black fruits. This already has a fine balance with its ripe juiciness and delicious red-berry flavors. It is going to develop into a very fine wine. Drink from 2024.

Cellar Selection

94 Points - Decanter

Lovely restrained black fruit and pencil shavings on the nose, beautifully extracted, although the fruit is not quite as vibrant as in the best vintages of this excellent property. Good persistency, a supremely elegant take on the vintage, in the line of 2001. 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot. A masterclass as ever in precision winemaking, and although there is 8% of press wine it gives weight without straining the structure. Denis Dubourdieu consultant here for the last 17 years, since 1998.

94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

A wine that has always drunk well, the 2014 Château Haut-Bailly has a charming, forward, yet also incredibly elegant profile as well as terrific freshness in its ripe darker berry fruit. It shows complex floral, spicy, and lead pencil nuances with time in the glass, and it's a medium-bodied, nicely concentrated Haut-Bailly with nothing out of place, fine, polished tannins, and a great finish.

94 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2014 Haut Bailly has a charming, quite intense bouquet with layers of blackberry, raspberry coulis, black olive and melted tar scents that soar from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, well-judged acidity, harmonious and focused with superb density and precision towards the finish. This is a classy number and alongside Domaine de Chevalier, it is one of the standouts from the appellation in this vintage.

94 Points - Wine Spectator

This shows admirable density for the vintage, with a strong loamy echo amid the core of dark currant, fig and plum compote flavors. Loads of tobacco and tar details join in on the finish, while the fruit easily keeps pace. Rock-solid. Best from 2020 through 2035.