2005 Chateau Haut-Bailly Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan, Bottle (750ml)

JD98 "The 2005 Château Haut-Bailly is the real deal and unquestionably the finest wine here since the 2000. Stunning notes of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, loamy earth, saddle leather, and flowers all define this rich, full-bodied, concentrated Haut-Bailly, which has sweet, mouth-coating tannins, a stacked mid-palate, and just a broad, expansive, incredibly sexy profile that just begs to be drunk. Bordeaux lovers need to have this beauty in their cellars! I love it today, yet it has another two decades of longevity." JD Oct 2023

RP96+ "The 2005 Haut-Bailly, is dense purple with loads of graphite, earth, spice, blackberry and blueberry fruit, beautiful balance, medium to full body, and stunning purity, texture and length. Still incredibly young at age 10, this wine is set for 30 or more years of longevity. This is a great, great Haut-Bailly that will one day probably rival 2009 and 2010." RP Jun 2015
"In a few short years, new proprietor Robert Wilmers and his winemaker, Veronique Sanders, have raised Haut-Bailly’s quality to the level of Pape-Clement, La Mission-Haut-Brion, and Haut-Brion."RP Apr 2009