Vintage Description Pack Size Case Duty Stock Price
Vintage 1970 Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Leognan Pack Size 1 x 1.5L Case Repack Duty DP Stock 1 Price £195.00 £195.00 £234.00

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Tasting Notes

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Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson - 11 Jun 25
The 1970 Haut-Bailly made everyone around me sigh with happiness. Still holding on to its colour, gentle bricking around the edges as you would expect after 55 years, showing undergrowth, truffle, soy, campfire smoke, totally delicious, tertiary and thoro
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2032
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate Neal Martin - 30 Dec 16
Tasted blind in London, it had been several years since I last tasted the 1970 Haut Bailly. At 36 years of age this is a Pessac-Léognan still with much pleasure to give. Healthy in color with commensurate bricking on the rim, it has a fragrant bouquet wit
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88
Robert Parker Wine Advocate Yohan Castaing - 07 Dec 23
Tasted blind, the 1970 Haut-Bailly shows a rustic character with prune, pencil lead and cedar, followed by a medium to full-bodied palate, a lean and taut structure with firm, rustic tannins and green pepper notes, concluding with an earthy and sous-bois
Drinking Date: 2023 - 2025
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate Robert Parker - 01 Jan 98
In a 1970 claret tasting held several years ago, Haut-Bailly performed well, indicating that this is probably the best vintage for the chateau between 1964 and 1979. It still has that in-your-face, up-front, smoky, sweet, herbaceous fruit, medium body, so
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17.5
Jancis Robinson Jancis Robinson - 25 Dec 24
This, from my cellar, was too old to have the alcohol on the label and the Pessac-Léognan appellation wasn't created until 1987.\nIn surprisingly good condition (including the cork, which the Durand extracted neatly). Pale ruby with, initially, acidity pr
Drinking Date: 1990 - 2026
Pessac-Léognan Fine Wine

Pessac-Leognan

Pessac-Léognan, an esteemed Bordeaux appellation in the Graves region, is renowned for both red and white wines. The reds are elegant and complex, with earthy notes, blackcurrant, plum, tobacco, and graphite, supported by refined tannins and excellent ageing potential. The whites, primarily from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, are fresh, aromatic, and balanced, with citrus, tropical fruit, and floral notes, plus a creamy texture from barrel ageing. Top producers include Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Château Smith Haut Lafitte, and Château Pape Clément.