Chateau HautBrion Premier Cru Classe PessacLeognan

Chateau Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classe Pessac-Leognan 2019

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Wine Profile

Vintage

2019

98+ Robert Parker Wine Advocate+

The 2019 Haut-Brion is a blend of 48.7% Merlot, 43.2% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.1% Cabernet Franc, harvested from the 10th of September to the 3rd of October. The estimated label alcohol degree is 14.5%. Displaying a deep garnet-purple color, it comes off incredibly shy and reticent to begin, needing considerable coaxing to reveal notes of dark chocolate-covered cherries, blackberry preserves, woodsmoke and sandalwood, before launching into a full-scale fireworks display of iron ore, cumin seed, redcurrant jelly, red roses, oolong tea and Sichuan pepper scents plus a waft of cardamom. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers the most exquisitely ripe, finely grained tannins with a lively backbone of freshness supporting the tightly wound, earth-laced black fruit layers, finishing very long and minerally. This is one of the most finely structured, tightly knit wines of the vintage. Given time, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it goes atomic and eventually takes top place for the vintage.

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99.5 James Suckling Wine Advocate+

Aroma Notes-

2016 Haut-Brion is a wine of extraordinary purity and elegance. Dark ruby in colour, the nose is delicate with notes of morello cherry, damson and fruits of the forest. The palate is fresh, with mineral salts, ripe, crunchy tannins, and smoky acidity, bold and yet understated. It is a more gentlemanly wine than La Mission. It finishes very long...

Wine Profile
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Winery

Year 2019
Colour Red
Country France
Region Pessac-Leognan
Type Wine
Classification Premier Cru Classe
Appellation Pessac-Leognan
Grapes/Blend Cabernet Sauvignon | Merlot | Malbec | Petit Verdot
Country France
Bottle Size 750
LWIN 1011247-235

Chateau Haut-Brion

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Lamb
Chicken
Pasta
Venison
Beef

Cherry
Chocolate
Smokey
Fruits of the forest
Damsons
wood smoke
Cumin Seed

The Grape/Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Chocolate, vanilla, black currant, cedar, pepper and high tannins Cabernet Sauvignon is the jet setter of grapes. It travels all over the world, but being a late bloomer, it thrives in warm climates. When it matures, it is famous for intensity and depth of taste, balanced with a solid acidity due to the gentle ripening.The tiny, thick-skinned grape is packed with flavour, dark blue colour and tannins. Grown all over the world, the flavours vary. In France, it is often blended with the softer Merlot or the cooler Cabernet Franc, and is usually a bit higher in acidity.In the southern sphere

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Merlot

Known as Cabernet Sauvignon’s partner in crime, Merlot is a soft, fleshy and easy to grow grape that ripens easily, which makes it one of the world’s most planted wine grapes. This plummy little chum makes a lovely blend with said partner-in-crime, softening the tannic structure of Cabernet Sauvignon, while adding fruit and flesh to the mix.Climate has a lot to say about the taste of Merlot. When the climate is hotter as in California, expect a more fruit-forward and soft Merlot, in contrast to the herbaceous and mineral character of cool-climate Merlots from Bordeaux.Merlot has had quite a jo

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Malbec

Plum, black cherry, black berry and vanillaMalbec and Argentina are often used synonymously, but this enticing grape actually originates from France. Malbec never grew to be a French star and was mostly used as one of the six allowed blends in Bordeaux varietals.Cross the continent to Argentina and discover a story that is quite the opposite. Here it flourishes as the signature grape in Argentina’s sundried climate, which has a big say in what flavors and aromas to expect.With dark, inky colors and flavor and aromas reminiscent of plum, black cherry and blackberry the Malbecs from Argentina ar

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Petit Verdot

Dark fruits, minerals, smoke, spicy, high in alcohol and tanninsOriginally from the Bordeaux region, this dark-skinned grape can prove quite a challenge in the vineyard. As an early budding and late-ripening grape, Petit Verdot is susceptible to frosty spring weather and early winter, which makes it difficult to grow.When the grape does reach its full ripeness, it produces wines that are full-bodied with mouth-gripping tannins and rich in color. Because of this, Petit Verdot gained its fame as a popular blending grape in Bordeaux wines, but today it only plays a smaller part in the blends.The

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The Producer

Chateau Haut-Brion

Château Haut-Brion  is a French wine, rated a Premier Grand Cru Classé (First Growth), produced in Pessac just outside the city of Bordeaux. It differs from the other wines on the list in its geographic location in the north of the wine-growing region of Graves. Of the five first growths, it is the only wine with the Pessac-Léognan appellation and is in some sense the ancestor of a classification that remains the benchmark to this day.When he purchased Château Haut-Brion in 1935, Clarence Dillon restored it to its former glory and to the elite circle of the most legendary wines in the wor...

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The Region

Pessac-Leognan

The commune (or Bordeaux suburb) of Pessac lies just to the south of these chateaux. Léognan lies 10 kilometers (six miles) further on. The latter is also home to several other quality members of the Bordeaux elite. These include Domaine de Chevalier, Chateaux Haut-Bailly, Malartic-Lagravière, Larrivet Haut-Brion, and de Fieuzal. Léognan is surrounded almost entirely by pine forests and vineyards and benefits from the same superior drainage as Pessac.Southeast of Léognan lies the commune of Martillac. Smith Haut Lafitte has made massive improvements since the 1990s and boasts an impressive hot...

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