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Wine Description
The Story
Château Haut-Brion is the oldest and by far the smallest of the "Premiers Grands Crus" vineyards of the Gironde 1855 classification. Château Haut-Brion is one of the few remaining family-owned domains of the Bordeaux region with a history going back to the 16th century. It has been owned by the American Dillon family since 1935.
There is an amazing dual hit of black fruit and fine-grained tannins here, which is rounded off with a wonde...
Wine Information
1934 A VERY GOOD YEAR
A very handsome wine which seems to have approached its apogee. Still long, full, tannic and with much complexity of taste, with the flavor characteristic of Haut-Brion: smoky, grilled, ripe. Very velvety in the mouth.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3317°C
Rain : 326 mm
Current vintage notes
A very fine summer, much awaited and harvest were good both for quality and quantity. 1934 ranks second only t...
