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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
1976 A GOOD YEAR
Gentleness, suaveness, the most varied nuances of fruit are all the characteristics of this year. The wine is smooth, with a good tannic structure, and it should grow stronger and develop rapidly.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3383 °C
Rain : 278 mm
Days where temperature above 30 °C : 29
Harvest : from 13/09/1976 to 24/09/1976
Current vintage notes
We came very close to a very great year. A year with r...
