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  • Country ranking ?

    38
  • Producer ranking ?

    5
  • Decanting time

    5h
  • When to drink

    from 2020
  • Food Pairing

    saddle of devilled lamb with young vegetables

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2010 Overall impression: It is always difficult to talk objectively about one's children. This is what we have to do as winegrowers when we describe the new vintage every year: it is like our youngest child. This year, the key word will certainly be "balance". However, it was by no means easy. Once again, the various components in the grapes all beat their previous records, in quantitative terms. The winegrower's skill this year was in adaptin...

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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...

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Wine Information

2010 Château Haut-Brion 

This wine is a superb ruby-red colour with purplish highlights. The initially closed-in bouquet opens up nicely on aeration. The wonderfully subtle aromas follow through in quick succession, starting with oaky overtones, followed by red-berry fruit, leading into terroir character: cocoa powder, roasting coffee, and Havana cigars. The initial softness on the palate gradually evolves to reveal the tannic backbone. Des...

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Vintage 2010

Drought and cool temperatures contribute to optimal ripeness

The sum of summer temperatures in 2010 was close to that of summer 2009 (962°C compared to 982°C), but significantly colder than those of 2005, which totaled 1052°C. These cool temperatures had a substantial influence on the balance of our wines, preserving a good level of acidity and an attractive aromatic freshness.

Very little precipitation (only 267 mm) from March to August...

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Average Bottle Price

2016 2015 2014 2013
662€ +4.7% 632€ -6.0% 672€ +12.6% 597€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Latest Pro-tasting notes

18 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Medium and Healthy

ending

Long, Pure and Flavorful

nose

Youthful, Fresh, Opulent and Generous

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, High alcohol content, Balanced, Well-Integrated, Youthful, Round, Harmonious, Fruity, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Transparent and nice but not special

Written Notes

Deep ruby, cassis, terracotta, mint, violets, chocolate touch, so complex and layered. Fresh acidity, high of ripe tannins, superb aromas, so refreshing and massive length, minutes of raspberries and chocolate.

  • 97p

Deep ruby purple in colour, the Haut-Brion offers a hedonistic nose of cedar, violets, blackberries, blackcurrant, and spices. This is a rich mouthfilling wine that will take at least a decade to come around. Reserved, aristocratic, very dense with velvety tannins and lovely layers of complex flavours, this very classy wine has a finish that just goes on and on. There is not much Merlot compared to other years, but the 20% Cabernet Franc has added spices, herbs and complexity that comes through in the finish. A phenomenal wine.

  • 100p
Tasted twice - last time in September 2013. Consistent notes. This wine delivered lots of dark cherries covered by milk chocolate on nose and palate, freshness, big aromas, depth, very long, minerality, strong backbone, sweet fat tannin and astonishing balance. Mind-boggling effort.
  • 99p
TASTINGNOTE Vilken jätte! Intensiteten i tanninerna slår alla rekord. En koncentrerad 2010, helt unik i sin genre, grunden är monumentalt ädelt, men det kräver tålamod att uppleva den verkliga glädjen i vinet. Mycket rikt, mycket raffinerat, mycket mogen björnbärsfrukt i doften med sin karakteristiska mineralitet i bakgrunden. Ett rikt, mäktig vin med frukt och grusarom förpackat med en mycket bestämd men mycket tydlig ram av garvsyra. Djup, tät, resonant, björnbärsfrukt med Haut-Brion-förfining, komplexitet och dramatik. Bra längd i hela gommen, och fantastiskt aromatisk mättnad och uthållighet i eftersmaken. Enormt imponerande! Kraftfull! Detta kommer säkert att bli en stor flaska över tid; behöver 15-20 år, skulle jag tro. Men jag har en personlig preferens för den aningen elegantare 2008:an, där jag faktiskt upplever frukten, finessen och terroiren tydligare. MOGNAD 2025–50.
  • 99p
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Origin

Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

None

Glass time

3h

Other wines from this producer

Château Haut-Brion Blanc

La Clarté de Haut-Brion

Le Clarence de Haut-Brion

Plantiers de Haut-Brion

Inside Information

M. Robert Parker’s tasting notes for 2010 vintage / Domaine Clarence Dillon is extremely proud that in the latest issue of M. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate ( May 2011), just released,  the great red wine of  Château Haut-Brion received the best note possible: 98-100 for the second consecutive year.

2010  Château Haut Brion   
Rating:      (98-100) points
Drink:     2019 - 2069

2010 Haut-Brion: Following a harvest that finished on October 10, Haut-Brion produced a 2010 that should turn out to be one of its all-time greats ... an amazing feat given what they have accomplished over recent vintages. A blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc that came in at 14.6% alcohol, the 2010 boasts an opaque purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of scorched earth/burning embers, blueberries, black currant liqueur and crushed rocks. Full and opulent with nobility, finesse, purity and elegance, this amazing effort possesses extraordinary levels of extract as well as formidable, but sweet, well-integrated tannins. It requires 8-10 years of cellaring and should drink well for 50+ years.


2010    Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
Rating:      (90-93) points
Drink:     2011 - 2026

2010 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion: Probably the greatest second wine made at this estate since the 1989 Bahans-Haut-Brion, this blend of 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot reveals elegant minerality along with lots of sweet black cherry and raspberry fruit intermixed with hints of damp earth and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied and lush, it should drink beautifully for 10-15 years.

WHITE WINES

2010 Château Haut Brion Blanc
Rating:      (94-97) points
Drink:     2011 - 2051

A blend of 54% Sauvignon Blanc and 46% Semillon, this singular, compelling white exhibits notes of orange blossoms, lemons, melons, crushed rocks, spice and flowers. It is a sensational, provocative, full-bodied dry white to enjoy over the next 40 years.

2010  La Clarté de Haut-Brion
Rating:      (90-92) points
Drink:     2011 - 2023

A blend of 83% Semillon and 17% Sauvignon Blanc, this effort reveals lots of oily citrus, orange marmalade, melons and honeysuckle characteristics. It should drink well young and last for 10-12 years.

Source : Wine Advocate, #194, May 2011

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