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Wine Description
The Story
The 2025 Château Haut-Brion Red is an absolute masterclass in purity and precision, staying true to its legendary roots while delivering an incredibly refined performance. It wasn't an easy year in the vineyards—the summer brought serious heat and a prolonged drought—but Haut-Brion’s iconic gravel soils worked their magic to keep the vines perfectly balanced. The team pulled off a highly precise, plot-by-plot harvest between September 1 and 18...
Wine Information
1963 A LESSER YEAR
In spite of some promise in its first years, the wine has evolved in unreliable fashion. The impression of unripe and spoiled fruit overpowers any sense of nobility and breed.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3010 °C
Rain : 370 mm
Days where temperature above 30 °C : 7
Harvest : from 03/10/1963 to 16/10/1963
Current vintage notes
A bad year-cold and rainy. Few wines were chateau-bottled. Total production:...
