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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
2004/ A GOOD YEAR
The nose is relatively discreet but has great clarity including nuances in turn of red fruit, minerals, woodiness and smoke. We find a complexity in the mouth. In spite of enormous concentration, the tannins do not attack the palate. The wine is precise, long and straight. Behind its façade of austerity we discover a wine with great elegance and stylishness. With the 2004 Chateau Haut-Brion has developed one of the great win...
