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  • Country ranking ?

    1 131
  • Producer ranking ?

    75
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Seared Elk Chops Au Poivre

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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

Château Haut-Brion


Thomas Jefferson, the american ambassador to Paris and later President of the United States of America, visited Haut Brion on May 25th 1787 commenting in his journals about the soils of the vineyards as well as mentioning that there were four vineyards of first quality Château Margaux, Château Latour Ségur,Château Haut Brion and Château La Fite. He also wrote: „ Haut Brion is a wine of the first rank and seems to please...

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Vintage 1966

1966 was an exceptional year in Bordeaux for very classic and delicate wines. However, the year started off as anything but promising. The main rainfall that began in late June continued into July, but the hot start to August dried out the soil and the weather gradually improved towards autumn, until it is almost perfect for harvest.

These wines share a truly classic, graceful and high quality character so typical of Bordeaux wines, making ...

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Average Bottle Price

2019 2016 2015 2014 2012 2010 2005 2000
512€ +27.0% 403€ +19.2% 338€ +3.0% 328€ +59.2% 206€ -28.2% 287€ +57.7% 182€ +50.4% 121€

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.

Tasting note

color

Medium

ending

Long

flavors

Blackcurrant, Raspberry, Licorice and Cassis

nose

Closed, Refined and Wide

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity and Ripe

Written Notes

There were a flight of 1990s, but first we sampled a pretty 1966 Haut Brion first. It had a gorgeous nose that was deliciously mature and aromatic, showing lots of cassis, nut, dates and special fruit. The palate was a step down from the nose, but it was still lovely. Soft and plush, it went down almost like water, although that isn’t necessarily a good thing (92).

  • 92p
Top shoulder fill, ruby, brick rim. Almonds, a touch of VA, wood polish, roses, tight behind, blackcurrant's leaf. Tighter palate, tannins very ripe, but palate is slightly drying, transparent, green leaf notes in the finish. Better than my last bottle, but still not an optimal one.
  • 89p
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Origin

Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Other wines from this producer

Château Haut-Brion Blanc

La Clarté de Haut-Brion

Le Clarence de Haut-Brion

Plantiers de Haut-Brion

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