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Wine Description
The Story
Among the ultra-elite hierarchy of Bordeaux First Growths, Château Haut-Brion occupies a singular space. While its counterparts—Lafite Rothschild, Margaux, Latour, and Mouton Rothschild—reside in the Médoc north of the city, Haut-Brion stands alone in Pessac-Léognan, just outside Bordeaux’s urban core. It is not merely a founding pillar of fine wine history; it is arguably the birthplace of luxury winemaking as we know it today.
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Wine Information
Château Haut-Brion 1975
A VERY GOOD YEAR
Truly great wine-everything in aroma, fruit and power. Very much marked by nobility. A structure which is at once tannic and smooth. Much complexity of taste.
An exceptional wine.
Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 3250 °C
Rain : 362 mm
Days where temperature above 30 °C : 16
Harvest : from 25/09/1975 to 08/10/1975
Current vintage notes
June, as well as July, were very hot. Septem...
Vintage 1975
Bordeaux: After four miserable vintages came the hot vintage of 1975 which briefly put Bordeaux wines in the spotlight once again. The unstable temperature of September turned into good weather for the harvest. The grapes were high in sugar, but many reds, especially those made from Cabernet Sauvignon, lacked phenolic ripeness. This resulted in masculine and even aggressive reds with austere and even harsh tannins.
Wines from Graves and Pom...
Recommended glass shape
Average Bottle Price
| 2026 |
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| 452€ |
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