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  • Country ranking ?

    1 495
  • Producer ranking ?

    108
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Spanish Lamb with Rosemary

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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’s tasting notes :

A VERY GOOD YEAR
Tannic and complex wines, very typical of the estate.
Excellent overall impression: well-blended tannin, much style, breed and power.

Weather conditions
Sum of temperatures : 2937 °C
Rain : 366 mm
Days where temperature above 30 °C : 3
Harvest : from 01/10/1979 to 11/10/1979

Current vintage notes
Rainy spring, hot in July, cool in August, but dry generally. Only three very h...

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Vintage 1979

Bordeaux / The year 1979 partly repeated the 1978 vintage with a wet and cool spring, a hot summer, a cool and dry autumn. Dry whites did well this year while reds, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon, struggled to reach full physiological maturity. Once again, Mouton was a disappointment. The right bank did better with Merlot. The best wine of the vintage is the first Le Pin ever produced. Other excellent wines worth mentioning are La Mission Hau...

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Average Bottle Price

2016 2015 2013 2010 2005 2000
314€ +8.3% 290€ +4.3% 278€ +21.9% 228€ +79.5% 127€ +14.4% 111€

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

Medium and Harsh

flavors

Pepper, Tar, Cherry, Smoky, Floral and Cassis

nose

Generous, Modest and Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Medium tannin, Medium-bodied, One-dimensional and Drying tannins

Verdict

Oxidised

Written Notes

n neck fill, ruby, thin garnet rim. Scented, red berries, cassis, elegant nose, some blueberries and minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh and fruity if leaner and towards thin, the fruit is more cherries and figs, good length. 89
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Origin

Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Average

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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