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  • Country ranking ?

    719
  • Producer ranking ?

    51
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

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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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Tasted four times - last time in October 2009. Consistent notes. Haut Brion (57% Merlot + 41% Cabernet Sauvignon + 2% Cabernet Franc) delivered great performance in 2006 vintage, but wasn't as hedonistic as its 2005 version. Very aromatic on the nose with dark cherries and blackcurrants added big portions of ripe and round tannins, densely knitted, rich and with exquisite structure. Will easily keep for 25-30 years.
  • 96p
Chateau Haut Brion 2006 Beginning to mature. Nose; lovely cigar box. Elegant. Maturing nicely. Palate: Very raw and intense. Strong cigar box. Very hard and not nearly ready for drinking.
Ruby, tobacco, minerals, smoke, cassis, refreshing acidity, ripe tannins. Slightly edgy now, had a rounder bottle last time, needs time to refine itself, very young. Long.
  • 94p
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Origin

Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Poor

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

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