Conrad Green

9.5

Pure and light in color, tangy fruit, a few green notes but light plum, pencil lead and still punchy fruit. Gorgeous stuff. In great shape. Jef ROPP — a year ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Richard Portes

9.6

18.5 very special. Such a complete wine, rich but not cloying, very long. Perfect with Stilton. But even better by itself. — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Figs, vanilla, cocoa, roses, tobacco and dark tarry intensity. Wonderful balance with an autumnal and spicy finish. This is gorgeous stuff. — 5 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Martin G Rivard

10

1945 and it's not even at it's peak yet!!!
Amazing., simply amazing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — 7 years ago

with Ted

Naboth van den Broek

9.3

Unbelievably fresh and acidic still for such an old wine. Beautiful fruit still, and secondary notes. Gorgeous wine. — 2 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.9

Tasted blind. Deep purple color. Looks very young, compared to the 45 Margaux next to it. Almost opaque. Notes of black fruit, cracked walnuts, sweet fruit, raspberry and some cedar desk. Super rich in the mouth. Seems young and is firm, but tannins are softened and the mouthfeel is velvet touch. Long finish. It peacocks all night. The walnuts thing leads my guess to Latour, but can this be the 45? Is it a 61 or 82? Could be... I go with it being a 59 given how young it seems. Just an amazing bottle of wine, open for ~9 hours by the time we left, it seemed to effortlessly power along. Thanks Stan! — 2 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Madeira, cassis 1945 — 6 years ago

Scott Kahn

9.3

This was the WOTN that was showing surprisingly young and fresh considering it’s age. There was definite tannic structure present that was integrated with bright red fruit in the glass. A must-taste if you have the opportunity! — 2 years ago

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10

The 1945 La Mission Haut-Brion from the château cellar is transcendental. It is blessed with the most beautiful bouquet you can imagine, effortless and natural, featuring woodland, red-berried fruits, a minerally quality and a faint touch of leafiness; given time to settle, it develops a lovely gamy note. The palate is medium- rather than full-bodied and sublimely balanced, upholding that effortless grace with an elegant, bittersweet, dried orange peel finish. One of the most harmonious wines I have ever consumed. Perfect. Tasted at the La Mission Haut-Brion vertical in London in September 2009. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2020)
— 4 years ago

Tom Hamilton

9.0

Coravin model two allowed me to tap into this 70 year old bottle. Smooth at first, didn’t improve much during the first 30 mins. Stayed solid throughout. — 5 years ago