Château Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend

9.322 ratings
8.96 pro ratings
Graves, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Tom Kobylarz

To me the most complex wine of the night offering a deep cerebral experience, with what I thought of as a berry bouquet garni was the 2000 Haut-Brion. The most contemplative, while also a deeply pleasurable wine, offered layers of classic Bordeaux notes of toast, coffee, currants, cassis, subtle & smokey campfire embers, cigar box...the list goes on and most of that was in the nose. The palate was texturally seamless, packed and stacked with structure that never got in the way, though you would notice it on the finish letting you know it was there.

2005 was locked up and unrelenting at first, the second go an hour later was more repenting but it was still not nudging much. A thoroughly excellent wine, but just not revealing much beyond the hints of its greatness.

#hautbrion #pessacleognan #bordeaux
#wine

To me the most complex wine of the night offering a deep cerebral experience, with what I thought of as a berry bouquet garni was the 2000 Haut-Brion. The most contemplative, while also a deeply pleasurable wine, offered layers of classic Bordeaux notes of toast, coffee, currants, cassis, subtle & smokey campfire embers, cigar box...the list goes on and most of that was in the nose. The palate was texturally seamless, packed and stacked with structure that never got in the way, though you would notice it on the finish letting you know it was there.

2005 was locked up and unrelenting at first, the second go an hour later was more repenting but it was still not nudging much. A thoroughly excellent wine, but just not revealing much beyond the hints of its greatness.

#hautbrion #pessacleognan #bordeaux
#wine

Oct 20th, 2016
Jeremy Noye

CEO Morrell & Company

9.7

A star of the evening. So much grace and substance.

A star of the evening. So much grace and substance.

Oct 21st, 2015
GaYoung Kim

Graileys Fine Wines. Sommelier. Broker

9.3

It was such a baby!!!

It was such a baby!!!

Jun 12th, 2015
Stephanie Kendall

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much!

Jan 25th, 2014
Peter C

Infanticide.

Infanticide.

Sep 17th, 2017
Jason Schulz

As good a wine as I've had. Pure balance

As good a wine as I've had. Pure balance

Feb 14th, 2017
Ryan O'Connor

🎄

Dec 25th, 2016
Henrik Poulsen

Henrik had this 10 years ago

Henrik had this 10 years ago

Apr 25th, 2015
Jordan S

Jordan had this 7 years ago

Jordan had this 7 years ago

Sep 4th, 2017
Megan McFarland

Megan had this 8 years ago

Megan had this 8 years ago

Dec 25th, 2016