Château La Tour Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend

9.231 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Graves, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
"Odedi"

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark brown/ ruby in color with a wide brick rim.

On the nose blackberries, plums, oak, earth, vegetables, wet leaves, herbs, black pepper, forest floor and light metals.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates, coffee, earth, tobacco leaf, vegetable and black pepper.

Short finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

I'm pretty sure I would have liked it much better 10 years ago, but this 40 year old Bordeaux is still drinking very nicely. So nice to see that.

I did not decant it, and it didn't last for more than an hour. After 15 minutes of airtime, tannins show up and bring more structure to the wine.

This gem is from the great 1982 vintage, and drinking these kind of wines is always a great experience. It's like a history book in a glass.

Thank you John for sharing this with me.

Really enjoyed it by itself, and paired very nicely with a stinky Camembert cheese.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak barrels for over a year.

12% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$500.

#AgedWineTuesday

Dark brown/ ruby in color with a wide brick rim.

On the nose blackberries, plums, oak, earth, vegetables, wet leaves, herbs, black pepper, forest floor and light metals.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, light vanilla, spices, dark chocolates, coffee, earth, tobacco leaf, vegetable and black pepper.

Short finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

I'm pretty sure I would have liked it much better 10 years ago, but this 40 year old Bordeaux is still drinking very nicely. So nice to see that.

I did not decant it, and it didn't last for more than an hour. After 15 minutes of airtime, tannins show up and bring more structure to the wine.

This gem is from the great 1982 vintage, and drinking these kind of wines is always a great experience. It's like a history book in a glass.

Thank you John for sharing this with me.

Really enjoyed it by itself, and paired very nicely with a stinky Camembert cheese.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak barrels for over a year.

12% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$500.

Mar 29th, 2022
David Goldmuntz

Saved one bottle out of the case for the long haul. By far the best one.

Saved one bottle out of the case for the long haul. By far the best one.

Jan 24th, 2020
Mike Saviage

Nobody could pick the decade but we were all close in the pedigree. Just a great experience to have something with this age yet still have time in front of it.

Nobody could pick the decade but we were all close in the pedigree. Just a great experience to have something with this age yet still have time in front of it.

Mar 1st, 2015
Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

7.9

(**) loads of cucumber, green pepper and porcini mushroom on the nose, but the palate is a quick cut to licorice-coated black currant and menthol. Alas, the too-green nose is slightly off-putting.

(**) loads of cucumber, green pepper and porcini mushroom on the nose, but the palate is a quick cut to licorice-coated black currant and menthol. Alas, the too-green nose is slightly off-putting.

Jan 30th, 2015
Amanda Crawford

President Spectrum Wine Auctions

9.8

Pretty amazing

Pretty amazing

Jul 30th, 2014
Christina Turley

Sales & Marketing Turley Wine Cellars

9.0

The clear winner from last night's dinner!

The clear winner from last night's dinner!

Sep 23rd, 2013
Ron Siegel

This was a dead ringer for La Mission HB with lots of dark fruits, cedar, leather, smoke, graphite & tobacco.

This was a dead ringer for La Mission HB with lots of dark fruits, cedar, leather, smoke, graphite & tobacco.

Aug 26th, 2020
Will Griffiths

Wife’s birthday wine

Wife’s birthday wine

Aug 18th, 2020
Jeff Loo

Just a notch behind the La Mish, but a wonderful expression of aged Bordeaux from start to finish. Drink this one if you own it.

Just a notch behind the La Mish, but a wonderful expression of aged Bordeaux from start to finish. Drink this one if you own it.

Feb 21st, 2018
Ron Siegel

My favorite vintage for this wine showing it’s power, intensity & tannin structure. Sweet black fruits, plum, tar, asphalt, mineral, licorice, mint & cigar ash. Last vintage 05 & now part of La Mission HB.

My favorite vintage for this wine showing it’s power, intensity & tannin structure. Sweet black fruits, plum, tar, asphalt, mineral, licorice, mint & cigar ash. Last vintage 05 & now part of La Mission HB.

Feb 13th, 2018