Château La Tour Haut-Brion
Graves Red Bordeaux Blend
Graves, Bordeaux, France
#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.
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
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
(**) 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, 2015The clear winner from last night's dinner!
The clear winner from last night's dinner!
Sep 23rd, 2013
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
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, 2018My 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