Haut-Brion : 185 results priced between £10.00 and £4,000.00

Tasting Note: The second wine of the estate, Bahans Haut-Brion offers a taste of a first growth château at a fraction of the price. Medium-bodied with aromas of blackberry, earth and coffee, it has great complexity and purity of fruit with ripe, velvety tannins. It is showing beautifully now with some age.

Tasting notes Chateau Haut Brion 1er Grand Cru Classe 2003. 58% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc. The smallest vintage in years, under 10,000 cases. Jean-Philippe Delmas, the owner, says this wine could be better than the 2000 vintage. Super ripe and exotic, very elegant and refined. Great class. Drink 2015 - 2018.

Country: France. Region: Pessac-Léognan. Grape variety: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot. Vintage: 2000. Bottle size: 150cl. Closure: Cork. Regrettably, this product is non-exportable.

Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion 2004

It will always be tempting to compare the 2000 Haut-Brion with the perfect 2000 La Mission Haut-Brion. However, it is not as fat, unctuous, flamboyant, or voluminous as La Mission. Yet, like a great diplomat, it is a wine of intensity, authority, and measured restraint. A supremely elegant offering, its dense ruby/purple color, and burgeoning perfume of scorched earth, liquid minerals, plums, black currants, cherries, lead pencil, and subtle spicy oak are followed by a delicate yet powerfully flavorful...

Best known for its important role in the dry and sweet wines of Bordeaux, where it provides weight and lusciousness commonly in partnership with the more scented Sauvignon Blanc. Semillon has a fleshy palate mid-palate reminiscent of Chardonnay, but offering lime characters in place of lemon, and has a noticeably dry finish. Far from well-travelled, it crops up in Provençal whites and occasionally in Italy. Semillon has a cult following in Australia, notably in the Hunter Valley, where it has proved...

Ripe yellow summer fruits, dry honey, even a little exotic and slightly sweet on the palate. It shows an elegant exuberance. Drink 2013-2016.

Description and Reviews: Haut-Brion's 1991 "exhibits good dark ruby color, and a tight but promising nose of black fruits, minerals, and vanillin. It is spicy, with good depth and excellent definition." Robert Parker Wine Advocate 1994. Parker Rating 86/100 (excellent)

Description and Reviews: 91 Points - Parker 91 Points Wine Journal "...the wine is obviously high-class, exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color, and a reticent but promising nose of roasted herbs, sweet, peppery, spicy fruit, medium to full body, and admirable power, depth, and richness." Parker, Wine Advocate 1998 "The nose is more intense and opulent than Haut-Brion, though the palate lacks the structure and concentration of the First Growth. Cassis, blueberry and vanilla on the nose. Quite...

The blend here this year is 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Fathomless, jet-cherry, firm and opaque, with a wonderful sheen, this is attractive from the outset. A compote of warm black fruit dominates the nose, cherries, blackberry and focussed cassis, all complemented by hints of warm fruitcake, and dark chocolate, punctuated by minerals. Grippy on attack, the tannic profile, though very fine grained, is hugely powerful but so too is the concentration of stylish, succulent...

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The nose is extremely intense but has great precision. There is a great complexity dominated by notes of snoke, tobacco and roasted coffee grains. The fruit is always present like freshly picked cherries and currants. In the mouth the wine is huge right at the start. The aroma is persistent and very long lasting. The wine has an excellent balance.

A truly intense experience, the aroma is powerful and complex. The palate is bursting with fruit character, floral with a hint of minerality. The wine has good structure for a white wine giving it great potential to age.

Les Carmes Haut-Brion is situated in very close proximity to the famed Bordeaux first growth of Haut-Brion. Its origins date back to 1854 when Lord Jean de Pontac of Haut-Brion, who was 101 years old, felt the time was ripe to prepare his way to Heaven. So he gave a watermill (surrounded by pasture and vines) to the Carmes de Notre Dame. The Carmes monks ran the estate for 200 years, during which it became known as Les Carmes Haut-Brion.

Description of this Pessac-Léognan "Being from the same vineyard, Chateau Bahans Haut-Brion enjoy the same cultural care, but also all the care of the harvest, the selection of grapes and, most importantly, the same attention as the one given to château Haut Brion. "

Tasting notes Château Larrivet Haut Brion 2009 'Juicy red currant with subtle smoked herbs, truffle, and spice box jump from the glass of this dense wine. Possessing silky tannins, seductive, ripe fruit with an opulent texture and no hard edges, but serious tannin lurking behind the wealth of fruit and glycerin, this is another classic Pessac-Leognan that can be drunk young or cellared for 20-25 years. 91 - 93pts.' - Robert Parker. Drink 2015 - 2035. 'Complex nose, remarkably forward fruit flavours...

Country: France. Region: Pessac-Léognan. Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Vintage: 1995; 2000; 2005. Bottle size: 75cl. Closure: Cork. Regrettably, this product is non-exportable.

Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc Description Deep, near opaque in the glass with mineral, graphite and cool, ripe fruit on the nose. On the palate there is a fragrant note to the dark cherry and currant fruit, with earthy, leafy elements too. More compact than many in this vintage, this has pleasing harmony and gentle direction lent to the fruit by soft, round tannins. A forward and attractive La Mission. Part of the New Fine Wine Parcel. Body

A grape which has become immensely popular around the world in the last 20 years, initially as a purveyor of the flavours of claret in a fleshy, accessible and inexpensive form. Subsequently it has developed a following as a varietal in its own right and often finds itself the recipient of lavish winemaker attention. Most celebrated as the principal 'Right Bank' grape, underpinning most Pomerols and Saint Emilions with its sweet plum and currant fruit and fleshy, soft textures. These qualities have...

It will always be tempting to compare the 2000 Haut-Brion with the perfect 2000 La Mission Haut-Brion. However, it is not as fat, unctuous, flamboyant, or voluminous as La Mission. Yet, like a great diplomat, it is a wine of intensity, authority, and measured restraint. A supremely elegant offering, its dense ruby/purple color, and burgeoning perfume of scorched earth, liquid minerals, plums, black currants, cherries, lead pencil, and subtle spicy oak are followed by a delicate yet powerfully flavorful...

Description and Reviews: Reviews "The 1983 is the first La Mission-Haut-Brion produced under Jean Delmas and his staff. The wine offers sweet asphalt, smoked meat, and animal scents in its provocative bouquet. It is dark garnet-colored with spicy flavors of earth, truffles, and jammy black currants laced with liquorice. This medium-bodied wine has evolved quickly. It is an excellent La Mission." Robert Parker, Bordeaux 3rd Ed. "Tasted single blind at the Fine Wine Experience horizontal in London...

A blend of 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Jet-ruby, this presents intense, high-toned, violet-infused black fruit, underpinned by a graphite minerality. Lured by the heady aromatics on the nose, there is something of a surprise in the armoury of the palate, which really packs a punch. Rich fruit is layered with savoury elements, bitter chocalate and espresso coffee. The tannins though impressive, are nicely rounded at the edges and provide a grounding...

This Bruichladdich 16 year old Whisky series was originally matured in Bourbon casks before being aced (finished) in the Bordeaux First Growth wine casks - in this case, Chateau Haut Brion. The four red Bordeaux wines and one white wine were declared in 1855, these have remained as 'First Growths' ever since only supplemented by Chateau Mouton at a later date. Each wine cask adds it's own character to the finished whisky, tasting and comparing these Bruichladdich's is a tantalising experience, particularly...

‘Lovely waxy, honeyed-but-dry-finishing, classic old dry white Bordeaux. Edge of ashiness. This is decidedly not for neophytes. You need to have tasted some young, lanolin-scented, sometimes rather oily, dry white Bordeaux to appreciate how this wine has matured and taken on so much more interest and balance. Well done, FVD, for shining the spotlight on this unique style of wine and for locating such a haunting, mature example of it. A far from truculent teenager...’ 17/20, Jancis Robinson MW

Wine Advocate note Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 31/08/2012 Another massive effort, the inky/purple-colored 2005 La Mission-Haut-Brion is broodingly backward and foreboding. The aromatic profile offers hints of charcoal, freshly laid hot tar, truffles, graphite and black fruits. Full-bodied, powerful, tannic and almost painfully extracted and concentrated with tremendous structure, good acidity and a massive finish, this infant wine is largely unchanged since I first tasted it from bottle. If everything...

Brightly citrus on the nose, with a subtle hint of lanolin. On the palate, this has a good dart of crisp, refreshing acidity, which balances the rich texture of the ripe fruit core. Fragrant soft fruit characters come through, giving this great length and balance. Very good indeed.

“...supple, with plenty of smoky black fruits intermixed with a whiff of herbs and tobacco. The wine has still retained that fragrance, but in the mouth the finish is becoming increasingly attenuated. Nevertheless, I suspect magnums and larger formats of this wine could provide drinking that could possibly even hit a 90-point score from a pristinely stored large format." eRobertParker.com

Wine Advocate note Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 31/08/2012 Another massive effort, the inky/purple-colored 2005 La Mission-Haut-Brion is broodingly backward and foreboding. The aromatic profile offers hints of charcoal, freshly laid hot tar, truffles, graphite and black fruits. Full-bodied, powerful, tannic and almost painfully extracted and concentrated with tremendous structure, good acidity and a massive finish, this infant wine is largely unchanged since I first tasted it from bottle. If everything...

Description and Reviews: Readers looking for the taste of Haut-Brion for about one-third the price should check out the 1998 Bahans-Haut-Brion. It possesses a scorched earth, mineral, smoky, red and black currant-scented bouquet, terrific complexity, purity and elegance, and a harmonious palate. Tannin in the finish suggests 1-2 years of cellaring may be required, but this is a serious effort that should age well for 15+ years. Parker Wine Advocate 2001. Rating 88/100 Excellent

The 2006 Haut-Brion performed even better from bottle than it did from barrel. Sixty-four percent of the production went into this wine, and while it displays the vintage’s powerful tannins and structure, it possesses superb concentration, and the minerality/scorched earth notes of a great Haut-Brion. Medium to full-bodied, with perhaps not quite the fleshiness of the 2005 or 2000, it is built more along the lines of the 1998 and 1996. It is a brilliant effort displaying sensational purity, texture...

Description and Reviews: The beautiful second wine of the Chateau La Mission Haut Brion. Robert Parker writes: 'Readers looking for a petite La Mission should check out the 1998 La Chapelle, a gorgeously complex, rich, Graves-styled wine with a smoky, tobacco, black current, earthy, scented nose fat, luscious, concentrated, seamless flavours, and beautifully integrated acidity and tannin. This fleshy, complex offering is already delicious. Bordeaux 6th Ed. Rating 89/100. (excellent) Ready to...

Description and Reviews: 93 points - Parker 94-96 Points WIne Journal "The wine has developed the hauntingly complex, tobacco, roasted herb, singed leather, smoky, sweet, fruity nose of a great Haut-Brion. Full-bodied and intense, with noticeable ripe tannin, this is a wine of considerable richness and intensity. It offers delicious drinking after 1-2 hours of decanting, even though noticeable tannin remains. This wine is capable of another 15-20 years of cellaring. Yes, I did indeed underestimate...

Haut-Brion's 2001, which was bottled late (the end of September, 2003), possesses an unmistakable nobility as well as a burgeoning complexity. Plum/purple to the rim, this blend of 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 12% Cabernet Franc is playing it close to the vest, having closed down considerably after bottling. Nevertheless, it reveals pure notes of sweet and sour cherries, black currants, licorice, smoke, and crushed stones. Medium-bodied with excellent purity, firm tannin, and an angular...

Bordeaux is France's largest quality wine region, indeed producing almost as much wine as Australia. Its westerly position ensures a mild maritime climate, a long growing season and mild summers; rains in the autumn are the primary threat to the harvest, dampening expectations in around one year in three. Red wine predominates - indeed many white wine vines are being uprooted today - with Merlot the dominant variety. The region is dissected by the Gironde estuary, with on the Left Bank the district...