Vintage 2001
A.O.C. Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
Château Haut-Brion’s intensely aromatic, rich and concentrated wines are often viewed as some of the very best in the entire Bordeaux region, including its fellow first growths of the Médoc.
Haut-Brion is also the least well-known of the first growths (and is the only château outside of the Haut-Médoc to be awarded growth status in the classification of 1855), and so it rarely achieves a higher price than its contemporaries, which is good news for astute buyers.
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“A pure, finely tuned, delineated nose with touches of leather, clove and mint embroidered into the black brambly fruit, wisps of espresso with time. The palate is full-bodied with firm, grippy tannins, very good weight but quite austere and straight-laced. Good acidity though, touches of graphite and smoke towards the weighty finish that loosens up with time. Pencil lead on the aftertaste with breathtaking persistency. Classy…very classy…” eRobertParker.com (Sep 2010)
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Code: 100329
Optimum Drinking Period: 2009-2020
Robert Parker: 94
Wine Spectator: 95
Stephen Tanzer: 92
