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2008 Château Haut-Brion
| Vineyard: | Château Haut-Brion |
| Price: | $2.00- $677.00 |
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| Style: | Red Wine |
| Region: | France > Bordeaux > Pessac Léognan |
| Other Vintages: | 2007 2005 2002 2001 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1953 1952 1950 1949 1948 1947 1945 1943 1940 1937 1934 1933 1929 1928 1926 1924 1921 1920 1918 1907 1906 |
| Drink By | 2010 |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
Coming joint second in our list of Left Bank First Growths in 2008 (along withMouton, with Ch. Latour in the lead) Ch. Haut-Brion seriously impressed us thisvintage. With a nose of dark, brambly spice this was evidently restrained butstill had layer upon layer of complex fruit character. The tannins wereassertive but coated in a fantastic ball of dark fruit that suggests they willmellow wonderfully with time. Only 35% of the total production went into theGrand Vin this year and with only 7,000 cases made, it is the smallestproduction since 1992. This is a rarity: buy up while you can.
Expert Reviews
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SJancis review: Really powerful dark purple colour. Minerals and lightness of touch on thenose. The most solid red from this stable but a little muted at this stage.Very firm, even slightly austere Cabernet tannins and pretty drying on thefinish. Far from opulent. Needs, like La Mission, to put on a bit of flesh.Medium persistence. Impressive purity of fruit.(Jancis Robinson MW - jancisrobinson.com - Apr 09)
