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Haut Brion 2020 (750ML)
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The success of Château Haut-Brion’s wines lies in its respect for tradition and its innovative, modern vision. The nose on the 2020 reveals both fresh and spicy notes. The first taste is incredibly tightly knit and precise with instant presence. The tannins are well-rounded, refined, juicy with excellent length, even when the wine is no longer in the mouth. The musical score composed by the three grape varieties, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon, is incredibly accurate and harmonious. Elegant and complex, Château Haut-Brion presents mineral aromas and a unique complexity. Its strength lays in the finish, which is surprisingly long; this aromatic persistence is due to its very noble origins.
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Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Pessac Leognan
Color
Red
Varietal
Bordeaux Blend
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Critic Reviews
Neal Martin
96 Points
96 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous: "The 2020 Haut-Brion has a smorgasbord of red and black fruit on the nose, Indian ink and pressed violets, touches of undergrowth (morels?) emerging with time in the glass. There is just a note of reduction here. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fresh and saline, with hints of black olive and white pepper. A lingering, very controlled, black pepper tinged finish is very harmonious and understated - remarkable given the 15% alcohol, slightly higher than La Mission. Excellent…but I am not convinced that would put it in the top tier of this First Growth…at least, not yet." 12/22
Wine Advocate
99 Points
99 Points, William Kelley, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate: “The 2020 Haut-Brion is more aromatically demonstrative than La Mission Haut-Brion, bursting with aromas of blackberries and raspberries mingled with licorice, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings and nicely integrated new oak. Full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's rich and layered, with an enveloping core of fruit that's girdled by plenty of sweet, powdery tannin. Despite checking in at a similarly lofty alcoholic degree to the 2019, its more granular tannic profile tempers the vintage's sweetness of fruit and lends the wine a more classically proportioned, and more classically structured, profile.” 04/23
James Suckling
100 Points
100 Points, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com: “This is a superb Haut-Brion with incredible tannins that are wonderfully fine-grained. It’s really powerful. This is very primary with so much grape-generated tannin structure. Very, very long, going on for minutes. Seductive and friendly at the start and then takes you on at the finish with so much structure. Wine of the vintage?” 04/21
Antonio Galloni
97-99 Points
97-99 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous: "The 2020 Haut-Brion is shaping up to be one of the wines of the year. Substance, depth and textural intensity elevate Haut-Brion into the realm of the sublime in 2020. All the elements are so wonderfully balanced. Inky dark fruit, gravel, lavender, violet and dark spice build as the 2020 gradually opens with some aeration. Wow." 06/21
Decanter
96 Points
96 Points, Jane Anson, Decanter: “Concentrated, powerful and precise; this takes a grip and holds on, layers of liquorice, grilled coffee bean, chocolate, blackcurrant pastille, cassis bud and a more steely wet stone edge that gives a much needed balance to the richness of the overall feel of this wine. Gunsmoke curls out of the glass after half an hour - this is going to need serious ageing, impressive and powerful stuff. Harvest from 7th to 29th September.” 04/21
