CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Magnum 2012
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Magnum 2012
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Magnum 2012
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Magnum 2012
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Magnum 2012
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Magnum 2012
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2012

CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Magnum 2012

Wine 2012 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pessac Leognan

2012 is considered a very good vintage. The mild summer weather allowed Château Haut Brion to carry out very meticulous work in order to reduce the climatic consequences of Spring.
Château Haut Brion 2012 reveals a subtle, elegant and very complex nose with notes of delicate red fruits and liquorice. Due to its style and quality, this Premier Cru Classé easily competes with the greatest vintages of the Château such as 1982 or 1989.

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Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate April - 2015
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 2012 Haut Brion (65% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc) is certainly one of the candidates for the wine of the vintage, with a dense purple color, classic nose of crushed rock, lead pencil shavings, black raspberry, blueberry and flowers. The wine shows subtle barbecue smoke notes in the background, but is full-bodied, stunningly concentrated and builds incrementally, yet finishes with luxurious, almost extravagant amounts of fruit and intensity. From only 46% of the production, this is an absolutely remarkable effort from the Dillon family and their winemaking team of the two Jean-Philippes. Drink it over the next 30-40 years.
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96 / 100
Gilbert & Gaillard April - 2013
Gilbert & Gaillard
EN PRIMEUR - Elegant and deep nose with refined oak, a mineral touch and black fruits. The palate is also refined despite a certain alcoholic presence. Dense, ripe and well-rounded tannins with expressive fruits. A rather classic and very promising style.
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Jancis Robinson January - 2016
Jancis Robinson
 Tasted blind. Dark ruby – relatively pale. Very light and restrained on the nose. Then dense and fully ripe, almost concentrated. Such density with an edge of florality. Good mouthful and almost approachable already. Luminous. Good freshness. 
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Vintage Wine  2012
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac Leognan
Colour Red
Volume 1.50 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Haut Brion
Château Haut Brion
Château Haut Brion

Château Haut-Brion is one of the most iconic wines of Bordeaux. In 1855, it received the supreme distinction of Premier Cru Classé, an exceptional recognition as it is the only non-Médoc estate to feature in the classification of the wines of the Médoc, while also being classified as a Cru Classé de Graves. It is today an absolute reference of the Pessac-Léognan appellation.

Its terroir, close to that of Château Latour, lends the wines of Haut-Brion a unique nobility. Without seeking extreme power, the wine stands out for its elegance, the finesse of its tannins and a remarkable aging potential, often considered one of the greatest in Bordeaux.

Château Haut-Brion is the oldest, and also the smallest in surface area, of the Bordeaux Premiers Grands Crus Classés, alongside Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux and Château Mouton Rothschild. While the presence of the vine in the region dates back to Roman times, the first written mention of the vineyard dates from 1423. The estate was founded in 1525 by Jean de Pontac and quickly gained international renown. Its reputation was such that it played a part in the very birth of the notion of Grand Cru, mentioned as early as 1663 by Samuel Pepys in his famous diary. More recently, the estate belonged to Clarence Douglas Dillon, former United States Secretary of the Treasury, further adding to its prestige.

The first of the great classified growths to vinify in stainless steel vats, from 1961, the estate ages its red wines for up to twenty-four months in barrels produced largely by its own cooperage. Its great vintages mark the history of Bordeaux, from the 1931 wine and the post-war 1949 vintage to the modern benchmarks of the 1982 wine, the 1988 and the 1990 vintage, not forgetting the second wine Bahans Haut Brion, which has since become Le Clarence de Haut-Brion.

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