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Graves 1er grand cru classé en 1959 Logé en caisse bois d’origine de 3 ou 6 bouteilles 75cl William Kelley > Parker 96-98 | Yves Beck 98-100 | Georgina Hindle > Decanter 97 | Jean-Marc Quarin 95 | Antonio Galloni > Vinous 95-97 | Neal Martin > Vinous 95-97 | WJohan Castaing > Parker 97
578.34 CHF (535.00 CHF HT)
Yves Beck 98-100 points www.yvesbeck.wine Haut Brion se révèle avec précision et pertinence. Le bouquet affiche un caractère floral ainsi que des parfums de mûres et de menthe, donc une évidente fraîcheur, suivies de nuances de graphite. En bouche le vin se révèle d’abord prudemment ; il se livre pas à pas et dévoile de la puissance avec une notion de force tranquille exceptionnelle. Cet Haut Brion a du tempérament, de la profondeur et des tannins aptes à le porter dans le temps… longtemps ! C’est un très grand Haut Brion et certainement une des plus grandes réussites du millésime. Un vin qui brille par son authenticité, son terroir et sa longueur. 2026-2056
Neal Martin 95-97 points www.vinous.com The 2021 Haut-Brion has a more extravagant, charming bouquet compared directly with the La Mission at the moment, offering copious blackberry, black truffle, undergrowth and menthol scents. The palate is very well balanced, harmonious and poised, with fine-grained tannins and an almost pixelated finish. This Haut-Brion seems to have reveled in the cooler growing season, and at 13.8% alcohol, there is almost a degree less than recent vintages. Jean-Philippe Delmas has fashioned a contender for wine of the vintage.
William Kelley 96-98 points www.erobertparker.com A candidate for the title of wine of the vintage, the 2021 Haut-Brion unwinds in the glass with aromas of rich red and black fruit mingled with notions of cigar wrapper, licorice, black truffles, loamy soil and burning embers. Full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it’s elegant and multidimensional, with superb depth at the core, lively acids and ultra-refined tannins. Combining the classical proportions of the vintages of two decades ago with the viticultural and winemaking of today, it’s a timeless classic in the making, but it’s difficult to find an obvious analogy with an older vintage. When pressed, Jean-Philippe Delmas suggests a superior version of the 2014 vintage, and to me, a more concentrated, serious version of the 2012 vintage also comes to mind. What is clear, however, is that this is one of the real high points of 2021. The blend is 50% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Cabernet Franc, and it attained 13.8% alcohol—a percentage point or so lower than in 2020 or 2019.
Yohan Castaing 97 points www.erobertparker.com The 2021 Haut-Brion confirms its fine showing en primeur, cementing its status as one of the wines of the vintage. Its complex bouquet of dark berries and cassis mingled with notions of cigar wrapper and burning embers unfurls in the glass. Full-bodied, deep and velvety, it’s concentrated and layered with a multidimensional core of fruit, sweet tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. Reflecting the timeless elegance of Haut-Brions from cooler years, the 2021 will delight Bordeaux purists. Published: Feb 08, 2024
Antonio Galloni 95-97 points www.vinous.com The 2021 Haut-Brion is all class, all finesse. Naturally the overt intensity of recent vintages is replaced by a more understated style in 2021. Silky tannins caress a core of dark cherry/plum fruit. Hints of lavender, new leather, cloves and menthol gradually open. The trademark Haut-Brion aromatics are going to need a number of years in bottle to develop. The 2021 is hardly a blockbuster, and yet in many ways it is so primary.
Georgina Hindle 97 points www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022) One of the absolute stand out wines on 2021 with an electric appeal almost unrivalled in the vintage. Blackcurrant leaf, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, rose petals, sweet cherries and bramble fruits on the nose. Incredibly lively and energetic on the palate with a burst of sharp, sweet and sour fruits that just fills the mouth coated by chalk, slate and pencil lead mineral tannins that give a intensity while the fruit persistency lingers above and through to the long finish. Such delicacy yet multi-layered and full of concentration, clear ripeness and power, though delivered with suaveness and style. Tannins are firm and robust, mouthfilling, no doubt about that, but they give the structure and frame to the plush and plump fruit which also has such a crystalline purity to it. I love the intensity and also these spicy bitter dark chocolate and liquorice elements on the finish which give nuance. Drinking Window 2028 – 2050
Jean-Marc Quarin 95 www.quarin.com Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez fruité, subtil et un peu discret. Une discrétion que je retrouve en entrée de bouche, où le vin se montre savoureux, mais aussi assez vite tannique. Il s’achève long, avec un retour de l’arôme en finale. Une présentation un peu plus ferme que parfois. Assemblage : 50,3 % merlot, 38 % cabernet sauvignon, 11,7 % cabernet franc. Degré d’alcool : 13°8 naturel – pH : 3,66 (moyenne moins). Le merlot a été saigné à 10 %. IPT : 66. Rendement : 48,6 hl/ha.