Château Haut-Brion

2018 Château Haut-Brion 1er Grand Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan AOC,  Château Haut Brion Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: “The 2018 Haut-Brion is composed of 49.4% Merlot, 38.7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11.9% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, the wine needs a lot of swirling before it begins to release a whole complex melody of notes, one at a time to begin: tilled earth, followed by pronounced licorice, then crushed rocks, then the preserved plums. Eventually, it all comes together into a fascinating crescendo of intense crème de cassis, rose oil, wild blueberries and kirsch notes, giving way to quiet, persistent leitmotif scents of cinnamon stick, truffles and redcurrant jelly. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers all this and more, revealing tightly wound black fruit, red berry and exotic spice layers within a solid, wonderfully plush frame and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length and loads of earth and mineral sparks. This is a profound, highly intellectual, multilayered baby, which will require a good 7-8 years to begin to sing its incredible song, then should cellar a further 40 years at least. By way of reference, think 1989 with more restraint and even greater purity.”

Jahrgang

2018

Inhalt

0.75 l

Alkoholgehalt

14.5 % vol.

Kategorie

Wein

Land

Frankreich

Region

Bordeaux

Qualitätsstufe

AOP

Geschmack

trocken

Farbe

Rotwein

Rebsorte

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Verschluss

Naturkorken

Allergene

Sulfite

• Robert Parker: 100/100 Punkte