Product Description
The 2020 Chateau Haut Brion is a combination of 42.8% Merlot, 39.7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17.5% Cabernet Franc. The wine was aged in 77.3% new barrels and shows a dark, radiant colour with well-rounded flavours.
Tasting Notes
Vinous 98
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.
Anticipated maturity: 2035-2070
Robert Parker 99
The 2020 Haut-Brion is a blend of 42.8% Merlot, 39.7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17.5% Cabernet Franc, harvested from 7th to 29th September, with an estimated alcohol of 15% and a pH of 3.8. Opaque purple-black colored, it leaps from the glass with a first wave of vibrant black raspberries, ripe blackberries and mulberries scents, followed by a powerful core of warm cassis, dark chocolate and violets, before bursting into an array of crushed rocks, iron ore, tree bark and black truffles notes. The concentrated, densely packed, full-bodied palate is not in the least bit heavy, delivering a refreshing backbone of red berry and dried herbs suggestions, framed by seamless acidity and very finely grained tannins, finishing on an epically long, fragrant earth note. Simply stunning.
Anticipated maturity: 2029-2064
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 48.35 hectares
Soils: mixture of clay, sand and clay
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Production: 10 000 to 12 000 cases a year
Ageing: in 80% new oak for 18–22 months
Grape varieties:
- Merlot 45,4%
- Cabernet Sauvignon 43,9%
- Cabernet Franc 9,7%
- Petit Verdot 1%
Second wine: La Clarence de Haut-Brion (previsouly Bahans)
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