Pessac-Léognan, Premier Grand Cru Classé A (First Growth)

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2017 Château Haut-Brion

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An elegant Bordeaux blend triumph from a challenging vintage. Despite early growth, late frosts, and summer drought, timely June rains and ideal ripening conditions salvaged the year, producing high-quality fruit with remarkable freshness. This potentially exceptional vintage offers vibrant red fruit notes, subtle oak influences, and Haut-Brion's signature minerality. Medium-bodied, it boasts silky tannins and fresh acidity. While approachable in its youth, this wine promises excellent aging potential

Size:

750ml

Variant

Vintage:

1996 2017

6 Bottles

12 Bottles

Quantity:

In stock

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Cellared at 55°F & 70% Humidity

Key Wine Facts

Country of Origin: France
Region of Origin: Pessac-Léognan
Varietals: 53% Merlot & 41% Cabernet Sauvignon & 6% Cabernet Franc
Type: Red Wine
Alcohol Content: 14%
Vinification: 20 to 24 months in oak barrels
Aging potential: 20 years +

Critic Reviews

James Suckling

This is extremely aromatic and perfumed with crushed-berry, flower, currant and orange-peel character. Full-bodied, very tight and focused with fabulous depth and density that brings you down through the wine. Deep and serious. Very classic wine that reminds me of top Haut-Brions of the mid-1980s. Try after 2025.

Wine Enthusiast

This will be a magnificent wine. Its structure, acidity and richness all show considerable potential. A crisp edge contrasts with the concentration and density that comes from the swaths of fruit. Wood aging has opened out the tanginess of a wine that will age over many years. Drink from 2024.

Robert Parker

A blend of 53% Merlot, 6.3% Cabernet Franc and 40.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Haut-Brion sashays gracefully out of the glass with fragrant notions of black raspberries, kirsch, dark chocolate, star anise and candied violets with a core of warm red and black currants and a touch of pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bursts with red and black fruit layers, superbly supported by firm, ripe, finely grained tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced.

2017 Château Haut-Brion

Size:

750ml

Vintage:

1996 2017

$595.00

6 Bottles

12 Bottles

Premier Grand Cru Classé A (First Growth)

Château Haut-Brion

The vineyard of Château Haut-Brion is part of the Pessac-Léognan appellation, located north of the Graves wine region in Bordeaux. Haut-Brion's terroir, formed by two significant ridges of Günzian gravel, rises 12 to 15 meters above the nearby watercourses. These gravelly soils consist of small stones, composed of various quartz varieties: true gems of Château Haut-Brion's terroir. Château Haut-Brion was established and structured as early as 1525, making it the oldest vineyard in Bordeaux.

Estate

Region

Pessac-Léognan is a prestigious wine appellation located in the Graves region of Bordeaux, France. Established in 1987, it encompasses both red and white wine production, with a particular reputation for high-quality reds. Pessac-Léognan is home to several renowned estates, including Château Haut-Brion, the only First Growth from the 1855 Classification outside the Médoc. The region's wines are known for their elegance, complexity, and ability to age gracefully, often displaying a unique combination of power and finesse.

Terroir

1996

Resilience

The climate of 1996 was mostly characterized by its great irregularity. Except for a few days in July, there were no long hot periods. It began to rain rather late in August. The first half of September was temperate but it rained consistently during the second half. Altogether the summer was average with a few nice intervals.

2017

Aromatic Brilliance

The 2017 vintage began with early vegetative growth, accelerated by a warm spring despite late April frosts. A significant water deficit in summer was offset by June rainfall, preventing drought stress. Above-average sunshine and hot days balanced by cool nights created ideal ripening conditions. September brought favorable harvest weather, interrupted briefly by rain that benefited Cabernet ripening. The resulting wines showcase outstanding fruit quality and crucial freshness, positioning 2017 as a potentially benchmark vintage.

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