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Red
1996 Château Haut-Brion
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
Label borrowed from 1995
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Community Tasting Notes 232
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dream Likes this wine: 97 points
April 26, 2024 - 1996 Haut Brion – if you think it was just Cabernet Sauvignon that thrived in the ’96 vintage, think again. This wine which is 50% Merlot, 39% Cab Sauv and 11% Cab Franc was simply outstanding with incredible depth and that classic smoky complexity that only Haut Brion can show. It was deep, dark and mysterious and still quite youthful but with time in the glass it showed it’s first-growth pedigree with fabulous balance and an effortless breed and class. A totally underrated vintage of Haut Brion from a top-notch bottle. 97+
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peanutbutterskittles Likes this wine:
April 19, 2024 - Still powerful. Strong graphite, cedar, tobacco to start. After a couple hours some more fruit showed through, but more body, grip, and concentration than the 1995 Latour we had alongside it. However, it was a bit one note at first, so maybe it needs a bit more time to show more balance.
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Philip67 Likes this wine: 96 points
March 30, 2024 - Wonderful depth, length and complexity. Great blackcurrant and blackberry fruit. Cedar notes, along with some spice and underbrush. Good structure, now integrated. Very long and complex. Drinking beautifully now, will endure another decade and more.
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RayOB Likes this wine: 96 points
March 27, 2024 - Drank in London
Blew the 95 away. still in its prime -
benjamin96 Likes this wine: 95 points
March 9, 2024 - parfait equilibre, complexe, grand bordeaux
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/23/2022 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
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By Gary Walsh
3/7/2016 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
May 2015, 5/1/2015 (link)(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
Chicago Recap, 11/2/2011(Haut Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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June 2011, Issue #32 (link)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/17/2011 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
1995 vs 1996 Bordeaux, 10/27/2008(Haut Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/15/2007 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2007, Issue #9, Château Haut Brion :Some Are More Equal Than Others(Château Haut Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
Mt. Sinai Benefit, 3/9/2007(Haut Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/8/2006 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/30/2006 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 1998, IWC Issue #78 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
3/20/2007 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion) I really liked this. My type of vintage and this wine showed very well. Nose was slightly closed with intense tobacco, iodine and lots of pepper. Also a truffle element develops after a while. Mike noted rubber tires and was on point there. Great inner mouth aromas and concentration of fruit. Slightly austere but very complex and definetly started fleshing out after a while in the glass. A great wine.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Château Haut-Brion
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Graves
- Appellation Pessac-Léognan
- UPC Codes 000002385051, 031259016368, 0649944040507, 086459007814, 087000323988, 099990179254, 100000101025, 3364420025911, 400005672552, 802236002519
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 56 (1%)
- In Cellars 5,788 (67%)
- Consumed 2,798 (32%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
eggplant parm, Kylling, Lam, Okse, rack of lambWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 65 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Haut-Brion
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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