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Community Tasting Notes 28
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unreal Likes this wine: 92 points
April 11, 2024 - Young but with a lot of potential. Lots of fruit still and a nice tannic structure.
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Vanja1 Likes this wine: 98 points
February 10, 2024 - Rik og ekspressiv på duft med både frukt som solbær, plummer og blåbær samt fattoner som lakris og lett vanilje. Ellers finner vi tobakk på duft. Etterhvert avtar solbærduften og merlot-karakteren overtar med mer plummer.
På farge er den rød med litt murstein, ren og klar.
Delikat og medium kropp, rung og fyldig munnfølekse, flott struktur og balanse og en virkelig lang bærdreven lengde. En fantastisk vin! -
Ben Christiansen wrote:
September 30, 2023 - Well this also smells amazing. Pronounced and lead by the Merlot. Beautiful fruit, lots of depth and complexity yet also still light on its feet. Stunning of course. Super long length.
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JonnyG Likes this wine: 94 points
January 23, 2023 - I was impressed with the wine’s freshness as well as its intensity. Still quite primary. Concentrated but not compact, with some notable salinity complementing the layers of rich red fruit, roasted herbs and a touch of tobacco. Will benefit from time, as power evolves into elegance.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 97 points
July 8, 2022 - A clear candidate for the wine of the vintage, there is a richness and depth of flavor not found in most wines from this difficult vintage. Full-bodied, with layers of dark, smoky, spiced, tobacco-stained red fruits, ample tannin, and structure for aging as well as ample length and complexity in the finish, give this another 5-7 years in the cellar before opening a bottle. Drink from 2027-2050.
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By Michael Godel
1/20/2024 (link)(Château Haut Brion Premier Grand Cru Classé, Ac Pessac Léognan red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Cleaning Out the Cupboard: Bordeaux 1943-2020 (Jan 2023), 1/1/2023 (link)(Haut-Brion Haut-Brion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Sebastian Payne MW
Bordeaux 2012: ten years on tasting, 3/3/2022 (link)(Château Haut-Brion, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/3/2022 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
March 2022, 3/1/2022 (link)(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/10/2022 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
November 2016, 11/1/2016 (link)(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/20/2016 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016), 1/1/2016 (link)(Haut-brion Haut-brion) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Steven Spurrier
Bordeaux 2012 results: First Growths, 4/19/2013 (link)(Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/10/2013 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Ian D'Agata
April 2013, IWC Issue #168 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2013, 4/1/2013 (link)(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 Bordeaux Vintage: A Very Inconsistent, But Classically-Proportioned Year(Château Haut-Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- 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, 097985132635, 3394150041486, 364420065849, 3700266216852, 3760136207830, 802236002519
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 427 (10%)
- In Cellars 3,173 (77%)
- Consumed 521 (13%)
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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