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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97.6 pts. and median of 98 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by kostaslonis on 10/31/2023: 2019 Bordeaux Tasting, MW tasting (Vintner's Hall, London): 49% Mer 43% CS 8% CF, 15%, bottle open 2-3hr before
Big, bold, heady, deep fruit core, some overripe black fruit notes, heavy floral notes
Palate utterly elegant, juicy tannins, a touch warm (but not for 15%), blue and black fruit, licorice, med to full body, long finish.
Very youthful, you can feel the warmth more as it expands in the glass (3143 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 2/17/2023 & rated 97 points: This gets the prize as the most classically styled Bordeaux I've tasted from the vintage. Hey kids, what if I told you it wasn't so long ago they were all built this way? True story! It opens with a kaleidoscopically complex aroma albeit all too briefly before turning more reticent. The palate combines red and blue fruits with something vaguely smoky and grainy. The fruit is on that bleeding edge of ripeness with an unapologetic streak of old-school cabernet bitterness and ripping, thick-skinned tannins that manage to be less drying than you'd expect for something so lacking in slutty fruit sweetness. It feels palpably clenched, a wine that will have to blossom and unwind itself in time rather than just mellowing out. And it will. In the meanwhile, drinking it for exactly what it is and reveling in all its clenched, edgy glory is a perfectly satisfying way to spend an evening too. (8558 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/29/2022 & rated 100 points: Perhaps seeing a 100 Pt score is not a surprise here, but the devil is in detail as every vintage carries a unique signature, and this is the point of tasting and comparing. I am jealous of the younger generation of consumers that will be able to compare the 2018, 2019, and 2020 on maturity, as each vintage has its own strong points and character. The 2019 offers a vibrant, rich, refined, powerful, concentrated, smoky profile with countless layers of roasted, smoked red and black fruits, herbs, spice-box, cigar wrapper, cedar, and burnt leaves. Even though this is incredibly dense and intense, it is also light on its feet. Effortless to drink, with a beautiful, elegant, silky, refined finish that surpasses the 60-second mark, this will be seen by future generations as one of the great vintages of Haut Brion. Drink from 2032-2075. (11716 views) | | | Tasted by beatles on 2/21/2022 & rated 98 points: Very young yet already very complex and fine. Dense, concentrated fruit, tobacco, black berries - and it goes on and on. As with the other young wines, this closes down quickly.
#Marchal (8858 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 1/13/2022 & rated 98 points: 98 vvPunkte (49% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 15% Alkohol. Verkostet im Dezember 2021 in Windisch) Dunkles Bordeauxrot. Die Nase ist tiefgründig, anfangs etwas verhaltener und auch maskuliner als bei La Mission, offenbart sich erst mit etwas Luft, zeigt dann viele dunkle Beeren, rauchige Noten, Tabak und Koriandersamen, exotische Gewürze, darüber Rosen, sehr komplex. Der Gaumenauftakt ist mächtig, kraftvoll, sehr vollmundig, das sind schon fast zwei Mund voll Wein, ungemein viel Druck und eine Fruchtkonzentration, die seinesgleichen sucht, die Frucht wirkt perfekt reif, ist dennoch knackig und wird von einem mächtigen Strukturkorsett getragen, die Tannine machen sich erst ganz hinten bemerkbar, sind in Massen vorhanden und von höchster Qualität, zusammen mit der vibrirenden Säure umgarnen sie die Frucht und tragen diese in einen aromatisch langen, harmonischen Abgang. Als ich diesen Probeschluck Haut-Brion genisse erscheint für einen kurzen Moment die Sonne, um sich sogleich wieder hinter den Wolken zu verstecken. So auch der Wein - am besten legt man diesen in eine dunkle Ecke und öffnet ihn dereinst neben einer La Mission Haut-Brion, um zu entdecken, welcher der Weine der grössere ist. 2025-2050 vvWine.ch (8882 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 6/13/2020 & rated 99 points: Blood red ruby in hue, the aromatic profile resonates with a bonfire of cherry wood, tar, cigar box, spearmint, hot rocks, stones and blackberries. Elegance, refinement and purity, with all that smoky essence, is not found on any other wine. The supple, polished tannins, the layers of fruit that builds as you play with the wine on your palate is sublime. Here, the energy and vivaciousness in the fruit stand out, expands and never wants to quit, as the finish is close to 60 seconds! The finish, with its sensual, velvet palate presence, coupled with luscious red fruits needs to be experienced at least once by every wine lover! The wine blends 49% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Cabernet Franc with the harvest taking place September 10-October 3. The wine reached 14.6% alcohol with a pH of 3.85 with 49% of the harvest being placed into the Grand Vin. 98-100 Pts (20523 views) |
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Decanter, Bordeaux 2019 IMW tasting (10/31/2023)
(Château Haut-Brion, Merlot, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Bordeaux 2019: The Southwold Tasting (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023)
(Haut-Brion Haut-Brion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/17/2023)
(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2019 From Bottle (4/11/2022)
(Chateau Haut-Brion) Login and sign up and see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (2/11/2022)
(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2019 Bordeaux from Bottle: The Two Towers (Feb 2022) (2/1/2022)
(Haut-Brion Haut-Brion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Omne Trium Perfectum: Bordeaux 2019s in Bottle (Feb 2022) (2/1/2022)
(Haut-Brion Haut-Brion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 2019 in bottle: Pessac and Graves (1/5/2022)
(Château Haut-Brion, Merlot, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2021 (12/1/2021)
(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, BORDEAUX 2019: A Modern-Day Version of 1982? (6/30/2020)
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JamesSuckling.com (6/10/2020)
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Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2019 Pessac-Léognan (6/1/2020)
(Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2019 Bordeaux: A Long, Strange Trip (Jun, 2020) (6/1/2020)
(Haut-brion Haut-brion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Uncertain Smile: Bordeaux 2019 (Jun 2020) (6/1/2020)
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| Château Haut-Brion Producer website - Read more about Chateau Haut BrionRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its winesPessac-Léognan Pessac-Leognan reds:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Soil: Predominantly gravel and sandy rock, with varying proportions of clay and sandstone
Surface Area: 1,491 ha
Pessac-Leognan whites:
Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Soil: Gravel and rocks covered with sand, sandstone, and clay
Surface Area: 275 ha |
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