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2002 Château Haut-Brion
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
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Community Tasting Notes 121
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liber Likes this wine: 95 points
March 23, 2024 - 7th of 30, opened an hour then decanted 90 minutes, perfect cork and level, little changed from previous notes, still on the nicely vibrant fruit with fab HB/Graves flavours, long and complex as ever, breed and balance, but sense of mid palate dilution, some upside, 20+ years. VF (18.5).
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Nothung Likes this wine: 95 points
December 24, 2023 - Spectacular! Opened ~8 hours and then decanted immediately before pouring into the glass. The wine was great from the first sip. From previous reviews it seems that earlier in its evolution the wine was not so great. Patience has been rewarded for those who have waited. It is great now and will be for many years to come.
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gregorcb Likes this wine: 98 points
September 6, 2023 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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bugdoced Likes this wine: 95 points
August 1, 2023 - the merlot was not perfect during the 2002 harvest
so this is not a 100 point wine
but it is terrific with french earth and fruit in evolution
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La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 94 points
July 8, 2023 - From a bottle purchased upon release and cellared under ideal conditions, this wine was double-decanted off of its heavy sediment, allowing one hour in carafe prior to funneling back into the cleansed bottle. It was later served at a two-hour dinner, where it improved over the first hour. A blend of 51% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Cabernet Franc, it is deep garnet in color and flaunts a beautiful bouquet of cassis, black cherries, violets, pencil shavings, leather, cigar tobacco and sage. Medium-to-full-bodied, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (13.5%) and with well-integrated oak, it delivers flavors congruent with the aromas, adding notes of nutmeg and loamy earth. The tannins are plentiful but fairly fine-grained, lending structure but not compromising drinkability at this stage. Solid in the middle and long on the finish, this is what should be expected from a first-growth in a difficult vintage...severe selection of fruit and no compromises in winemaking. Bravo! Drink now-2037.
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By Charles Curtis MW
Château Haut Brion vertical: 1982-2010, 7/18/2023 (link)(Château Haut-Brion, Merlot, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Campbell Mattinson
1/1/2005 (link)(Chateau Haut-Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2004, IWC Issue #114 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/1/2003 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
3/20/2007 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion) I have always loved this wine. My first time since barrel. Really reminds me of the '96 with maybe a shade less finesse. Smokey nose with burnt grass, hay, touch of oak, scorched earth, iodine and somewhat backwards but deep nose. Fruit comes out after a while on the nose. The palate is complex and elegant with some big tannin. The wine though never shows its heaviness. Concentrated with red fruits and great purity and a long finish with some oak tannin and mineral. Persistent. Lovely wine. An ager for sure.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- 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 000000434775, 031259016368, 0649944040507, 071570016418, 3258691186399, 3364420025911, 3760079650076, 400005672552, 802236002519
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 64 (1%)
- In Cellars 4,106 (72%)
- Consumed 1,501 (26%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
96% Like It 45 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Haut-Brion
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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