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• jreis Likes this wine:

  September 2, 2022 - Mediocre vintage, fill level on the bottle was low shoulder at best. Managed to extract a very dirty fully saturated cork, so was not holding out high hopes. Nose was promising, poured a small taste, color was very bricked and pale, but taste was pleasant. Let the bottle sit open for an hour. Picked up significant darker color after opening, with a solid ruby core and some bricking on the rim. Leather, tobacco and gravel on a lovely nose with just a hint of musty earth. Blackberry fruit, granite, coffee on the palate with a hint of tannic structure in the finish. A beautiful old claret that held strong for a couple of hours before starting to fade.

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• CWang wrote: 88 points

  November 26, 2017 - No formal note; fruity and mellow with berries and cherries in the nose; though still fruity with light spices on the palate, lacking some structure due to its age; medium-short finish; overall, 88-89 points.

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• stephane wrote: 90 points

  July 19, 2015 - While it has certainly passed its peak there's still life in this bottle. It took a few minutes in the glass for the nose to reveal itself. Charming nose in fact and typically graves with tobacco and chocolate. The wine still shows length and a delicate texture even though a bit thin.

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• solace wrote: 91 points

  November 26, 2012 - Liked this. Chestnuts, cigar box, red fruit, savoury balanced with fruit in a lovely way.
  Fully mature bordeaux nose with a touch of sweetness. Ends off with a slight kiam kiam note.
  Palate not matching up. Rounded fruit and oak but slightly bitter tannins at the end. Vintage issue?

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• Alex H wrote: 88 points

  November 25, 2012 - Superb aromatic nose of winter melon tea , tobacco leaves, musky tea with truffles but with Limey chalky minerality. Nice cooling palate finish. Still showig good acidity snd better length than the 73 latour

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1973
• 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 031259016368, 087000323988, 3364420025911

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• In Cellars 65 (71%)
• Consumed 26 (29%)

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