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• ppandian Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 11, 2024 - Ripe red fruits, intense bouquet of violets, pronounced cigar and tobacco notes. Fruit has receded a bit, but quite balanced and powerful.

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  October 23, 2023 - Dark fruit. Chewy but not tannic. Hint of bricking.

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• JulianSkeels wrote: 95 points

  October 4, 2023 - From a pristine bottle, another great 1997 (an underrated merlot vintage now coming into its own). Not a deep rendition, and somewhat green, its aromas are to die for. Evolving but dominated by smoke, followed by cigar tobacco and finally like sitting by a log fire. Rich and long in the mouth. Not a technical high-scoring wine, but one to saviour as it evolves in the glass. Needed a 2hr decant to open. No hurry, drink to 2035+. 95pts

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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  March 30, 2023 - Part of a larger tasting with a lot of really good wines, this clearly stood out, especially considering the low expectations from the vintage. Opened about two hours before we tried it, the aromatics were all about earthiness, aged tobacco and dusty, almost dried fruit. I really didn't need to drink it, as it smelled so wonderful I was happy to just take another sniff every minute or so. The aromatics alone were enough. That said it tasted very good as well, even if it was lighter in body than normal for a first growth. It also went through a couple of twits and turns, where it was richer for a few minutes, then got lighter, and then filled out again. Not a lot of structure left, so I think this was about as good a time as any to have opened it, and everyone around the table enjoyed, so job well done Haut-Brion!

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• dream Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 22, 2022 - Surprisingly good showing with nice maturity but a bit thinner and less precise than the other vintages tonight. Still, on its own, I bet it would be a fine dinner companion. Double-decanted for 3 hours.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• 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, 3700188022197

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• Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
• In Cellars 994 (63%)
• Consumed 580 (37%)

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