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Red
1999 Château Haut-Brion
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
Label borrowed from 1998
Label borrowed from 1998
Community Tasting Notes 218
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paulst Likes this wine: 94 points
January 1, 2024 - Cedar and tobacco; light berry; smooth elegant finish.
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dbkitc wrote: 93 points
December 25, 2023 - This has come a long way since my last bottle drunk in 2015. The color is now a lighter garnet with a maturing pink rim. The nose is classic HB (cassis, eucalyptus and tobacco. Maturing sweetness but not the intensity of the best vintages. The breed is evident in this luncheon claret. Elegance personified. It’s not the most impressive first growth or HB I have tasted but it’s an absolute pleasure to drink. Would gladly have five cases in the cellar for what I paid for these on release. Oh well. I just love the style of this Chateau - even without the fireworks of the best vintages. In a good place right now - the tannins have subsided - but this should drink well for another 10 years at least. (93)
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Tao wrote: 97 points
November 2, 2023 - To me personally, a real treat and a delicacy, a hidden gem! I'm sure people basically ignore this vintage right now but trust me, this simply offers superb value! A delightful drink, subtle in texture, rich in flavour, full of distinctive characters, vibrant and a long finish! At nearly twenty-five years old, this is shining gloriously at the moment.
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Racer117 wrote: 91 points
July 28, 2023 - Good but not great. Plum, berry, cedar, hint of iodine/salinity. Moderate finish. Rather subdued. Thanks to Christy for sharing.
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hargy Likes this wine: 90 points
June 10, 2023 - drunk alongside the 1999 VCC, I much preferred the latter - there has been little or no development I could discern since my last bottle - strangely anodyne, I will leave my last bottle for quite a few years, more in hope than expectation
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Up From The Cellar No. 20, 2/4/2023 (link)(Chateau Haut-Brion) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines (Sep 2019), 9/1/2019 (link)(Haut-brion Haut-brion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
1/4/2017 (link)(Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan, France) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/25/2009 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/15/2007 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/1/2004 (link)(Ch Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2001, IWC Issue #96 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2000, IWC Issue #90 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
3/20/2007 (link)(Chateau Haut Brion) Very scorched earth nose. Only back one year in the vertical but at least five years in maturity. This stuff is advanced. Nice nose though. All that great Haut Brion stuff plus a hint of early secondary. Cedar and stuff like that. The palate shows some fruit. Red fruits along with complex mineral tones and some oak peeking out. Long and pure. Very good drinking claret.
Wine Library TV
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
1st Growth 1999 Bordeaux's, Episode #150, 12/19/2006 (link) 90+ points(Chateau Haut-Brion) #3; A Double VaynerCLANK; COLOR-nice ruby red; NOSE-lot of dill, black pepper, green pepper, dirt, lizard backs, Old World, severe heavy terroir, hint of cherry underlying;, TASTE-very young still, HUGE tannin structure, little cassis & blackberry, obvious tobacco, very dry, leather, wet rock, earthy, very tight, this is a BABY, not opening up for 10 -15 years, 92-93 down the line; RP-93, WS-91; GV-90+
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
3/18/2004 (link) 94 points(Château Haut-Brion) Nice, if tight, berry, mulberry nose; nice body, tight, lovely, coffee palate; medium long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- 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, 0649944040507, 087000323988, 3364420025911, 3700188003257, 802236000096, 802236002519, 873399000933
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 36 (1%)
- In Cellars 4,046 (71%)
- Consumed 1,616 (28%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
BBQ, chicken and mole, steakWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau Haut-Brion
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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