En af verdens mest ikoniske rødvine.
Château Haut-Brion er ikke blot et vinslot – det er et stykke vinøs verdensarv. Historien kan spores helt tilbage til 1521, hvilket gør det til et af de ældste navne i Bordeaux. I 1855 blev Haut-Brion som det eneste slot uden for Médoc optaget i den berømte klassifikation som Premier Grand Cru Classé – et vidnesbyrd om dets enestående kvalitet og prestige.
Ejendommen ligger i hjertet af Pessac-Léognan, hvor den grus- og lerholdige jord, kombineret med et unikt mikroklima, giver vinene deres karakteristiske dybde, mineralitet og elegance. Siden 1935 har slottet været ejet af familien Dillon, og under ledelse af Prince Robert de Luxembourg videreføres arven i dag med den samme kompromisløse stræben efter perfektion, som har gjort Haut-Brion til en legende.
Årgang 2022 fremstår som en sand triumf for Haut-Brion – en vin, der forener kraft med udsøgt finesse. I glasset ses en tæt, mørk rubinfarve med violette reflekser. Duften er kompleks og dragende med lag af solbær, brombær, sorte kirsebær og blomme, efterfulgt af nuancer af cedertræ, tobak, grafit, mørk chokolade og ristet eg.
Smagen er intens og dybt fokuseret. Merlot giver rundhed og saftig mørk frugt, Cabernet Sauvignon tilfører struktur og kraft, mens Cabernet Franc bringer en løftende friskhed og floral tone. Teksturen er silkeblød men med et fast greb, og tanninerne er både modne og elegante. Eftersmagen er lang, harmonisk og mineralsk – et kendetegn for slottets unikke terroir.
Jeb Dunnuck - 98-100
Unquestionably one of the top wines in this impressive vintage, the 2020 Château Haut-Brion checks in as 42.8% Merlot, 39.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Cabernet Franc, all of which will spend 15-18 months in 77% new French oak. Its deep purple color is followed by a thrilling nose of mineral-laced blackcurrants, black raspberries, toast, spice, scorched earth, and graphite. Possessing an almost Lafite-like elegance on the palate, it nevertheless has huge dry extract, full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and beautiful tannins. Per the spec sheet, the alcohol is an estimated 15% with a pH of 3.78, so it’s no shrinking violet, yet it never shows a hint of headiness or being over the top. I finished my note with “Where can I buy some?” I suspect this wine will require a solid decade to hit the early stages of maturity and will be a 30-, 40-, or possibly a 50-year wine.
Robert Parker - 99
The 2020 Haut-Brion is more aromatically demonstrative than La Mission Haut-Brion, bursting with aromas of blackberries and raspberries mingled with licorice, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings and nicely integrated new oak. Full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's rich and layered, with an enveloping core of fruit that's girdled by plenty of sweet, powdery tannin. Despite checking in at a similarly lofty alcoholic degree to the 2019, its more granular tannic profile tempers the vintage's sweetness of fruit and lends the wine a more classically proportioned, and more classically structured, profile.
James Suckling - 98
Aromas of blackberry, licorice, tile, stone and mocha. Tobacco and cigar, too. They follow through to a full body with ultra-fine tannins that go on and on. Sophisticated ripe fruit in the center palate with a brightness. Tangerines in the finish. Very supple and savory at the end, in a classy way. Reminds me of the 1998. Already so attractive, but it will reward you much more after 2028.
Wine Enthusiast - 97
Tightly textured, this is a wine whose future is assured. With intense white fruits, spice and touches of toast from the wood aging, the wine's concentration and taut character combine richness and structure.
Decanter - 96
Concentrated, powerful and precise; this takes a grip and holds on, layers of licorice, grilled coffee bean, chocolate, blackcurrant pastille, cassis bud and a more steely wet stone edge that gives a much needed balance to the richness of the overall feel of this wine. Gunsmoke curls out of the glass after half an hour - this is going to need serious ageing, impressive and powerful stuff.
| Årgang | 2022 |
| Vintype | Rødvin |
| Land | Frankrig |
| Område | Bordeaux |
| Kommune | Pessac-Léognan |
| Producent | Château Haut-Brion |
| Alkoholprocent | 13% |
| Indhold | 75cl |
| Druer | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc |
| Produktionsmetode | Konventionel |
| Faktablad | Hent faktablad |
| Varenr. | 71003 |
