2001 Ch Haut Brion 1er Cru Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl
06A1HAUB _ 2001 - Ch Haut Brion 1er Cru Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Haut-Brion
  • Region Pessac-Léognan
  • Drinking 2019 - 2040
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now

2001 - Ch Haut Brion 1er Cru Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Haut-Brion
  • Region Pessac-Léognan
  • Drinking 2019 - 2040
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £4,838.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £403.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £4,000.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2002

    With more Cabernet Franc than La Mission (12%), Haut Brion tasted more masculine and powerful.Its concentration and complexity mark it out as a wine of enormous potential. The Wine Spectatorjudges it to be better than the 2000.

  • Robert Parker, June 2004, Score: 94

    Haut-Brion's 2001, which was bottled late (the end of September, 2003), possesses an unmistakablenobility as well as a burgeoning complexity. Plum/purple to the rim, this blend of 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 12% Cabernet Franc is playing it close to the vest, having closed down considerably after bottling. Nevertheless, it reveals pure notes of sweet and sour cherries, black currants, licorice, smoke, and crushed stones. Medium-bodied with excellent purity, firm tannin, and an angular, structured finish, it requires 5-7 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2020+.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2002, Score: 18.5

    Lovely, complete, mouth-filling and very opulent. Not especially Haut Brion. Lots of ripe tannins. Lots of stuffing. Appealing. Slightly furry finish. Dusty. Lots there. Chunky. Big and impressive, though needs more time than La Mission. Drink 2012-2028

Producer

Château Haut-Brion

Arguably the oldest recognised Bordeaux grand cru, Haut Brion has been owned by the American Dillon family since 1935. The Château was an early moderniser - the first estate to implement steel vats in 1961 - and over the years, their incredible investments have re-established the inherent quality of this property, enabling it to emerge as possibly the most consistent first growth since the 1980s. Situated in Pessac-Léognan ...Read more

Arguably the oldest recognised Bordeaux grand cru, Haut Brion has been owned by the American Dillon family since 1935. The Château was an early moderniser - the first estate to implement steel vats in 1961 - and over the years, their incredible investments have re-established the inherent quality of this property, enabling it to emerge as possibly the most consistent first growth since the 1980s. Situated in Pessac-Léognan in Graves, the estate is the only classified growth located outside the Médoc. Château Haut Brion has the most Merlot and the most Cabernet Franc of any of the First Growths and the second wine is Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, known as Ch Bahans Haut Brion prior to 2007.Read less

Region

Pessac-Léognan

Stretching from the rather unglamorous southern suburbs of Bordeaux, for 50 km along the left bank of the river Garonne, lies Graves. Named for its gravelly soil, a relic of Ice Age glaciers, this is the birthplace of claret, despatched from the Middle Ages onwards from the nearby quayside to England in vast quantities. It can feel as though Bordeaux is just about red wines, but some sensational white wines are produced in this area from a blend of sauvignon blanc, Semillon and, occasionally, muscadelle grapes, often fermented and aged in barrel. In particular, Domaine de Chevalier is renowned for its superbly complex whites, which continue to develop in bottle over decades. A premium appellation, Pessac-Leognan, was created in 1987 for the most prestigious terroirs within Graves. These are soils with exceptional drainage, made up of gravel terraces built up in layers over many millennia, and consequently thrive in mediocre vintages but are less likely to perform well in hotter years. These wines were appraised and graded in their own classification system in 1953 and updated in 1959, but, like the 1855 classification system, this should be regarded with caution and the wines must absolutely be assessed on their own current merits.

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