2008 Haut Brion
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The 2008 Haut Brion is another classic, austere, yet balanced and concentrated wine in this vintage that still has some upside. Notes of blackcurrants, cold fireplace, smoked earth, and tobacco all flow to a medium to full-bodied, firm, structured Haut-Brion that has beautiful purity as well as length. It’s just still tight and relatively closed at present. Give bottles another 4-5 years, after which it should be at the early stages of its drinking plateau and cruise for another two decades.
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Robert Parker
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Tasted blind. Sweet and then something a bit charred about this. Sour end. Solid but no lift. Dense and layered. (JR)
Fleshy and open-knit – distinctive and elemental with a mossy, earthy tone to the palate. Something perhaps a bit rusty too, which undermines the freshness of the finish a little. Approachable structure, where the tannins are very fine. Heady alcohol vapours on the finish. (RH)
About the producer
Ch. Haut-Brion is the only classified growth in Pessac-Léognan. One of the five First Growths, it is renowned for producing both exceptional reds and whites. Along with its sister estate, Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion, it is part of the Clarence Dillon stable.