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Score 97-98/100 · James Suckling

A structured and powerful Haut-Brion with so much finesse and beauty. Complex and long. It’s full and ultra-refined. Super length and polish. A formed and sexy Haut Brion. Mar 2016, www.JamesSuckling.com

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98
98/100

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98
97-98/100

James Suckling

18
18/20

Jancis Robinson MW

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18 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 18/20 · Jancis Robinson MW

50% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon. Picked 8 September to 5 October. Much more aromatic than La Mission. Lovely silky tannins but masses of them. Very strict and savoury. Really dense but manages to be expressive and convincing. A megalith. 14.9%. Apr 2016, www.JancisRobinson.com, Drink: 2030-2055

96 points
Tim Atkin MW
Score 96/100 · Tim Atkin MW

This is an Haut-Brion to stick away in the cellar and forget about for a decade or more. Thick, compact and very concentrated, it doesn’t win many points for elegance and finesse, but will soften and flesh out with age. The flavours - plum, damson and blackberry - are just a little jammy, yet the acidity freshens the finish. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2028-2040

97 points
Decanter
Score 97/100 · Decanter

The Graves wine of the vintage (along with Haut-Bailly). Taking the highest proposition of first wine (55%) for several years and a good yield of 45hl/ha. The fruit and tannins reached full and perfect ripeness and the structure shows incredible cohesion, easily approaching the quality of the 2010 but with softer tannins. Beautifully complete with great integrity of coffee grounds and rich damson fruit. Opens up in the glass, the personality and complexity ripples through. A touch lower alcohol than La Mission at 14.9%abv and with 3.73pH for fresh balance. 58% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc and 78% new oak. May well be scored upwards when in bottle. Apr 2016, Jane Anson, www.Decanter.com, Drink: 2026-2045

About the producer

Château Haut-Brion 1:1
Haut Brion

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.

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