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Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan 1er Cru Classe, 1995

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Haut-Brion
$599.00
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Thirty years in, fully arrived. Château Haut-Brion is the original 1er Cru on the Left Bank that isn't in the Médoc — the only Pessac-Léognan estate elevated in the 1855 classification, owned by the Dillon family (now under Prince Robert of Luxembourg) since 1935. The 1995 is a classical, structured Bordeaux that has now reached the plateau collectors wait decades for. Expect dark berry fruit alongside Haut-Brion's signature "warm brick" earthiness — Earl Grey, tobacco, damp moss, wild mushroom, graphite, finely embroidered tannins, and the silky, deeply layered texture that only fully mature first-growth Bordeaux delivers. Cab Sauvignon-led with Merlot and a splash of Cab Franc, aged in 100% new oak; that oak long since absorbed. A museum bottle in its drinking window.

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Antonio Galloni

95 points

"The 1995 Haut-Brion is currently strutting its stuff: dark berry fruit, Earl Grey tea and warm red brick flourish on the nose, classic yet vibrant and compelling. The palate has reached its plateau after nigh 30 years, with finely embroidered tannins, impressive fruit and weight, yet with First Growth’s signature sophistication and charm on the svelte, slightly peppery, almost understated finish. It knows it doesn’t have to do too much to impress you." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

96 points

"It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more fat and seamlessness when compared to the more structured and muscular 1996. Certainly 1995 was a vintage that the brilliant administrator Jean Delmas handled flawlessly. The result is a deep ruby/purple-colored wine with a tight but promising nose of burning wood embers intermixed with vanilla, spice box, earth, mineral, sweet cherry, black currant, plum-like fruit, medium to full body, a high level of ripe but sweet tannin, and a finish that goes on for a good 40-45 seconds. This wine is just beginning to emerge from a very closed state where it was unyielding and backward." —Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Wine Spectator

95 points

"Sweet tobacco, blackberries and violets on the nose. Subtle. Full-bodied and very tight, with fantastic tannins and a long caressing finish. Wonderful texture. All in reserve still."

More about Chateau Haut-Brion

The original luxury brand. Named in 1521 as the first Bordeaux wine labeled for terroir (not owner)—revolutionary then, benchmark now. First Growth in Graves since 1855. Gravelly soils, centuries of legend. Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Pepys knew. History made liquid.

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Perfect Pairings

A wine for a special-occasion roast: rack of lamb with herbs, dry-aged ribeye, squab, or roast duck. Decant carefully (a careful pour into a carafe, sediment in mind) about an hour before. Aged hard cheese to finish.

Tasting Profile

Full-bodied but elegant, fully mature. Dark berry, Earl Grey, tobacco, damp moss, wild mushroom, graphite, warm brick earth. Tannins finely embroidered, texture silky and layered. Drinking at its peak through 2040+.

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