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Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 2014 (Ex-Negociant)

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Haut-Brion
$659.00
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The oldest continuously operating winery in Bordeaux, with vineyard records stretching to 1521. Haut-Brion was the only non-Médoc property in the 1855 Classification's First Growths, and the Dillon family has owned it since 1935. The 2014 vintage was rescued by an extraordinary autumn—an exceptionally warm September and an October that delivered a historic one hundred and ninety-four hours of sunshine. This Indian summer ripened the crop to perfection after a cool, uncertain summer, producing wines of vivid freshness and structure. The blend of fifty percent Merlot, thirty-nine percent Cabernet Sauvignon, and eleven percent Cabernet Franc was raised in seventy percent new oak. At a decade old, the wine is opening into layers of dark fruit, graphite, tobacco, and gravel-bed minerality. The "Ex-Négociant" designation simply indicates the bottle's trade provenance—it has no bearing on the wine itself.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2014 Haut-Brion is moving into its drinking plateau on the nose, which is now entirely open. Tertiary red fruit mixes with fennel, iron filings and a touch of Moroccan spice. Very fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. It's a little sweeter and, as I commented before, a little medicinal in style, with hints of aniseed developing towards the finish. This is a mellow Haut-Brion, and it is very well crafted, but is there a gap between this and other high-performing Pessac-Léognan wines? Not in this vintage. Tasted at Bordeaux Index's 10-Year-On tasting." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

96 points

"The 2014 Haut Brion is a blend of 50% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc and 39% Cabernet Sauvignon picked between 11 September and 10 October, cropped at 42.9 hectoliters per hectare and raised in 70% new oak. As I observed when I made the comparison in barrel, the Haut Brion exudes more red fruit than La Mission Haut Brion, adorned with wild strawberry, bilberry, tobacco and again, just that hint of menthol in the background. The palate is very fresh and taut on the entry. The acidity is very nicely pitched and there is a touch of marmalade and blood orange that is tangible at the back of the mouth. There is real frisson to this Haut Brion, not quite as seductive and as smooth as its sibling over the road, but very persistent in the mouth. I noticed that over 15 to 20 minutes that the Haut Brion just gained more and more complexity, putting a small distance between itself and La Mission, as if determined to mock my opinion in barrel that La Mission would have the upper hand! Be my guest. Haut Brion has an inch, just an inch ahead of its "rival" sibling." —Neal Martin

Decanter

95 points

"From a blend of 50% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a full and deep expression of the vintage. The fruit leads with damson and plum, with black pepper spicing, lovely smoked grilled notes, touches of bramble, with a beautiful tannic hold and life on the finish. Deft and elegant, clearly successful, rich complexity and deceptive in terms of ageing because the tannins are fine but there are plenty of them, gently building up in your mouth over the course of the tasting. Such confident handling of the vintage, as you would expect, relatively high alcohol for the year at 14.25%abv, but barely discernible."

Wine Spectator

96 points

"Loaded with warm tar, singed juniper, plum reduction and cassis notes that are perfectly melded, giving this a remarkably supple edge. The finish lets tobacco, bay leaf and incense accents glide in. Shows lovely mouthfeel and superior refinement overall. Best from 2020 through 2035."

Wine Enthusiast

100 points

"Full of ripe fruit, opulent and concentrated, this is a fabulous and impressive wine. It has a beautiful line of acidity balanced with ripe fruits. The wood aging is subtle, just a hint of smokiness and toast. This is one of those wines, from a great white wine vintage, that will age many years. Drink from 2024."

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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grilled porterhouse steak, roasted beef tenderloin, herb-crusted venison, lamb shoulder, beef Wellington

Tasting Profile

Deep ruby Pessac-Léognan with ripe plum, dark cherry, and earthy aromas. Full-bodied with ripe tannins and balanced acidity, displaying blackcurrant, spice, and mineral finish.

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