Haut Brion Pessac Leognan, 2019, 750ML

Feature

Tasting Note

The Wine Advocate 98, William Kelley, 07 April 2022

Wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries and plums mingled with notions of pencil shavings, burning embers and creamy new oak, the 2019 Haut-Brion is full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with a textural attack that segues into an ample and enveloping core of fruit, concluding with a long, expansive finish. Broad-shouldered and muscular, its rich, powdery tannins are already seamlessly integrated; and though it's labeled at 15% alcohol, far higher than the great vintages of yesteryear, it avoids any sense of over-ripeness.

Drinking Window: 2033 - 2070

Winemaking 

Winery

One of the oldest histories of vine growing in Bordeaux, the first mentions of wines made in the Haut Brion vineyards dates back to 1521 when the estate was known as Aubrion.

The vineyards have been managed without chemicals for a number of years and in 2018 the Chateau obtained the High Environmental Value (HVE) certification.

Located in Pessac Leognan the Chateau currently farms 51 hectares of vines of around 35 years of age, 48 of them planted with red varieties and 3 planted with white. The vineyards are grown in a diversity of soils such as quartz, clay, limestone, sand and gravel.