Winery |
Chateau Haut Brion 2014 1er GCC |
Vintage |
2014 |
Region |
Bordeaux |
Grape |
Merlot & Blends |
Style |
Red Wine |
Sweetness |
Dry |
Body |
Full |
Tasting note |
The Château Haut-Brion 2014 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 raised in 70% new oak (Jean-Philippe Delmas has been lowering the new oak in recent vintages.) The fruit seems a little “redder” than La Mission at this stage with vibrant wild strawberry, blackcurrant and a pinch of dry tobacco, a hint of menthol developing with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, that tobacco element becoming a little stronger in the mouth, a little foursquare but like La Mission Haut-Brion, focusing upon precision rather than power. By Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Apr 2015. |
Rating |
WA96 / WS96 / WE97 / JS97 |
ABV |
14.5% |
Size |
750ml |