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2003 Chateau Haut Brion (750ml)
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QUANTITY AVAILABLE: 3
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Vintage: 2003
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Haut Brion
Vineyard:
Designation:
Appellation: Pessac-Leognan
Producer: Chateau Haut Brion
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Graves
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Tasting note: Deep ruby-red. The freshest on the nose of the 2003s at this address, offering slightly high-toned smoky raspberry, minerals and graphite and a suggestion of medicinal austerity. Offers great breadth and early charm, but also possesses very firm underlying structure. Finishes with big, ripe tannins and outstanding grip and length. (94pts ST, International Wine Cellar)
Tasted: May/Jun 2006
Score: 94
Drink: N/A
Tasting note: The blockbuster 2003 Haut-Brion (13% alcohol) possesses extremely high tannin, but that component is well-concealed by a cascade of mulberry, blackberry, cherry, and plum-like fruit. There is even a hint of figs under the blue and red fruit spectrum. While broad and ripe with a sweet, glyceral mouthfeel as well as a long, powerful, persistent finish, it retains its elegance and nobility. A wine of both power and finesse, it will benefit from 3-4 years of cellaring, and keep for 25-30. (95pts RP, Wine Advocate)
Tasted: Apr. 2006
Score: 95
Drink: 2009-36
Tasting note: Complex aromas of black licorice, tobacco and cedar with red fruits. Full-bodied, with superseductive, silky tannins, loads of fruit and a finish that lasts for minutes. A beauty in all the sense of the word. Best after 2012. 10,000 cases made. (96pts JS, Wine Spectator)
Tasted: Mar 31, 2006
Score: 96
Drink: After 2012
Tasting note: Beautiful dark colour. The nose is not as aromatic and less outgoing than that of La Mission Haut Brion. It is more floral and has more freshness. On the palate, the construction is different. Is has less tannins, more velvet and is somwhat mellower. I found it to be classical, without the aromatic exuberance of vintage 2003 in La Mission, but the tannins are more refined. A big stylistic difference exists between these two wines, although they were produced by the same team. Pleasure Score: 16 (93pts Jean Marc Quarin)
Tasted: Feb, 2005
Score: 93
Drink: N/A
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