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Haut Brion 2001
Graves, First Growth
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- GBP Price: £3000.00 per Case
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- Size: Bottle (75cl)
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| Wine Advocate | Wine Spectator | Burghound | Jancis Robinson.com | International Wine Cellar |
| 94 | 95 | - | 18 - 19 | 92 |
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Haut-Brion’s 2001, which was bottled late (the end of September, 2003), possesses an unmistakable nobility as well as a burgeoning complexity. Plum/purple to the rim, this blend of 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 12% Cabernet Franc is playing it close to the vest, having closed down considerably after bottling. Nevertheless, it reveals pure notes of sweet and sour cherries, black currants, licorice, smoke, and crushed stones. Medium-bodied with excellent purity, firm tannin, and an angular, structured finish, it requires 5-7 years of cellaring. Score: 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2009-2020+ |
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Intense aromas of violets, berries and spices follow through to a full-bodied palate, with layers of supersilky tannins and a long, long finish. Very classic in style. All in elegance and length. I like it better than the 2000. Best after 2009. 1,000 cases imported. Score: 95 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2009+ |
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Brilliant colour and very interesting, complex nose. Quite nicely evolved. Tealeaf scent. Very confident. Lively and relatively delicate. Good balance. Bone dry. Medium weight. Score: 18 - 19 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2009-2020 |
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Full red-ruby, less bright than La Mission. Brooding aromas of raspberry, nuts, menthol and game. Dense, rich, chewy and deep but a bit youthfully closed, showing less personality today than the 2001 La Mission. Larger but not longer. Finishes with building tannins and a minty nuance. (92+ points) Score: 92 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar |
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Tasted blind at Bordeaux Index’s 10-Year On horizontal. This has a very elegant bouquet with blackberry, briary, potter’s kiln and bacon fat with fine delineation and lift. The palate is medium-bodied with great freshness on the entry, very good acidity with red-berried fruit interlaced with cedar, graphite and leather. Very good depth, very feminine and focused with ample freshness on the finish that seems to have 'filled out' in recent years. Excellent. Tasted March 2011. Score: 95 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com |
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