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Haut Brion 1998
Graves, First Growth
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- GBP Price: £3750.00 per Case
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- Size: Bottle (75cl)
- Quantities:0 Case - 6 Bottles
- Units: 6
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| Wine Advocate | Wine Spectator | Burghound | Jancis Robinson.com | International Wine Cellar |
| 96 | 97 | - | 18 | 94 |
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As reported over the last two years, this is a prodigious Haut-Brion. It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a tight, but incredibly promising nose of smoke, earth, minerals, lead pencil, black currants, cherries, and spice. This full-bodied wine unfolds slowly, but convincingly on the palate, revealing a rich, multi-tiered, stunningly pure, symmetrical style with wonderful sweetness, ripe tannin, and a finish that lasts for nearly 45 seconds. It tastes like liquid nobility. Score: 96 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2004-2020 |
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Dark color, with decadent aromas of truffles, meat, ripe berries and tobacco. Turns to sweet, crushed berries. Full-bodied, with very polished tannins and a berry and mineral aftertaste. The serious tannin structure is still hiding behind the fruit of the wine. Tightly wound and beautiful. Solid as a rock. A classic wine. - '88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Best after 2011. Score: 97 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2011+ |
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Deep crimson still. Although there is trademark Haut Brion underneath there is already beguiling tertiary perfume on top. There’s a richness underneath. Warm and spicy and very charming. Acidity is noticeable. A lovely bouquet already. Dry finish - quite a bit of tannin still - one will hope that the fruit outlives the tannin - the first wine where I have wondered about this. The nose seems to be galloping ahead of the tannins, but on past performance it should be fine. Score: 18 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2010-2022 |
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Good medium ruby. Aristocratic, highly complex nose hints at plum, roast coffee, leather, grilled nuts, tobacco and earth. A bit reticent today but already offers an uncanny amalgamation of density and vinosity. A very suave, subtle wine that finishes with creamy, sweet tannins and terrific grip and length. Was there a more consistently outstanding first growth through the decade of the '90s? (94+ points) Score: 94 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar |
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