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Bahans Haut Brion 2001

Graves, Second wine

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  • GBP Price: £800.00  per Case
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  • Size: Bottle (75cl)
  • Quantities:0  Case -  6  Bottles
  • Units: 6
Scores:
Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Burghound Jancis Robinson.com International Wine Cellar
88 87 - 15 - 16 89
Tasting Notes:

Always one of Bordeaux’s finest second wines, the 2001 Bahans-Haut-Brion exhibits a dark plum/ruby color as well as a sweet nose of cedar, earth, and red and black currants. Medium-bodied, with a supple texture, fine purity, and admirable length, it will drink well for 5-8 years.

Score: 88 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2004-2012

Elegant, with nice berry and tobacco character and hints of vanilla. It's medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a light finish. The second wine of Haut-Brion. Best after 2005.

Score: 87 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2005+

Relatively pale and mature-looking. A little grassy on the nose and a bit tired and rustic on the palate. Perfectly sound for current drinking but it will set no-one alight. Very Graves and lightish. Good balance.

Score: 15 - 16 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2007-2011

Deep red-ruby. Raspberry, smoke, tobacco and roasted nuts on the nose. Sweet, supple and fairly deep, with nicely integrated acids giving shape to the wine. This has very good breadth and palate presence. Lingering finish features sweet tannins.

Score: 89 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar

Nothing too exciting on the nose: light blackcurrant leaf, a touch of wild hedgerow but develops quite nicely in the glass. Medium-bodied, good acidity, light simple and refreshing but a little simple on the finish. A correctly made, enjoyable if not intellectual wine. Tasted October 2007.

Score: 88 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com