CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981
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1981

CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1981

Wine 1981 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pessac Leognan

Grape Variety/Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (~45.5%), Merlot (~45%), Cabernet Franc (~9.5%), Petit Verdot (~1%) (variations may occur from one vintage to another)

Food and Wine Pairing: Beef and venison

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85-89 / 100 Rated by 3 experts

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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent June - 1991
Michael Broadbent
Outshining some other '81s, with excellent flavour, good length, tannin and tolerable acidity.
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90 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider October - 2018
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
85 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
My early notes on this wine were inconsistent, but two tastings of the 1981 in the late eighties revealed a flattering, gentle, medium-bodied wine with a smoky, vanillin oakiness, round, ripe flavors, and a soft, luscious finish. It lacks some guts and richness by the standards of most Haut-Brion vintages since 1978, but, nevertheless, it is a charming, lighter-weight, forward wine that has reached its plateau of maturity.
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Vintage Wine  1981
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac Leognan
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Haut Brion
Château Haut Brion
Château Haut Brion

It was in 1855 that Château Haut Brion was honoured with the highest distinction of Médoc wines: Premier Cru Classé. This title is all the more exceptional as Château Haut Brion is the only non-Médoc estate to be part of the Médoc wine classification, as well as the Graves wine classification as a Cru Classé!

Its terroir is indeed very similar to that of Latour. While not the most concentrated, Haut Brion is the noblest of the great wines of Pessac-Léognan and its longevity is unmatched in this area. The silkiness of its tannins is always exceptional.

Château Haut-Brion is the oldest and yet the smallest in size of the Bordeaux vineyards classified as Premiers Grands Crus (Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Haut-Brion). Although vineyards have been present in the region since at least Roman times, the first mention of the Haut-Brion vineyard dates back only to 1423. In the early days, wines were known by the names of the parishes from which they came. Haut Brion was founded in 1525 by Jean de Pontac and since then, illustrious figures have succeeded one another. The last of these, Clarence Douglas Dillon, was Secretary of the Treasury under the Kennedy administration. As its reputation grew, the name of the estate came to replace that of its owners. The concept of Grand Cru was born! We find the first mention of it in Samuel Pepys' diary, who wrote on 10 April 1663: "I have just tasted a French wine called Ho-Bryan (sic) which has the best and most special taste I have ever encountered..."

Among the many great vintages of Château Haut Brion, the exceptional years are 1926, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1961, 1982, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000.

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