CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
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CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990
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1990

CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1990

Wine 1990 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pessac Leognan

Tasting notes : The wine, less supple and less velvety than the 89, has a tannic structure, more classic and denser. Close to the 88, it has the richness, complexity, finesse and elegance of the most beautiful successes of Haut-Brion.

Grape variety / Blend : Merlot: 55%, Cabernet Sauvignon: 31%, Cabernet Franc: 14% (variations are possible from one vintage to another)

Maturity : Drink or keep

Food and Wine Pairing : Beef and venison

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100 / 100 Rated by 8 experts

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100 / 100
Falstaff June - 2020
Falstaff
Strong ruby garnet, good colour depth, violet reflections, delicate water rim. Finely spiced, black and red berries, candied mandarin zest, spicy-tobacco nuances. Juicy, remarkably fresh and elegant, refined structure, chocolatey tannins, very long-lasting, mineral on the finish, tightly woven, sweet juniper, certain future potential. Great class.
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99 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider February - 2024
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Just a hair's breadth away from the legendary 1989, this is one of those mesmerizing wines. The wine is concentrated, long, deep, complex, and expansive, with incredible, length, purity, volume, refinement, and a seamless finish that is close to the 60-second mark. Just entering its prime, it is only going to get better from here for at least 2-3 more decades. Drink from 2024-2045.
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98 / 100
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2002
La Revue du Vin de France
RVF Magazine The nose becomes more complex with air, developing notes of black fruits, smoked meat, leather. Very beautiful amplitude, richness and volume.
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98 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate June - 2009
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics, scorched earth, blackcurrants, plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 offers an aromatic explosion that is unparalleled. It is always fascinating to taste this wine next to the 1989, which is a monumental effort, but much more backward and denser, without the aromatic complexity of the 1990. The 1990 put on weight after bottling, and is currently rich, full-bodied, opulent, even flamboyant by Haut Brion's standards. It is an incredible expression of a noble terroir in a top vintage. Whilst it has been fully mature for a number of years, it does not reveal any bricking at the edge, and I suspect it will stay at this level for another 10-15 years ... but why wait? It is irresistible now.
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98 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee October - 2021
Jeannie Cho Lee
Always consistently glorious with generosity and wonderful layers of lingering flavors. Tannins are velvety and complement the intense mature flavors that are incredibly expressive now. At its perfect peak - and it should stay here for a few decades or more.
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96 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2000
Tom Cannavan
Extremely deep and even, dense crimson. Youthful. Deep and smoky with some toasty oak forming a cushion to dark, plummy fruit and again that bittersweet plumskin and black cherry focus that gives a serious edge to tobacco and woodsmoke, gravel and steel. Sweet and concentrated fruit on the palate and drying, super-fine tannins dry the mouth. There is just a hint of flatness about the mid-palate at this stage, but the finish regains that wonderful sense of completeness and composure with ripe black fruits, spices, that core of minerality and great length. This balanced, powerful wine will fill out without any shadow of a doubt and is excellent. Another favourite.
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94 / 100
Wine Spectator February - 2005
Wine Spectator
Racy and refined, with firm, silky tannins and a long finish. Full-bodied. Mushrooms and ripe fruit on the palate. Needs some bottle age to open. '89/'90 Bordeaux non-blind horizontal.
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18.5/20
Jancis Robinson June - 2012
Jancis Robinson
Gorgeous, lifted, nervy – just right for current drinking, though I'm sure it will last beautifully too. Absolutely unmistakably Haut-Brion with warm bricks in abundance. Not heavy. Tannins well melded. Quite a contrast to the youthful Latour 1990 served alongside.
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Vintage Wine  1990
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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