CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955
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1955

CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION Blanc 1955

Wine 1955 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pessac Leognan

Grape variety/Blend: Sémillon (~52.6%), Sauvignon (~47.4%) (variations may occur from one vintage to another)

Aging: woody

Maturity: Vintage wine

Food and Wine Pairing: Fleshy and fatty fish

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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent September - 1996
Michael Broadbent
A good year for dry white wines. A very strong-flavoured wine. A rich, complex bouquet.
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92 / 100
SoDivin October - 2015
SoDivin
Even before opening the bottle, the amber colour suggested a gourmet wine. Upon opening, the nose definitely evokes a Sauternes. Notes of dried fruits, apricot. On the palate the wine is dense, thick. On the attack the wine is slightly smoky with a lovely freshness. The surprise comes when you don't find the sweetness you might have imagined, yet the wine manages to be gourmet. Subsequently, the mouth fills the palate with elegance on notes of dried fruits. The finish is very long, on the grain. This wine is definitely fine, subtle and silky.
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Vintage Wine  1955
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac Leognan
Colour White
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Haut Brion
Château Haut Brion
Château Haut Brion

Château Haut-Brion is one of the most iconic wines of Bordeaux. In 1855, it received the supreme distinction of Premier Cru Classé, an exceptional recognition as it is the only non-Médoc estate to feature in the classification of Médoc wines, whilst also being classified as a Cru Classé de Graves. It is today an absolute reference of the Pessac-Léognan appellation.

Its terroir, close to that of Château Latour, lends the wines of Haut-Brion a unique nobility. Without seeking extreme power, the wine distinguishes itself through its elegance, the finesse of its tannins and a remarkable ageing potential, often considered one of the greatest in Bordeaux.

Château Haut-Brion is the oldest, and also the smallest in area, of the Bordeaux Premiers Grands Crus Classés, alongside Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux and Château Mouton Rothschild. While the presence of the vine in the region dates back to Roman times, the first written mention of the vineyard is from 1423. The estate was founded in 1525 by Jean de Pontac and quickly gained international renown. Its reputation was such that it played a part in the very birth of the notion of Grand Cru, mentioned as early as 1663 by Samuel Pepys in his famous diary. More recently, the estate belonged to Clarence Douglas Dillon, former United States Secretary of the Treasury, further adding to its prestige.

The first of the great crus to be vinified in stainless steel vats, as early as 1961, the estate ages its reds for up to twenty-four months in barrels sourced mainly from its own cooperage. Its great vintages mark the history of Bordeaux, from the 1931 wine and the post-war 1949 vintage to the modern benchmarks of the 1982 wine, the 1988 and the 1990 vintage, not forgetting the second wine Bahans Haut Brion, which became Le Clarence de Haut-Brion.

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