CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971
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1971

CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 1971

Wine 1971 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pessac Leognan
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90 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
88 / 100
Cellar Tracker August - 2023
Cellar Tracker
Lovely, enticing aromas. The palate is fresh enough but lacked any second gear.
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86 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate June - 2015
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
 The 1971 Château Haut-Brion has held its chin up high, despite never being one of the best vintages of the decade. Now at 44 years of age, it has a decent, ferrous nose, remnants of black fruit, but all a bit dusty and lacking cohesion—as if the stitches have become unsewn with time. The palate is medium-bodied with moderate depth. There is not so much weight here as you would expect given the growing season, light touches of hickory and sage littering the entry, tapering gently towards an austere finish. Drink this up soon, but don't overlook its charm. Tasted June 2015.
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84 / 100
Wine Spectator April - 1997
Wine Spectator
Light in texture, but nicely balanced to show off delicate cherry and smoke flavours. Harmonious, if not particularly complex.
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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent January - 1999
Michael Broadbent
Good wine. Showing better and better.Sweet, 'elegant', distinctive, good length.
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Vintage Wine  1971
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

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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