This lot was part of our auction «1. Auction» on 16.01.2021.
00269
Château Haut Brion, Ch. Haut Brion, 2000
3 x 0.750L
Bordeaux
dirty
perfect
into neck
none
99 / 100 Robert Parker Its bigger sister, the 2000 Haut-Brion (a blend of 51% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc) showed incredibly at the tasting, and for me is one of the three or four most prodigious wines of the vintage. A compelling nose of roasted herbs, scorched earth, sweet blueberries, plums, black currants, and a hint of graphite is followed by a deep, layered, sumptuously textured, full-bodied Haut-Brion, but one with extraordinary complexity. This wine seems more evolved and approachable than I had expected it to be at age 10. My window of maturity seven years ago was 2012-2040, but I would change that to 2010-2050.
Haut-Brion can be among the trickiest Bordeaux to taste young, often needing a full decade before the extraordinary complexity that marks this terroir begins to emerge. I was thrilled to see how well both the second wine, Bahans Haut-Brion, and Haut-Brion performed in this tasting, and both scores are slight upgrades. Wine Advocate #189 Jun 2010
94 / 100 Wine Spectator Beautiful tobacco, berry, cedar and plum aromas in this one. Full-bodied, yet very fine and reserved, with silky tannins and a medium finish. I still prefer the 1998, but this is very, very fine indeed. An Haut-Brion with lots of finesse. Best after 2010. http://www.winespectator.com/wine/detail/source/search/not..
18 / 20 Jancis Robinson 51% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc. Lovely gamey nose, pure black fruit, savoury but not as dense as the other vintages seem – more forgiving, more drinkable. http://www.jancisrobinson.com/tastings/search?perpage=20&c..
