2009 Château Haut-Brion Ex-Château
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Right up there with the very best of the vintage, showcasing fresh mint, damson, still young with caressing tannins and creamy black fruits, just a stunning wine that is beginning to open up, but will keep delivering for decades. Haut-Brion at its heights, far better than the bottle of the same vintage that I had back in 2022. 100% new oak for ageing, Jean-Philippe Delmas director.
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James Suckling
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Toasty, gravelly nose. So intense, yet fresh and beautifully balanced. Classic Haut-Brion with still a bit of tannin on the very end. Really impressive. (JR)
A little subdued on this showing, I have had better bottles of the Haut-Brion 2009, but there is still a clearly powerful fruit and tannin structure, touches of black truffle, cocoa powder, bitter almond, charcoal and layers of dried rosemary and turmeric spice. A delicous wine with power and character, slight trace of dried frruit character that reflects the warmth of the year, and it needs time to open. Give it a good 30 minutes in the glass, and a few hours in a carafe, to loosen the muscular architecture, and allow a salty dark chocolate and dried fig character to add rich depths. 100% new oak, Jean-Philippe Delmas director.
About the producer
Ch. Haut-Brion is the only classified growth in Pessac-Léognan. One of the five First Growths, it is renowned for producing both exceptional reds and whites. Along with its sister estate, Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion, it is part of the Clarence Dillon stable.