Château Haut Brion, 1er Cru Classé, Pessac Léognan
    Château Haut-Brion

    Château Haut Brion, 1er Cru Classé, Pessac Léognan, 2024

    94/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    95-97/100
    The Wine Independent
    93-95/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2024

      12x37.5cl

      EP

      £1,455.00

    2. 2024

      1x75cl

      EP

      £245.00

    3. 2024

      3x75cl

      EP

      £725.00

    4. 2024

      6x75cl

      EP

      £1,440.00

    5. 2024

      1x1.5L

      EP

      £485.00

    6. 2024

      3x1.5L

      EP

      £1,450.00

    7. 2024

      1x3L

      EP

      £1,005.00

    8. 2024

      1x6L

      EP

      £1,980.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Produced from a blend of 47.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37.5% Merlot and 15.3% Cabernet Franc, the Haut Brion 2024 is less guarded than usual revealing wonderful aromas of peonies and roses, mingling with pure cassis and fine strawberries, underscored by mineral notes of crushed rocks. The palate exhibits remarkable control and class, offering flavours of redcurrant and sour cherry alongside orange pith and peony, violet and clove, rose petal and cigar box, with subtle hints of damp earth and brambles. This glorious core of fruit is supported by unimpeachable, lacy tannins that grip the mouth, leading to long, noble flavours that tease the palate with a beautiful salinity and hints of nutmeg. Slightly more demonstrative than usual, but unquestionably a wine of First Growth pedigree.

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    Critic Reviews

    95-97/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    Deep garnet-purple colored. Needs a lot of shaking to wake up scents of crushed black currants, red currant jelly, and boysenberries, followed by hints of Sichuan pepper, garrigue, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate has a firm texture of ripe, fine-grained tannins and great freshness framing the tightly wound, mineral-laced fruits, finishing on a lingering ferrous note.
    drinking window 2029 - 2059
    date of review 05/2025
    93-95/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2024 Haut-Brion, which contains more Cabernet Franc this year from a high-performing vat, has an altogether more polished, powerful and fruit-driven bouquet than La Mission at the moment. Black and blue fruit, black olive and subtle sea spray scents emerge with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, vibrant and focused, with fine tannins and an engaging underlying sapidity coming through with more weight and sustain on the finish. This is a very capable Haut-Brion that will not kowtow to the challenges of the 2024 season—rather, it seems to relish them.
    drinking window 2030 - 2055
    date of review 05/2025
    94/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Medium to full intensity, takes its time to open, this is carefully built, slow and steady in its expression, textured, restrained, cocoa bean, espresso, redcurrant, orchard, sage, bilberry. Very much a classical style of Haut-Brion that will I am sure give great pleasure after a decade in bottle - not as monumental as some, but don't count this out - there are all the bones of this exceptional wine, and the tannic architecture will widen over ageing. 1.7% press, 75% new oak, 26hl/h yield, Jean-Pierre Masclef technical director and Jean-Pierre Delmas estate director.
    drinking window 2032 - 2044
    date of review 04/2025

    product details

    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pessac Léognan
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    12.5%

    allergen information

    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.