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CHATEAU HAUT BRION BLANC, 2006

PESSAC-LÉOGNAN

“the 2005 is a fleshy, racy, hypothetical blend of the 1994 and 1998 Haut-Brion, only better. It boasts a gorgeous perfume of citrus oil, lime, honeyed grapefruit, flowers, spicy smoke, and earth, followed by terrific definition, purity, and full-bodied power” - Robert Parker 95+/100

CHARACTERISTICS

GRAPE VARIETIES Semillon, sauvignon blanc
AROMAS Citrus, lemon, lime, honeyed grapefruit, flowers, spices, earth
ACCORD METS & VINS Arcachon Bay oysters, lobster, scallops
MARK 95/100
CLASSIFICATION Premier Grand Cru Classé, Pessac-Léognan
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL

 

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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE Sustainable
GRAPE VARIETIES

Red varieties: 46% of merlot, 42% of cabernet sauvignon, 11% of cabernet franc, 1% of petit verdot
White varieties: 52% of semillon, 48% of sauvignon blanc

VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 52.8 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 126,600 bottles
HARVEST MANUAL
SOIL

Gravel deposits forming two major hilltops

History and anecdotes

Located in Pessac, a few kilometres away from Bordeaux. Château Haut-Brion is the oldest wine estate of the region. Founded in 1533 by the Pontac family who kept innovating and improving viticultural techniques, especially by developing the wine ageing potential. Wines were sought-after by monarchs and many writers extolled the virtues of them, such as Samuel Pepys who wrote: “And there, drank a sort of French wine, called Ho-Bryan, that hath a good and most particular taste that I never met with …”. The first branded wine was born.

It was in Château Haut-Brion, in the middle of the 17th century, that a new style of wine was made, “the new French Claret”, behind the actual great long-keeping wines, which marked a real winegrowing turn. It was at this moment that they started to bottle at the château.

While he was visiting, Thomas Jefferson, the next third president of the United States would have written to his brother in law: “I cannot deny myself the pleasure of asking you to invest in a parcel of wine I have been choosing for myself. I do it the rather as it will furnish you a specimen of what is the very best Bordeaux wine. It is of the vineyard of Obrion.”

CHATEAU HAUT BRION BLANC

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

GRAPE VARIETIES Semillon, sauvignon blanc
AROMAS Citrus, lemon, lime, honeyed grapefruit, flowers, spices, earth
ACCORD METS & VINS Arcachon Bay oysters, lobster, scallops
MARK 95/100
CLASSIFICATION Premier Grand Cru Classé, Pessac-Léognan
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL