Château Haut-Brion 2025
Bordeaux Primeurs | Premier Cru Classé de Graves Pessac-Léognan AC
The success of Château Haut-Brion is based on its respect for traditions, its values and its unique know-how acquired over the centuries as well as an innovative vision which gives it all its modernity. Through the wines, the property aims to reveal the quintessence of an exceptional terroir.
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France Bordeaux
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Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc 5 - 30 years
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13.00% vol.
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100 100Jean-Marc QuarinCouleur rouge sombre, aux reflets pourpres et noirs. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, profond et très complexe, accompagné d'une odeur d'encre le rapprochant des grands Médocs. Charnu et minutieux en entrée de bouche, plus discret à cet endroit que La Mission, le vin s'installe lentement au milieu, se trame, prend des arômes éclatants et grimpe soudainement en finale, tout à la fois très puissant, délicat et surtout immensément long. Jamais je n'ai vu un Haut Brion occuper autant la bouche avec tant de précision et de force entre le milieu et la finale. Grandiose ! Assemblage : 62 % Merlot, 26,2 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 11,8 % Cabernet Franc. Degré d'alcool : 13°05 - pH : 3,72. Rendement : 29,1 hl/ha. Pour la petite histoire, ce degré d'alcool est le plus faible sur la série 2009-2025. Le bien aimé 2016 est à 14°. Un tel degré modéré renvoie aux années 2004 et 2003. Il est lié d'abord aux pluies tombées fin août -50mm- qui ont dilué la sucrosité. Puis à l'adjonction dans l'assemblage d'une cuve de cabernet franc jugée remarquable, au degré modéré de 12°6. A consommer de préférence entre 2039 et 2125. Avril 2026.
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100 100Yves BeckSi l'intensité est un critère certes important, Haut-Brion ne s'y intéresse pas vraiment. Ce sont les détails, les pixels, la définition qui forment son caractère, ses ambitions. Les nuances épicées accompagnent des parfums de pivoines, de réglisse, de citronnelle et de malt, tandis que des parfums de cassis et de framboises complètent l'exceptionnelle pluralité ! Onctueux en attaque, le vin se révèle avec élégance et subtilité. Il dispose d'une puissance affûtée, précise, plébiscitée par des tannins qui ont du relief et qui font équipe avec une acidité incisive. Cette dernière fournit une touche tonique, pointue, énergisante. Un vin majestueux et serein qui se positionne parmi les réussites éclatantes de l'appellation, sans hausser la voix, avec une fascinante harmonie. 2030-2070 98-100/100. Avril 2026.
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100 100Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2025 Haut-Brion is, as usual, more reserved and austere at this stage than La Mission, unwinding in the glass to reveal notions of dark wild berries mingled with spices, pencil leaf and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and layered, it’s built around a multidimensional core of fruit framed by structuring yet well-integrated tannins, delivering a notably controlled expression of power and concluding with a long, perfumed, subtly ethereal finish. While still tightly knit at this stage, it possesses considerable depth—IPT (an alaytical measure of tannic concentration) levels exceeding 100, rarely observed—that is perfectly controlled and will require extended cellaring. Recent refinements in the estate’s approach, notably in viticulture, are translating into fruit of greater balance and freshness, even under the warm, dry conditions of 2025. It stands as one of the more impressive renditions of Haut-Brion in recent years. 98-100/100. Yohan Castaing. Avril 2026. The 2025 vintage at Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion formed under constraint rather than excess. Yields stayed low, close to 2024, at around 23 hectoliters per hectare for whites—exceptionally reduced—and 27 hectoliters per hectare for reds. Poor floral initiation defined the season early, especially for Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris, with some parcels carrying little to no fruit. Clean flowering locked in that limited potential, and summer drought further reduced berry size, particularly in Pessac. Rainfall arrived unevenly. A storm on June 13 dropped some 65 millimeters in a single day, but only over part of the appellation. Other sectors saw little impact. The Médoc received rain later, on July 24, which largely missed Pessac. The totals align on paper, but the timing drove variation in ripening. Phenolic maturity was high, with IPT exceeding 100, indicating marked concentration. Harvest started early—August 27 at La Mission and September 1 at Haut-Brion—and finished around September 18. The teams responded with control. They adjusted extraction, avoided excess and worked to retain balance. The wines come through as dense but fresh, structured but not severe. The tannins show restraint and precision. Haut-Brion delivers depth and authority; La Mission leans toward charm. Both capture the vintage’s brightness and fruit definition, with more clarity than 2022.
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98 100DecanterOne of the wines of the vintage for me and a clear contender for a 100–point score in bottle. Sticky liquorice and blackcurrant fruit on the nose, dark and slightly heady with fragrant jasmine aspects. Bright, alive, glossy and so perfectly weighted on the palate – more streamlined than LMHB at this point but still with chew and bounce. Lovely vibrancy capturing the ripe fruit of the vintage with a crisp, tense and cool base of spiced raspberries, cherries and touches of cranberry. Stony but delicately leaving a soft gravel and salinity on the tongue. Delicious – this knocks it out of the park. Adore it! A yield of 26hl/ha. Drinking window: 2034 - 2060. Georgina Hindle. April 2026.
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98 100VinumEs ist die Tiefe dieser Nase, welche einem zum Verweilen einlädt; tiefdunkel, mit reifer Kirschfrucht, Cassis und Blaubeere, darüber florale Noten und Trockenkräuter; der Gaumen ist satt, opulent und sehr gut strukturiert, dieses Fruchtpaket scheint über der Zunge zu schweben, die Tannine machen sich erst ganz hinten im Gaumen bemerkbar; der Abgang ist salzig, mit dunklen und roten Beeren und einer nicht aufhören wollenden Länge. Monumental. Genussfenster: 2030 - 2070. Adrian van Velsen. April 2026.
Features
Features
| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Sub-region | Pessac-Léognan |
| Wine type | Bordeaux Primeurs |
| Designation | Premier Cru Classé de Graves Pessac-Léognan AC |
| Grape variety | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc |
| Alcohol content | 13.00% vol. |
| Cellaring | 5 - 30 years |
| Serving temperature | 16 - 18°C |

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A beautiful dark and bright red.
Fruity, subtle and precise, it displays a floral character, followed by aromas of blackberry coated with nuances of mint and graphite.
Discreet entry, tasty and quite quickly tannic in the mid-palate, followed by a long, aromatic and fresh finish.
The Château Haut-Brion vineyard is located in the town of Pessac, a few kilometers southwest of Bordeaux, and extends over 51 hectares. The terroir is made up of two gravel ridges. These gravels are small pebbles, made of different varieties of quartz, real precious stones from the Château Haut-Brion terroir.
Vatting in 225 hl stainless steel vats, aging for 18 to 22 months in barrels, 80% of which is new wood.
Cork
Wooden box
Château Haut-Brion
Bordeaux Primeurs 2025