Château Haut-Brion 2021

50% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc Haut-Brion se révèle avec subtilité et profondeur, d’entrée. Il affiche d’invitantes notes florales au travers de parfums de pivoines ainsi que de fines nuances de cerises. Précis et puissant, Haut-Brion mise sur sa fraîcheur et son aptitude à maintenir le cap de la finesse et l’élégance dans une univers somme toute strict et vigoureux. Un vin très ambitieux, puissant et persistant qui dispose de tous les atouts pour défier les décennies à venir. 2027-2056. Décembre 2023.

The solid and serious structure of this wine is reflected in the wood aromas and spice from wood aging. It is dense, packed with tannins at the core, and its concentration gives a dry character to the wine. Ready to drink from 2028. Roger Voss. January 2024.

The 2021 Haut-Brion confirms its fine showing en primeur, cementing its status as one of the wines of the vintage. Its complex bouquet of dark berries and cassis mingled with notions of cigar wrapper and burning embers unfurls in the glass. Full-bodied, deep and velvety, it’s concentrated and layered with a multidimensional core of fruit, sweet tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. Reflecting the timeless elegance of Haut-Brions from cooler years, the 2021 will delight Bordeaux purists. Drinking window: 2030 - 2065. Yohan Castaing. February 2024.

One of the absolute stand out wines on 2021 with an electric appeal almost unrivalled in the vintage. Blackcurrant leaf, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, rose petals, sweet cherries and bramble fruits on the nose. Incredibly lively and energetic on the palate with a burst of sharp, sweet and sour fruits that just fills the mouth coated by chalk, slate and pencil lead mineral tannins that give a intensity while the fruit persistency lingers above and through to the long finish. Such delicacy yet multi-layered and full of concentration, clear ripeness and power, though delivered with suaveness and style. Tannins are firm and robust, mouthfilling, no doubt about that, but they give the structure and frame to the plush and plump fruit which also has such a crystalline purity to it. I love the intensity and also these spicy bitter dark chocolate and liquorice elements on the finish which give nuance. Drinking window: 2028 - 2050. Georgina Hindle. April 2022.

Couleur sombre, intense, pourpre et vive. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, fruité, évoluant délicat et profond dans le verre. Ample à l'attaque, accompagné d'une texture minutieuse tout le long de la stimulation, à mi chemin entre la rive droite et la rive gauche, le vin parfume le palais avant de devenir puissant en finale, tout en gardant ses appuis tanniques mesurés. C'est incrachable et savoureux. Février 2024.