Château Haut Brion 1989 MAGNUM 1500ml

€7,900.00*

Contents: 1.5 Liter (€5,266.67* / 1 Liter)

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Product number: JHW-2713

Fill level into neck, capsule good and label very good.

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WA 100 (2/1997): Haut-Brion has been the most consistent first-growth over the last decade, producing top-notch wines, even in such tough years as 1987, 1993, and 1994. The 1989 is one of a handful of truly profound wines from a vintage that tends to be overrated, save for the Pomerols, a few St.-Emilions, and some overachievers in the Medoc. However, 1989 was an extraordinary success for Jean Delmas, the administrator of Haut-Brion and La Mission-Haut-Brion. The prodigious 1989 Haut-Brion is one of the greatest first-growths I have ever tasted. It has always reminded me of what the 1959 must have tasted like in its youth, but it is even richer and more compelling aromatically. The wine exhibits an opaque ruby/purple colour, as well as a sweet nose of jammy fruit, tobacco, spicy oak, minerals, and smoke. Fabulously concentrated, with huge levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin, this wine is nearly viscous because of its thickness and richness. Low acidity gives the wine even more appeal and adds to its precociousness. The wine has not budged in development since it was first bottled, although it has always provided thrilling drinking because of its voluptuous texture. It needs another 5-6 years of bottle age before it will begin to develop Haut-Brion's fabulous fragrance. Expect it to hit its plateau of maturity around 2003-2005 and drink well for 15-25 years.

One of the modern wine legends of our time is the Haut Brion, which has certainly been drunk over 20 times. After a short breather at the turn of the millennium, during which this still youthful wine was somewhat closed, it is now back to 100/100 in the glass without any ifs or buts, most recently in 2007 in the Braui. Now almost priceless, but still worth every cent (source: wineterminator.com Dr Becker).

	Alcohol:	14
	Colour:	red
	Country:	France
	Filling quantity:	1500 ml
	Flavour:	dry
	Grape variety:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
	Producer:	Château Haut Brion
	Product type:	Wine
	Region:	Bordeaux
	Type of wine:	Red wine
	Vintage:	1989