Château Haut Brion 1971

€395.00*

Contents: 0.75 Liter (€526.67* / 1 Liter)

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Product number: JHW-988

Fill level into neck, capsule damaged and label good.

Product information

Haut Brion was a good buy for a long time. I also fondly remember an excellent double magnum of this wine in 1996 at a Krähling tasting. Tasted a dozen times, most recently in 2000, it was a perfectly matured, wonderful Haut Brion with a beautiful cigar box nose - 91/100. But in the meantime, the ravages of time have also taken their toll on this wine. From the double magnum in 2006 it still had a dense colour, appeared soft, pleasing and was quite nice to drink, but the classic cigarbox nose was increasingly replaced by medicinal, iodine tones - 89/100. (Source: wineterminator.com Dr. Becker)

MB **** (11/1990): Much better than the '70: fragrance, harmony, length. Lovely. WS 91 (11/1991): Tasted from magnum. Rich and decadent, with delicious, velvety fruit flavours. Deep red colour, tobacco and blackberry aromas, full-bodied, with lovely ripe fruit flavors, medium tannins and a velvety mouthfeel.--La Mission-Haut-Brion vertical. WA 87 (1/1998): 1971 is a delicious La Mission that has been fully mature for the last 5-6 years. This rustic wine has a big, earthy, cigar-box, mineral-scented bouquet, generous yet coarse flavours, and a powerful, dusty finish. I would expect it to continue to drink well for at least a decade. Anticipated maturity: Now-2000.

	Alcohol:	14
	Colour:	red
	Country:	France
	Filling quantity:	750 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:	1971