David Kline

9.8

Incredible depth of color rim to rim without variation. Inky. Showing slight brick under strong light. Nose of rye toast, tobacco, turned earth, black cherry, oak bark, crumbly roses, dried lavender, and sage. Descriptors do not do justice to the seamless whole of the smells, which are sewn together with espresso and bay leaf, allspice and forest notes. Smooth and silky tannins slip over medium mouthfeel of dried mushroom and graphite, re-emerge as round textural tapestries, filled with candle smoke, dark, rich cherry and ripe black currants. A stunner that needed days of exposure to fully emerge. Enticing and exquisite.




#chateauhautbrion #hautbrion #premiergrandcruclassé #2009 #pessacléognan #graves #bordeaux #leftbankbordeaux #leftbank #grandcruclasséde1855 — 2 years ago

with Courtney

Peter van den Besselaar

8.6

Vintage 2014 - earthy smell, laurel and some cherries. Smooth taste. Needs no cellaring, pleasurewine. #graves — 9 years ago

Gadi Karpel

8.6

86/100
#bordeaux #graves #karpel — 10 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

Complex and quaffable #pessacleognan #graves GCC Bordeaux blend. Served cold there are some wild onion notes, yellow citrus but as it warms up a bit in the glass it balances out nicely and with forward fruit and an luscious mouthfeel. It would be outstanding with fresh oysters. — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2014 - crimson rim, very dark colour, very young and less accessible than other Bordeaux I tasted from 14. There are promising hints of cherries in the smell, laurel, leather-tones and a hint of chocolate and mocca. Powerfull in taste. Partly made of 'vieilles vignes' and one can taste this. Good concentration. Promising domain. #bordeaux #graves #vieillesvignes #cabernetsauvignon #merlot — 8 years ago

Samuel James

9.4

Lost my #hautbrion cherry #pessacleognan #graves — 10 years ago

Douglas Renall

8.8

Lush and balanced #graves — 8 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.4

The nose was much more expressive than the palate showing a mixture of just ripened black fruit, gravel, pencil shavings, flowers, and cedar. The palate was medium bodied and slightly austere. Med finish. #chateaudugrandbos #graves #bordeaux #ctbucklinwine — 8 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Slatey mineral backbone with some robust acidity and laid back fruit. It might not work for everyone but I like dry French whites. #graves is great. — 9 years ago

James Serra

9.5

#graves #hautbrion #1982 #chateaulamissionhautbrion #cruclasse #bordeaux #france #wine #sommelier #killer — 10 years ago