Château Haut-Brion
Graves Red Bordeaux Blend
Graves, Bordeaux, France
Tasted blind. Dark reddish tawny color, almost opaque. Dense in the glass. Notes of cola, high-pitched fruit, wood, herbs, gravel and some barnyard. Rich in the mouth with ample fruit. Long, lasting finish. Silky is an understatement. So youthful and in such a great zone, this seems like it could last another 60 years. We all settle on a guess that this is the 61 HB which I served last year at my bday so we have a recent data point to use. (M's 60th bday 9th of 14)
Tasted blind. Dark reddish tawny color, almost opaque. Dense in the glass. Notes of cola, high-pitched fruit, wood, herbs, gravel and some barnyard. Rich in the mouth with ample fruit. Long, lasting finish. Silky is an understatement. So youthful and in such a great zone, this seems like it could last another 60 years. We all settle on a guess that this is the 61 HB which I served last year at my bday so we have a recent data point to use. (M's 60th bday 9th of 14)
May 23rd, 2021From a gorgeous bottle with 4cm of ullage. Slow-ox'd for 3 hours, then gave it 45 min in a decanter, then back in the bottle for consumption and debauchery over 5 more hours. Reddish tawny with amber rims, translucent. Gorgeous nose from the get go. Notes of raspberry jam, cola, cool slate rock, gravel and tan spice. Silky, velvet glove in the mouth. Has some solid structure that balances the ton of fruit this wine still has. The impact of this wine is both its elegance and the energy in the background that makes each sip memorable. This bottle was even better than the year-ago birthday bottle, and tonight it eclipsed my previous favorite 61 Bordeaux of all time (the 61 Palmer). (Bday 9 of 13)
From a gorgeous bottle with 4cm of ullage. Slow-ox'd for 3 hours, then gave it 45 min in a decanter, then back in the bottle for consumption and debauchery over 5 more hours. Reddish tawny with amber rims, translucent. Gorgeous nose from the get go. Notes of raspberry jam, cola, cool slate rock, gravel and tan spice. Silky, velvet glove in the mouth. Has some solid structure that balances the ton of fruit this wine still has. The impact of this wine is both its elegance and the energy in the background that makes each sip memorable. This bottle was even better than the year-ago birthday bottle, and tonight it eclipsed my previous favorite 61 Bordeaux of all time (the 61 Palmer). (Bday 9 of 13)
Aug 2nd, 2020
Wine 3 of the night, just behind the ‘59 Mission & ‘59 Mouton.
Wine 3 of the night, just behind the ‘59 Mission & ‘59 Mouton.
Feb 12th, 2018Amazing. Silky smooth, mature, cedar, tobacco, graphite, fig, and an amazing nutty/caramel note on the finish.
Amazing. Silky smooth, mature, cedar, tobacco, graphite, fig, and an amazing nutty/caramel note on the finish.
4 people found it helpfulMar 6th, 2015
Perfection in wine. Epic
Perfection in wine. Epic
Apr 9th, 2016From magnum. Quite beautiful. Perfectly balanced, silky and harmonious.
From magnum. Quite beautiful. Perfectly balanced, silky and harmonious.
Sep 28th, 2015
A tired bottle.
A tired bottle.
Aug 21st, 2015
Awful. Oxidized
Awful. Oxidized
Feb 23rd, 2013Slight drop in the mid palate. Otherwise, exquisite
Slight drop in the mid palate. Otherwise, exquisite
Sep 6th, 20191962 - classic lead pencil nose, iron graphite tobacco - totally resolved with outstanding length - and beautiful sweet fruit and texture. Fun to drink
1962 - classic lead pencil nose, iron graphite tobacco - totally resolved with outstanding length - and beautiful sweet fruit and texture. Fun to drink
Jan 17th, 2018