The Story
One of Bordeaux's greatest wines, Château Haut-Brion reveals extraordinary aromas of cassis, blackberry, cigar box, graphite, cedar, smoked earth, and exotic spice. Powerful yet effortlessly elegant, it delivers silky tannins, exceptional complexity, and legendary aging potential.
Food Pairing: Pair with beef Wellington, roast lamb, venison, duck breast, truffle dishes, aged Comté, or wild mushroom risotto.
98 Points - Wine Enthusiast
White-berry aromas mingle with delicate white-flower notes. Intense and beautifully focused, the wine offers white orchard fruits, vibrant lemon acidity and a finely integrated core of oak that adds depth and complexity.
97 Points - Decanter
Fragrant floral aromas, red berries, green peppercorn, blackcurrant leaf and herbal nuances introduce a rich yet structured palate. Despite the vintage, it displays impressive concentration, vibrant acidity and commanding tannins that coat the palate with chalky minerality and precision. Powerful, focused and built for long aging, it will benefit from several more years in bottle before revealing its full potential.
97 Points - James Suckling
Beautifully crafted and intensely perfumed, with ultra-fine tannins framing vivid blackcurrants, dark chocolate and hazelnuts. Layers of forest floor, mushrooms, tar, struck match and oyster shell add remarkable complexity. Elegant, precise and beautifully balanced, it can be enjoyed now or cellared.
97 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Haut-Brion confirms its outstanding en primeur performance, firmly establishing itself among the finest wines of the vintage. Aromas of dark berries, cassis, cigar wrapper and burning embers lead into a full-bodied, deep and velvety palate with layered fruit, sweet tannins and lively acidity. The finish is exceptionally long and refined, reflecting the timeless elegance of Haut-Brion in cooler vintages.
95 Points - Vinous
The 2021 Haut-Brion opens with a pure, complex bouquet of blueberry, black cherry, iris, violet and subtle sea spray. Medium-bodied with supple tannins, impressive concentration and a saline, harmonious finish, it captures the classic style of the vintage with remarkable finesse. Likely to enter a period of closure before emerging even more expressive with age.
94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
More restrained and masculine than La Mission Haut-Brion, the 2021 reveals smoky red and black fruits layered with salted meats, graphite, tobacco and crushed stone. Medium-bodied, elegant and beautifully concentrated, it gains richness and texture with air, offering seamless balance, polished tannins and a long finish. A refined, age-worthy Haut-Brion that will reward 4–5 years of cellaring and continue evolving for decades.
Description
One of Bordeaux's greatest wines, Château Haut-Brion reveals extraordinary aromas of cassis, blackberry, cigar box, graphite, cedar, smoked earth, and exotic spice. Powerful yet effortlessly elegant, it delivers silky tannins, exceptional complexity, and legendary aging potential.
Food Pairing: Pair with beef Wellington, roast lamb, venison, duck breast, truffle dishes, aged Comté, or wild mushroom risotto.
98 Points - Wine Enthusiast
White-berry aromas mingle with delicate white-flower notes. Intense and beautifully focused, the wine offers white orchard fruits, vibrant lemon acidity and a finely integrated core of oak that adds depth and complexity.
97 Points - Decanter
Fragrant floral aromas, red berries, green peppercorn, blackcurrant leaf and herbal nuances introduce a rich yet structured palate. Despite the vintage, it displays impressive concentration, vibrant acidity and commanding tannins that coat the palate with chalky minerality and precision. Powerful, focused and built for long aging, it will benefit from several more years in bottle before revealing its full potential.
97 Points - James Suckling
Beautifully crafted and intensely perfumed, with ultra-fine tannins framing vivid blackcurrants, dark chocolate and hazelnuts. Layers of forest floor, mushrooms, tar, struck match and oyster shell add remarkable complexity. Elegant, precise and beautifully balanced, it can be enjoyed now or cellared.
97 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Haut-Brion confirms its outstanding en primeur performance, firmly establishing itself among the finest wines of the vintage. Aromas of dark berries, cassis, cigar wrapper and burning embers lead into a full-bodied, deep and velvety palate with layered fruit, sweet tannins and lively acidity. The finish is exceptionally long and refined, reflecting the timeless elegance of Haut-Brion in cooler vintages.
95 Points - Vinous
The 2021 Haut-Brion opens with a pure, complex bouquet of blueberry, black cherry, iris, violet and subtle sea spray. Medium-bodied with supple tannins, impressive concentration and a saline, harmonious finish, it captures the classic style of the vintage with remarkable finesse. Likely to enter a period of closure before emerging even more expressive with age.
94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
More restrained and masculine than La Mission Haut-Brion, the 2021 reveals smoky red and black fruits layered with salted meats, graphite, tobacco and crushed stone. Medium-bodied, elegant and beautifully concentrated, it gains richness and texture with air, offering seamless balance, polished tannins and a long finish. A refined, age-worthy Haut-Brion that will reward 4–5 years of cellaring and continue evolving for decades.
