Haut-Brion’s grand vin is the embodiment of five centuries of tradition and plays a pivotal role in the worldwide history of wine. It is the oldest of the Bordeaux classed growths, the inventor of a new style of wine fashioned in the seventeenth century, and considered the world’s first luxury brand.

Typically more Merlot dominant than other Left Bank wines, the terroir of Haut-Brion is expressed through its empyreumatic bouquet (Havana cigars, chocolate, roasting, cedar wood, and so on). The attack is restrained, with precise yet exceedingly soft tannins. But the power of this wine is revealed in the surprising long mid-palate and even longer finish.


### 2015 Haut Brion [Bordeaux Blend] 750

The 2015 Haut Brion is a Bordeaux blend from the Pessac Leognan sub-region of Bordeaux, France. It consists of 50% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Cabernet Franc, and boasts an alcohol content of 15.0%. This vintage has been consistently rated highly by professional reviewers, with several perfect scores.

According to Lisa Perrotti-Brown from *Robert Parker's Wine Advocate*, who awarded it a perfect score of 100, this wine has a "medium to deep garnet-purple color" and a complex bouquet of "crushed black cherries, ripe black plums, and wild blueberries" intertwined with "cinnamon stick, cloves, nutmeg, espresso, unsmoked cigars, tapenade, crushed rocks and lavender." She praises its "full-bodied palate" and "seamless acidity," concluding that it has the “tenaciousness to remain impressive for a very, very long time.”

Jeff Leve from *TheWineCellarInsider.com*, also giving it a 100, describes the wine as having an extraordinary purity of fruit with "floral, smoke, cigar wrapper, black cherry and cassis notes." He emphasizes its "silk and velvet textures" and an expansive finish that "feels like it keeps on going."

Jeb Dunnuck of *jebdunnuck.com* echoes these sentiments, calling it a "perfect wine" with “knockout notes of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, ground herbs, and graphite." He notes its "full-bodied, concentrated" nature and suggests it would be best enjoyed after some years of aging.

*Wine Spectator* and *James Suckling* both rate it at 98 points. *Wine Spectator* describes it as a "brick house of a wine" with flavors of "roasted fig, warmed currant compote and plum reduction" and a "lean, muscular strength." *James Suckling* finds it "all about seduction and beauty" with flavors of "tobacco, berries, tea and wet earth."

*Wine Enthusiast* gives it a score of 97, highlighting its "firm texture" and "dense" nature, suggesting it will mature well over time. *Decanter* rates it at 99 points, remarking on its "rich and sumptuous" palate and its "huge depth of fruit."

Finally, *The Wine Independent* also awards it a perfect score, praising its "muscular black fruits" and "mineral nuances" with a "youthful, still primary core" of black plums, crushed blackcurrants, and boysenberries.

Overall, the 2015 Haut Brion is an impressively structured and highly acclaimed Bordeaux blend, promising great aging potential.