Winery - Haut Brion
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* Expert NoteAugust 11, 2010
nitially, deep fruity aromas with a strong hint of mint, then turning more pruney and sweet with hints of chocolate, melted sugar, caramel, deeply scented nose with powerful nuanced elements; deep and rich flavors, layers of ripe fruit, black fruit laced with chocolate; powerful tannins; deep and intense in the mouth with a long finish of black currants, tobacco leaf, and coal; a strong expression of the vintage and property with all of the elements of cedar, earth, and ripe fruit reflected in an aged vessel.
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* Expert NoteAugust 11, 2010
Deep and powerful nose, laced with smoke and earthen notes at the outset, then more tobacco and black pepper, loads of black fruit aromas; in the mouth, layers of sweet fruit with an interesting touch of bitter almond flavors; full flavored with lots of red fruits in the mid-mouth; intense but very balanced and fully expressive; as I have felt for years, the ’59 edges the ’61 for me.
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* Expert NoteAugust 11, 2010
The nose is loaded with lots of earth and paraffin, layers of sweet ripe fruit aromas, chocolate, mocha, smoke, and a big shot of cedar; sweet fruit in the mouth, but the earthen character of the terroir that characterizes Haut-Brion is evident here; rich and ripe while it is dry and refined; balanced finish with peppery and spicy notes, finishing with a strong presence of tobacco
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* Expert NoteAugust 11, 2010
This wine has finally come around and now presents a very sweet and ripe nose loaded with cassis, coal tar, chocolate, black pepper, with a hint of rubber that I have noticed in this wine over the years; in the mouth the wine shows lots of black sweet fruits at the outset, but at its core it is still a bit backward with very dry tannins and crusty earthen flavors; though there is depth and balance evident throughout and at the finish; a great wine in the making.
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