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Date Printed: 1/9/2009
(search item no. 91335)
collectible wine
Wine & Spirits rating: 96 points
Wine Spectator rating: 95 points
PRICE ON 1/9/2009: $225.00

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 100 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 98 points
2005 International Wine Cellar rating: 97 points
2003 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2003 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2002 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
2001 Wine Spectator rating: 95 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
2000 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
1999 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
1999 International Wine Cellar rating: 92 points
1998 Wine Spectator rating: 97 points
1998 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
1995 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
1995 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
1994 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points
1993 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
1990 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
1989 Wine Spectator rating: 100 points
1983 Wine Spectator rating: 88 points
1982 Wine Spectator rating: 99 points
1981 Wine Spectator rating: 87 points
1966 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 "Wonderful aromas of dried flowers, currant, berries and mineral. Full-bodied, yet reserved and refined. Lovely texture, with a pure silk feel. Seamless and beautiful. Great length. Even better than from barrel. Best after 2012."
-Wine Spectator
My Notes:

About Château Haut-Brion:

 Château Haut-Brion is the oldest and by far the smallest of the "Premiers Grands Crus" vineyards of the Gironde 1855 classification. Château Haut-Brion is one of the few remaining family-owned domains of the Bordeaux region with a history going back to the 16th century. It has been owned by the American Dillon family since 1935.