Wine Chateau Haut-Brion Rouge, Pessac-Leognan AOC 1-er Grand Cru Classe, 2011
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Reviews of purchase Chateau Haut-Brion Rouge, Pessac-Leognan AOC 1-er Grand Cru Classe, 2011
Tasting Notes
Wine delicious, deep ruby-purple color.
Exquisite taste of wine, full, powerful, rich tannins, great structure and an incredibly long finish.
The wine has a rich, luxurious fragrance with notes of ripe red fruit and cocoa beans. Over time, manifest and smoky licorice nuances.
The wine goes well with high French cuisine and specialties such as foie gras, truffles, white veal with berry sauce, rabbit with mushrooms, oysters in champagne, frog legs. As an ideal snack aged cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Château Haut-Brion has many jewels - it produces the oldest wine of Bordeaux, a member of the famous classification of Bordeaux wines, famous for the invention of a new style of wine in the 17th century and represents one of the most luxury wine brands in the world. Red wine Château Haut-Brion embodies the five centuries of winemaking tradition and plays a major role in the history of the world of wine.
According to historical documents, this wine was served at the court of King Charles II of England in 1660. Château Haut-Brion was included in the top five Cru Classé in the official classification of Bordeaux wines in 1855.
The uniqueness of the terroir expressed in this wine because of its unusual flowers with smoke, which combines the flavors of cigars, chocolate and cedar wood. This aroma is preserved throughout tasting, including long aftertaste, which indicates superior quality wines. Vineyards, which are grown Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for this wine, cover approximately 48 hectares.
The harvest in 2011 came from 31 August until 27 September. In the manufacture of Château Haut-Brion after harvest grapes subjected to destemming and crush, and then placed in a special double fermentation tank at the top of the fermentation takes place, and the bottom - malolactic fermentation, and the movement of the wine takes place by gravity. Excerpt wine takes from 18 to 22 months in oak barrels, 80% of which - new. Every year it produces about 10-12 million cases of wine.
According to ancient maps and other written sources, the name of O-Brion appeared before the end of the 15th century. Needless Château Haut-Brion was founded in 1533 by Jean de Pontakom - this means that the estate is the oldest wine estate in Bordeaux. The modern history of the manor begins in 1935, when it acquires Clarence Dillon, American financier and wine lover. Today, Château Haut-Brion controls the grandson of Clarence Dillon, son of Joan Dillon and Prince Charles of Luxembourg, Prince Robert. He began to do business sector in 1992, and in 2002 was appointed general manager of the Chateau. In 2005, Prince Robert founded the company "Clarence Dillon Wines", which was engaged in the production of first-class wines at an economical price. In 2008, he became president of the Domain Clarence Dillon.
The vineyards of the estate are located in the region of Pessac, just a few miles from the center of Bordeaux. Soil of the vineyard, mostly gravel, composed of small stones, including quartz - this breed makes the taste of Château Haut-Brion so amazingly rich. The total area is 51 hectares of vineyard.
