The Château Haut-Brion of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux

Château Haut-Brion
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.5.
This estate is part of the Domaine Clarence Dillon.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Haut-Brion is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Haut-Brion wines

Looking for the best Château Haut-Brion wines in Pessac-Léognan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Haut-Brion wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Haut-Brion wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Haut-Brion

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Haut-Brion

How Château Haut-Brion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of green lentils strasbourg style, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or leek and fresh salmon tart.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Haut-Brion

On the nose the white wine of Château Haut-Brion. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, spices or straw and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, gooseberry or oil. In the mouth the white wine of Château Haut-Brion. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Haut-Brion

  • 1989With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Haut-Brion.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.

In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Château Haut-Brion

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Haut-Brion

How Château Haut-Brion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of family potluck, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or coconut chicken curry in thermomix.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Haut-Brion

On the nose the red wine of Château Haut-Brion. often reveals types of flavors of iron, lavender or bing cherry and sometimes also flavors of anise, stone fruit or game. In the mouth the red wine of Château Haut-Brion. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Haut-Brion

  • 1961With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1953With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.79/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.78/5
  • 1959With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1945With an average score of 4.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Haut-Brion.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Haut-Brion

Planning a wine route in the of Pessac-Léognan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Haut-Brion.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Château Haut-Brion and wines from the region

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

The word of the wine: Stopper (taste of)

A defect in the wine reminiscent of the smell and taste of mouldy cork.

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