Bordeaux Pessac-Léognan - red 75cl X 6 = €635 per bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
1st Growth 1855 Classified Growth
Château Haut Brion 2018
A word from Cave de France: Here is one of Bordeaux's most iconic wines, recognized for its unique style combining power, finesse, and complexity.
The 2018 vintage of Château Haut-Brion is widely considered exceptional, both for the overall quality of the year in Bordeaux and for the particular success of the estate. After a contrasting season marked by demanding climatic conditions, the warm and sunny late summer allowed for remarkable ripeness, resulting in a wine that is both powerful and perfectly balanced .
In the glass, it offers great aromatic intensity, blending ripe black fruits, spices, menthol notes, and characteristic slightly smoky and pastry-like nuances of the cru.
On the palate, it impresses with its density and volume, while maintaining an energetic freshness, with very fine, silky, and perfectly integrated tannins, offering a structure that is both ample and precise . The finish is long, deep, and elegant, confirming a very high-level wine.
This is a vintage with great aging potential, which will begin to open after a few years but can evolve for several decades, and is often ranked among the château's very great recent successes, with scores close to absolute excellence.
The château is a historic property located at the gates of Bordeaux, with origins dating back to the 16th century, and is the only estate outside Médoc to have been classified as a Premier Grand Cru in the famous 1855 classification.
Today owned by the Dillon family, it stands as an absolute reference among the world's great wines, recognized for the consistency of its quality, its singular style, and its major role in the history of Bordeaux wine.