Château Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
The original great wine of Bordeaux, and the only First Growth beyond the Médoc.
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Classification
Premier Grand Cru Classé (1855), Pessac-Léognan
Status
Interest open
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Access
By allocation
For Lamont’s clients
Principal variety
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc; Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc for the white
Planted at the estate
Why we follow Château Haut-Brion
The estate
The oldest of the great estates and the only First Growth outside the Médoc, in Pessac-Léognan on the edge of the city of Bordeaux. Owned by Domaine Clarence Dillon, it was making renowned wine when Samuel Pepys wrote of it in 1663.
The vineyards
Around 50 hectares of deep gravel amid the suburbs, a warm microclimate that ripens Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc early. A small white production is among the world's greatest dry whites.
In the glass
Haut-Brion has a singular signature: warm gravel, tobacco, smoke and earth over dark fruit, powerful yet supple, with a savoury complexity all its own. The white is rich, mineral and extraordinarily long-lived.
With Lamont’s
Offered through the Private Cellar Selection, generally following the June release. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
Haut-Brion reaches us in small allocations, usually mid-year. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next parcel is confirmed.
The wines
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Grand Vin
Château Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan, First Growth
The tobacco and warm-gravel signature of Pessac
White
Château Haut-Brion Blanc
Pessac-Léognan
Among the rarest and greatest dry whites in Bordeaux
Second wine
Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan
Release and availability
Current availability
Not currently open
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Register interestNext expected release
June
Timing is indicative and can move with the producer or the vintage.
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