6 x PERFECT 100 POINT SCORES

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"Greatest Haut-Brion ever made" - Wine Spectator



"The prodigious 1989 Haut-Brion is one of the greatest first-growths I have ever tasted." - Robert Parker

Château Haut-Brion is the oldest and by far the smallest of the "Premiers Grands Crus" vineyards of the Gironde 1855 classification, making it one of the few remaining family-owned domains of the Bordeaux region dating back to 1521, when the estate was known as Aubrion. This makes it the oldest, continuously working winery in Bordeaux, and the only First Growth not located in the Medoc. With its impeccable credentials, it is an almost insurmountable task to adequately describe the majesty of this left bank beauty, there just aren`t enough superlatives to do it justice. Residing at the apex of world-class Bordeaux, Chateau Haut-Brion is simply as good as it gets, and the SIX 100 Point scores awarded to the 1989 put this vintage in the class of truly historic wines. This is a very rare opportunity to own one of the finest wines of the last half-century, one which on consumption, will make a memory to last a lifetime. Ex-Chateau - First come, first served.

1989 Chateau Haut-Brion 1.5L

1 Single EXTREMELY RARE Magnum - $8250.00

100 Points Wine Advocate - "This continues to be one of the immortal wines and one of the greatest young Bordeaux wines of the last half-century. Consistently prodigious and almost a sure bet to top the scoring card of any blind tasting of this vintage as well as other years the 1989 Haut-Brion is a seamless majestic classic and a tribute to this phenomenal terroir and its singular characteristics. The wine still has a very thick viscous-looking ruby/purple color a spectacular young but awesome smorgasbord of aromas ranging from scorched earth liquid minerals graphite blackberry and black currant jam to toast licorice and spice box. The levels of fruit extract and glycerin in this viscous full-bodied low-acid wine are awe-inspiring. The brilliant symmetry of the wine extraordinary purity and seamlessness are the hallmarks of a modern-day legend. It is still in its pre-adolescent stage of development and I would not expect it to hit its full plateau of maturity for another 3-5 years but this should be an Haut-Brion that rivals the greatest ever made at this estate. Life is too short not to drink this wine as many times as possible! A modern-day clone of the 1959?" 

 

100 Points James Suckling - "This continues to be a perfect wine with a beautiful, dense character of tobacco and sweet fruits. Chocolate, toasted walnuts and flowers here too. It's full-bodied with velvety tannins. Lasts for minutes on the palate." (6/2016)

100 Points Vinous - "The 1989 Haut-Brion remains one of the outstanding achievements of the decade, and it consistently flirts with perfection. I was fortunate to taste the wine three times over the space of six months, though this tasting note comes from a bottle poured at the château by Jean-Philippe Delmas – the first time I had ever tasted an ex-château bottle. It is a fabulous wine. Showing little maturity in terms of bricking, it has a fabulous bouquet of graphite, clove and tobacco aromas that burst from the glass, perhaps with a little more amplitude than others I have tasted. The palate is perfectly balanced, displaying amazing depth and perfect acidity, and (unsurprisingly, given its provenance) youthful and seemingly with many chapters to go. More floral elements emerge with time: violets on the nose and then later, a taste of eau-de-vie toward the finish. An astonishing wine that will give many more years of pleasure. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the estate." 

100 Points Wine Spectator - "What a gorgeous, seductive and beautiful wine, as always. I can't get over the perfumed aromas of subtle milk chocolate, cedar and sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, yet so refined and silky, lasting for minutes on the palate. Everything is in just the right proportion. This is a wine that will go on forever. I love it. One of my great loves in the wine world. *Top 100 Wines of 1992*" (5/2010)

100 Points Jane Anson - " A legendary wine, and one that I have only tried twice in my life (and this time thanks to a generous friend in London). It's always a bit nerve-racking to uncork bottles that have so much history resting on their shoulders, but it more than lived up to billing. I hesitate to give a 'drink to' date, as this particular bottle has proved stubbornly long-living, despite 1989 being such a hot and dry year, and a number of them now on their final innings. It is very clearly in its tertiary phase, with saffron, tobacco and roasted earth notes, but there is still fruit here, and an explosion of cigar box, rose petal and liqourice aromatics. I'm not suggesting that this is easy to get hold of, but if you are able to, take your time with it, and share it with friends who will enjoy it as much as you will do." (8/2021)

 

100 Points John Gilman - "It had been more than a decade since I last tasted a bottle of the 1989 Haut-Brion (having absolutely zero interest in opening any bottles out of my cellar before this wine has fully reached apogee), so I was very happy to see it on display at the Hart-Davis-Hart tasting. This is a brilliant wine that has not lost an iota of its luster as it has aged, soaring from the glass in a brilliantly pure and bottomless bouquet of cassis, dark berries, cigar smoke, a very complex base of dark soil tones, Cuban cigars, fresh herbs and a refined base of new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and stunningly plush on the attack, with a sappy core of pure fruit, stunning soil signature, ripe, firm tannins and simply brilliant length and grip on the still very young, seamless and boundless finish. This wine has often been compared to the 1959 Haut-Brion, but I have to believe that the 1989 will be even better when it reaches its peak of maturity! This is still a very young wine (far less evolved than the superb 1990) and I would not touch a bottle for at least another dozen years or more. It should last close to a century."

100 Points Neal Martin  - "I mean what do you want me to say? We have been here before. Two bottles opened on this occasion, one showing just a little mustiness on the nose but the other representative. There is nothing new to add, suffice to say that it was one of the vinous peaks of the 20th century and everyone should try and taste it just once in their life."