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2003 Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan

2003 Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan

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James Suckling

Reviewed April 2011
An intense, opulent nose with notes of ripe fruits and meat. An exotic and decadent wine, it boasts a full body, with big velvety tannins and loads of complexity. Layers and layers of flavors.
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Professional Reviews

96

Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 06/2004
Restrained power combine with great style and elegance in this beautiful wine. The tannins are certainly solid and serious, but then they are also sweet, dusty ripe, sustaining dense dark plum flavors and only a hint of wood. (RV)

96

Wine Spectator

Review Date: 03/2006
Complex aromas of black licorice, tobacco and cedar with red fruits. Full-bodied, with superseductive, silky tannins, loads of fruit and a finish that lasts for minutes. A beauty in all the sense of the word. (JS)

95

Decanter

Review Date: 06/2025
Showing pleasantly savoury, tertiary aromas now: grilled meat, dried porcini mushrooms and crunchy leaves. It's hugely powerful but somehow feels incredibly balanced, despite 2003 being the year of the infamous heatwave which swept across France. The tannins are ripe and leave a delicious, delectable silty sensation. (NE)

Notes

Château Haut-Brion is one of the five First Growth wines of Bordeaux, and the only one in Graves. Located on two hillocks of gravel over clay and sand in Pessac, it's classic Graves terroir, consisting of 51 hectares of mostly red varietals (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot). It is the oldest wine estate in Bordeaux and the wine was even served to Charles II! The estate is now owned and lovingly managed by the Dillon family, the royal family of Luxembourg.

Details

OriginPessac-Leognan/Graves, Bordeaux, France
Type/VarietalCabernet Sauvignon and Blends
SKU1023804