Haut-Brion
Château Haut-Brion is a Premier Grand Cru Classé (First Growth) estate located in the Pessac-Léognan appellation of Graves, south of Bordeaux. Château Haut-Brion is the oldest continuous winery in Bordeaux, with records of viticulture on the estate from 1423. Haut-Brion has been celebrated for centuries. Samuel Pepys tasted the wine at Royal Oak Tavern on April 10th 1663 and wrote that he "drank a sort of French wine called Ho Bryen that hath a good and most particular taste I never met with". One of the world’s earliest tasting notes!
In the 1855 classification, Haut-Brion was the only First Growth not in the Médoc. The estate is managed today by Prince Robert of Luxembourg. Since 1982 they have increased selection using less than half the number of grapes in the Grand Vin, which has had a notably effect on quality. In addition to the Grand Vin, Haut-Brion produces a red second wine called Le Clarence de Haut Brion. The vineyard also produces a dry white wine named Château Haut-Brion Blanc which is very highly prized.
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Bordeaux | 9 | 97 (JD) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,307.53 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (97)More closed and reticent than the La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, the 2014 Haut Brion Blanc is a blend of 68% Sémillon and 32% Sauvignon Blanc all brought up in barrel, with no malolactic fermentation. It reluctantly gives up notes of citrus, orange marmalade, and mint, with a liquid rock-like minerality emerging with time in the glass. Concentrated, medium to full-bodied, with bright acidity, a stacked mid-palate, and a great, great finish, it’s all promise at this point, but should start to sing in 2-3 years. It’s an insanely good dry white from Pessac that’s going to keep for two to three decades. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 97 (JD) |
Inc. GST
SG$8,989.69 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (97)More closed and reticent than the La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, the 2014 Haut Brion Blanc is a blend of 68% Sémillon and 32% Sauvignon Blanc all brought up in barrel, with no malolactic fermentation. It reluctantly gives up notes of citrus, orange marmalade, and mint, with a liquid rock-like minerality emerging with time in the glass. Concentrated, medium to full-bodied, with bright acidity, a stacked mid-palate, and a great, great finish, it’s all promise at this point, but should start to sing in 2-3 years. It’s an insanely good dry white from Pessac that’s going to keep for two to three decades. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$6,742.13 |
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James Suckling (100)This is crazy quality. The depth and intensity is really something. It is so compact and powerful with such intensity and density. Energy. So structured. Full-bodied. Layered and superb. Like a great Montrachet from a great vintage, but so Haut Brion. Speechless. Perfect wine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97-98 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$3,664.29 |
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James Suckling (97-98)Very perfumed with floral, citrus and stone aromas, as well as hints of grapefruit. It’s full-bodied and seamless in texture. Extremely long and fine-grained. 72% sauvignon and 28% semillon. Normally 50/50. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97-98 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$7,524.77 |
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James Suckling (97-98)Very perfumed with floral, citrus and stone aromas, as well as hints of grapefruit. It’s full-bodied and seamless in texture. Extremely long and fine-grained. 72% sauvignon and 28% semillon. Normally 50/50. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98-99 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$3,485.51 |
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James Suckling (98-99)A complex, thought-provoking white. Vibrant and exciting with green herbs, stones and hints of aniseed and wet sea weed. Sea salt, too. It’s full-bodied and tight on the palate and rather shy. But then it takes off at the end and accelerates. Phenolic, with fine tannins. Iron. Oyster shell. 57% semillon and 43% sauvignon. |
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Haut-Brion Blanc
(6x75cl)
2023
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Bordeaux | - | 97-98 (JS) |
Expected Price Range
SG$4,892 -
SG$5,809
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James Suckling (97-98)The Haut Brion is open and very pretty, with sliced lemon, pear and white-peach character, as well as a hint of lemon grass. It’s full and layered with structure and focus. Crunchy finish. Fine phenolics and vibrant fruit for the vintage. 58.1% sauvignon blanc and 41.9% semillon. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,198.44 |
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Wine Advocate (92)A blend of 84% Semillon and 16% Sauvignon Blanc, this wine displays oodles of figs, melon, crushed rock, white flowers and grapefruit. Its excellent texture, medium to full body make for a beautiful example of dry white Graves. Anticipated maturity: now-2025. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,198.44 |
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Wine Advocate (92)A beautiful 1,000-case blend of 83% Semillon and the rest Sauvignon Blanc from the owners of La Mission Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion, this beauty exhibits oodles of marmalade, honeysuckle, caramelized melons and candle wax in a medium-bodied, authoritative style. Drink it over the next decade or more. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 91 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$326.78 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (91)The 2012 Clarté de Haut-Brion is slightly more youthful than the Chapelle de la Mission with black brambly fruit, sandalwood and light rolled tobacco aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple entry. There is fine weight for a Deuxième Vin and a satisfying freshness with a judicious pepperiness adorning the tensile finish. Excellent. Tasted at Bordeaux Index's 10-Year-On tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 93-94 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$171.39 |
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James Suckling (93-94)This shows beautiful density and layers for a baby white with cooked apples, pears and hints of yogurt. Full-bodied, fresh and bright. |
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Bordeaux | 5 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$410.64 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A lovely, dense white with pretty phenolic tension and dried-apple and peach character. Medium to full body. Phenolics give this tension. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$966.24 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very structured second wine with density and freshness. It’s full-bodied and creamy with a flavorful, lightly chewy palate. About 75% semillon, the rest sauvignon. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (JD) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,164.62 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (93)Crushed citrus, golden apple, mint, and hints of spice all emerge from the 2021 La Clarte De Haut-Brion Blanc, a vibrant, fresh, focused, beautifully balanced white from this team that has high yet integrated acidity as well as a great finish. It's one heck of a second wine, and it's going to evolve for a decade at a minimum. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 92 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. GST
SG$704.58 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (92)The 2023 La Clarté de Haut-Brion is bright and focused. Lemon peel, slate, mint, chalk and white pepper bristle with tension and energy. Airy and gracious, with lovely understated persistence, the 2023 is a total delight. This is impeccably done. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,678.04 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Full red-ruby color. Youthful aromas of spicy cherry and sweet leather. Bright, pure and firmly structured; rather backward for this wine but offers plenty of sweetness. Finishes with substantial but sweet tannins and very good persistence. Serious second wine. |
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Bordeaux | 9 | 97 (JD) |
In Bond
SG$1,190.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (97)More closed and reticent than the La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, the 2014 Haut Brion Blanc is a blend of 68% Sémillon and 32% Sauvignon Blanc all brought up in barrel, with no malolactic fermentation. It reluctantly gives up notes of citrus, orange marmalade, and mint, with a liquid rock-like minerality emerging with time in the glass. Concentrated, medium to full-bodied, with bright acidity, a stacked mid-palate, and a great, great finish, it’s all promise at this point, but should start to sing in 2-3 years. It’s an insanely good dry white from Pessac that’s going to keep for two to three decades. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 97 (JD) |
In Bond
SG$8,190.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (97)More closed and reticent than the La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, the 2014 Haut Brion Blanc is a blend of 68% Sémillon and 32% Sauvignon Blanc all brought up in barrel, with no malolactic fermentation. It reluctantly gives up notes of citrus, orange marmalade, and mint, with a liquid rock-like minerality emerging with time in the glass. Concentrated, medium to full-bodied, with bright acidity, a stacked mid-palate, and a great, great finish, it’s all promise at this point, but should start to sing in 2-3 years. It’s an insanely good dry white from Pessac that’s going to keep for two to three decades. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$6,130.00 |
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James Suckling (100)This is crazy quality. The depth and intensity is really something. It is so compact and powerful with such intensity and density. Energy. So structured. Full-bodied. Layered and superb. Like a great Montrachet from a great vintage, but so Haut Brion. Speechless. Perfect wine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97-98 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$3,335.00 |
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James Suckling (97-98)Very perfumed with floral, citrus and stone aromas, as well as hints of grapefruit. It’s full-bodied and seamless in texture. Extremely long and fine-grained. 72% sauvignon and 28% semillon. Normally 50/50. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 97-98 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$6,850.00 |
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James Suckling (97-98)Very perfumed with floral, citrus and stone aromas, as well as hints of grapefruit. It’s full-bodied and seamless in texture. Extremely long and fine-grained. 72% sauvignon and 28% semillon. Normally 50/50. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98-99 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$3,170.00 |
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James Suckling (98-99)A complex, thought-provoking white. Vibrant and exciting with green herbs, stones and hints of aniseed and wet sea weed. Sea salt, too. It’s full-bodied and tight on the palate and rather shy. But then it takes off at the end and accelerates. Phenolic, with fine tannins. Iron. Oyster shell. 57% semillon and 43% sauvignon. |
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Haut-Brion Blanc
(6x75cl)
2023
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Bordeaux | - | 97-98 (JS) |
Expected Price Range
SG$4,892 -
SG$5,809
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James Suckling (97-98)The Haut Brion is open and very pretty, with sliced lemon, pear and white-peach character, as well as a hint of lemon grass. It’s full and layered with structure and focus. Crunchy finish. Fine phenolics and vibrant fruit for the vintage. 58.1% sauvignon blanc and 41.9% semillon. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$1,910.00 |
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Wine Advocate (92)A blend of 84% Semillon and 16% Sauvignon Blanc, this wine displays oodles of figs, melon, crushed rock, white flowers and grapefruit. Its excellent texture, medium to full body make for a beautiful example of dry white Graves. Anticipated maturity: now-2025. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$1,910.00 |
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Wine Advocate (92)A beautiful 1,000-case blend of 83% Semillon and the rest Sauvignon Blanc from the owners of La Mission Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion, this beauty exhibits oodles of marmalade, honeysuckle, caramelized melons and candle wax in a medium-bodied, authoritative style. Drink it over the next decade or more. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 91 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$280.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (91)The 2012 Clarté de Haut-Brion is slightly more youthful than the Chapelle de la Mission with black brambly fruit, sandalwood and light rolled tobacco aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple entry. There is fine weight for a Deuxième Vin and a satisfying freshness with a judicious pepperiness adorning the tensile finish. Excellent. Tasted at Bordeaux Index's 10-Year-On tasting. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 93-94 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$148.00 |
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James Suckling (93-94)This shows beautiful density and layers for a baby white with cooked apples, pears and hints of yogurt. Full-bodied, fresh and bright. |
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Bordeaux | 5 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$350.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A lovely, dense white with pretty phenolic tension and dried-apple and peach character. Medium to full body. Phenolics give this tension. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$833.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Very structured second wine with density and freshness. It’s full-bodied and creamy with a flavorful, lightly chewy palate. About 75% semillon, the rest sauvignon. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (JD) |
In Bond
SG$1,015.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (93)Crushed citrus, golden apple, mint, and hints of spice all emerge from the 2021 La Clarte De Haut-Brion Blanc, a vibrant, fresh, focused, beautifully balanced white from this team that has high yet integrated acidity as well as a great finish. It's one heck of a second wine, and it's going to evolve for a decade at a minimum. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 92 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
SG$587.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (92)The 2023 La Clarté de Haut-Brion is bright and focused. Lemon peel, slate, mint, chalk and white pepper bristle with tension and energy. Airy and gracious, with lovely understated persistence, the 2023 is a total delight. This is impeccably done. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
SG$2,350.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Full red-ruby color. Youthful aromas of spicy cherry and sweet leather. Bright, pure and firmly structured; rather backward for this wine but offers plenty of sweetness. Finishes with substantial but sweet tannins and very good persistence. Serious second wine. |
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