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1966 Chateau Haut-Brion
- Pessac-Leognan, France
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- $ 701 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Critic tasting note: "Much better on the nose, with its wonderful, smoke, tobacco, cigar box, wet forest floor and cherry pipe tobacco filled nose, than on the light, slightly rustic palate. There was a discernible green note in the finish, that took away from the earthy, red fruits. Fully mature, there is no reason to hold this any longer." - 89/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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$1,162.50
$581.25 / 750ml
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1966 Case of 2 Btls
Chateau Haut Brion Premier Cru Classe Pessac Leognan Pre Arrival, Bordeaux, France
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$584.50
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1966 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Haut Brion Premier Cru Classe Pessac Leognan Pre Arrival, Bordeaux, France
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$1,450.00
$725.00 / 750ml
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Pre Arrival
1966 Case of 2 Btls
Haut Brion [Pre-Arrival]
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$796.00
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1966 Bottle (750ml)
1966 Chateau Haut-Brion, Graves
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$1,870.00
$935.00 / 750ml
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1966 Magnum (1.5L)
1966 Chateau Haut-Brion, Graves (magnum)
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Highlights
- From Pessac-Leognan, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 701 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Haut-Brion is the oldest of Bordeaux's five first growths, and one of the most famous wines in the world. Located in Pessac-Léognan, south of the city of Bordeaux, the château is rather far removed from its counterpa...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- 1er Grand Cru Classé
Analytical Data
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0.0%
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Dry
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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
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French
- Ownership
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Domaine Clarence Dillon
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Château Haut-Brion’s vineyard is located in the commune of Pessac, just a few miles southwest of Bordeaux’s city center. It belongs to the Pessac-Léognan appellation, to the north of the Graves wine-growing region. Château Haut-Brion is the only wine to be both First Growth from the 1855 classification and Classified Growth of the Graves.
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- Winemaking
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The grape bunches harvested and the berries placed in vats, the temperature rises …. Now it is time for fermentation to begin. Thanks to technology and precise temperature control, the winemaker knows how to regulate these fermentations. Two weeks later, when the colour, tannins and aromatic components have given their full potential, it is time to run off the wine from the vats.
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- Ageing
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The best wines are selected for Château Haut-Brion and placed in barrels for 18 to 20 months.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- ‘Minute’ rump steak Main Course
- With beef dripping and Merlot gravy
- French
- Belted Galloway T-bone Main Course
- Tender marbled beed from a traditional Scottish breed
- Western
- Ribeye steak Main Course
- With beef dripping and Merlot gravy
- French
- Manchego Cheese Course
- Spanish
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1966 vintage
91 / 100
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1966 Vintage
Tasted: Feb 2018
Much better on the nose, with its wonderful, smoke, tobacco, cigar box, wet forest floor and cherry pipe tobacco filled nose, than on the light, slightly rustic palate. There was a discernible green note in the finish, that took away from the earthy, red fruits. Fully mature, there is no reason to hold this any longer.
1966 Vintage
Tasted: Jan 2005
Tags darauf aus einer normalen Flasche ebensogut: wieder feines Bukett, sehr elegant, dichtes dunkles Beerenkonfit, zart nach Zwetschkenröster, Heidelbeeren, voll Finesse und Frische, klare Struktur, feiner Nachhall nach Kaffee und Mokka, in diesem Jahrgang eine Bank.
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Critics Score
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96 / 100
$ 728
2023
97 / 100
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2022
97 / 100
$ 706
2021
95 / 100
$ 571
2020
97 / 100
$ 693
2019
97 / 100
$ 688
2018
96 / 100
$ 872
2017
95 / 100
$ 582
2016
97 / 100
$ 727
2015
97 / 100
$ 716
2014
95 / 100
$ 485
2013
93 / 100
$ 437
2012
95 / 100
$ 547
2011
94 / 100
$ 540
2010
97 / 100
$ 1,152
2009
97 / 100
$ 1,160
2008
94 / 100
$ 602
2007
94 / 100
$ 553
2006
95 / 100
$ 606
2005
97 / 100
$ 1,104
2004
94 / 100
$ 487
2003
94 / 100
$ 606
2002
92 / 100
$ 441
2001
94 / 100
$ 560
2000
96 / 100
$ 1,066
1999
92 / 100
$ 580
1998
96 / 100
$ 757
1997
90 / 100
$ 501
1996
93 / 100
$ 573
1995
94 / 100
$ 646
1994
92 / 100
$ 518
1993
91 / 100
$ 573
1992
89 / 100
$ 700
1991
89 / 100
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1990
96 / 100
$ 1,344
1989
98 / 100
$ 2,907
1988
93 / 100
$ 620
1987
87 / 100
$ 750
1986
93 / 100
$ 725
1985
94 / 100
$ 716
1984
87 / 100
$ 503
1983
91 / 100
$ 630
1982
95 / 100
$ 1,320
1981
87 / 100
$ 527
1980
88 / 100
$ 600
1979
91 / 100
$ 545
1978
91 / 100
$ 591
1977
90 / 100
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1976
85 / 100
$ 650
1975
92 / 100
$ 710
1974
95 / 100
$ 611
1973
90 / 100
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1972
91 / 100
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1971
89 / 100
$ 931
1970
91 / 100
$ 622
1969
88 / 100
$ 720
1968
84 / 100
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1967
87 / 100
$ 715
1966
91 / 100
$ 701
1965
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1964
91 / 100
$ 1,128
1963
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$ 1,771
1962
90 / 100
$ 651
1961
95 / 100
$ 3,836
1960
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$ 575
1959
97 / 100
$ 3,995
1958
86 / 100
$ 936
1957
86 / 100
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1956
91 / 100
$ 1,400
1955
94 / 100
$ 2,500
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1953
97 / 100
$ 2,250
1952
90 / 100
$ 1,625
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1949
91 / 100
$ 3,640
1948
89 / 100
$ 2,538
1947
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1945
96 / 100
$ 4,751
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88 / 100
$ 1,500
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$ 1,250
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1928
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1926
94 / 100
$ 2,000
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87 / 100
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1919
75 / 100
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1966 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, likely past it
For Bordeaux, the 1966 vintage was reasonably good and has held up surprisingly well.
The growing season neither disappointed nor wowed, but remained relatively average, delivering the slightly cool summer that Bordeaux was known for before the warmi...
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