2000 Chateau Haut-Brion Pessac Leognan Bordeaux - 99 pts - OWC 12 x 750ml

Its bigger sister, the 2000 Haut-Brion (a blend of 51% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc) showed incredibly at the tasting, and for me is one of the three or four most prodigious wines of the vintage. A compelling nose of roasted herbs, scorched earth, sweet blueberries, plums, black currants, and a hint of graphite is followed by a deep, layered, sumptuously textured, full-bodied Haut-Brion, but one with extraordinary complexity. This wine seems more evolved and approachable than I had expected it to be at age 10. My window of maturity seven years ago was 2012-2040, but I would change that to 2010-2050. Haut-Brion can be among the trickiest Bordeaux to taste young, often needing a full decade before the extraordinary complexity that marks this terroir begins to emerge. I was thrilled to see how well both the second wine, Bahans Haut-Brion, and Haut-Brion performed in this tasting, and both scores are slight upgrades. RP

Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2000
Rating	99 RP
Bottle Size	12 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity	12
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Location	Pessac Leognan
Producer	Haut Brion
Color	Red
Wine Type	Table

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99 RP - 2000 Chateau Haut-Brion Pessac Leognan Bordeaux - 99 pts! Its bigger sister, the 2000 Haut-Brion (a blend of 51% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc) showed incredibly at the tasting, and for me is one of the three or four most prodigious wines of the vintage. A compelling nose of roasted herbs, scorched earth, sweet blueberries, plums, black currants, and a hint of graphite is followed by a deep, layered, sumptuously textured, full-bodied Haut-Brion, but one with extraordinary complexity. This wine seems more evolved and approachable than I had expected it to be at age 10. My window of maturity seven years ago was 2012-2040, but I would change that to 2010-2050. Haut-Brion can be among the trickiest Bordeaux to taste young, often needing a full decade before the extraordinary complexity that marks this terroir begins to emerge. I was thrilled to see how well both the second wine, Bahans Haut-Brion, and Haut-Brion performed in this tasting, and both scores are slight upgrades. RP

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Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2000
Rating	99 RP
Bottle Size	12 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity	12
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Location	Pessac Leognan
Producer	Haut Brion
Color	Red
Wine Type	Table