Château Haut-Brion - Pessac-Léognan 1er Grand Cru Classé 2022 (750ml)
Price: $849.99
| Producer | Château Haut-Brion |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Varietal | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 202461 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Vinous: 98+ Points
The 2022 Haut-Brion is powerful and explosive. At the same time, it is incredibly reticent. None of that should be of concern for readers who can wait. Black-toned fruit, gravel, incense, scorched earth and licorice all stain the palate, framed by impenetrable, imposing tannins. A vertical, explosive wine, the 2022 is going to need a number of years to be at its best. I suspect it will be magnificent in many years' time. The Haut-Brion softens with a bit of time in the glass, but it remains very much a blockbuster.
Wine Advocate: 97+ Points
The 2022 Haut-Brion, which was bottled in May 2024, lives up to the high expectations I had set for it and then some. Revealing a dense, complex and precise bouquet of dark berries, pencil lead, cedar box, rose and spices intertwined with discreet notes of oak, it's full-bodied, dense and concentrated, with a muscular chassis of tannins and an enveloping core of fruit that retains energy and purity, concluding with youthful grip. Given the inherent quality of the terroir, time is likely to be very kind to this vintage, allowing it to integrate and mature gracefully.
