Haut Brion - Pessac Leognan (Futures Estimated Arrival Fall 2025) 2022 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $750.00
| Producer | Haut Brion |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pessac-Leognan |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 1005926 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 98-99 Points
Currants and cedar with sandalwood and peaches. Fascinating aromas. Violets. Full-bodied with a crunchy and electric palate of primary fruit with hints of tangerines and citrus. Great finish with structure and polish. 53.6% merlot 35.4% cabernet sauvignon and 11% cabernet franc. Interesting to have such high merlot in the blend.
Vinous: 97-99 Points
The 2022 Haut-Brion comes across as a bit restrained given the natural opulence of the year and the other wines in the Clarence Dillon portfolio. Deep and wonderfully layered the 2022 possesses remarkable depth but also a bit less of the explosive energy that is such a Haut-Brion signature. I suspect that will come in time as the 2022 starts to show quite a bit better with a little aeration. Violet gravel incense leather tobacco and scorched earth linger. Superb.
Jeb Dunnuck: 96-98 Points
Slightly better than its sibling La Mission Haut-Brion the 2022 Château Haut-Brion has a full-bodied concentrated structured style that's going to demand bottle age. Cassis graphite scorched earth and tobacco are just some of its nuances aromatically and it shows the ripe powerful style of the vintage. There are lots of tannins here especially on the finish and it's going to need 7-8 years in the cellar.
vWine Advocate: 95-97 Points
The 2022 Haut-Brion shows considerable promise revealing aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with notions of pencil lead licorice tobacco leaf spices and incense. Full-bodied broad and seamless it's rich and muscular with a deep layered core of fruit framed by an ample endowment of tannin. This blend of 53.6% Merlot 35.4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc the result is a lip-smacking exemplification of controlled power. Analytically the 2022 possesses a similar level of tannins to the 2010 and a similar pH to the 2009 yet it is more suave and polished than the 2010 at the same stage and seemingly more dynamic than the 2009.
