2010 Chateau Haut-Brion - 1er Grand Cru Classe Pessac-Leognan

Falstaff Magazin – 100 pts – PM: * Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, dunkelbeerig unterlegte schokoladige Nuancen, reife Zwetschken, ein Hauch von Dörrobst, zartes Karamell und Honig, ein Hauch von Trockenkräutern im Hintergrund. Elegant, ¬seidig und weich, extraktsüße Textur, delikat und leichtfüßig, man spürt kaum etwas von der innewohnenden Kraft dieses Weins, feines Nougat im Abgang, nahtloser Stil, sehr lange anhaltend, großes Potenzial.* - 12/2018

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 100pts - RP: *As for the 2010 Haut-Brion, it does not have the power of Latour’s 2010 or the intense lead pencil shavings and chocolaty component of Lafite-Rothschild, but it is extraordinary, perfect wine. It has a slightly lower pH than the 2009 (3.7 versus the 2009's 3.8), and even higher alcohol than the 2009 (14.6%). The wine is ethereal. From its dense purple color to its incredibly subtle but striking aromatics that build incrementally, offering up a spectacular smorgasbord of aromas ranging from charcoal and camphor to black currant and blueberry liqueur and spring flowers, this wine’s finesse, elegant yet noble power and authority come through in a compelling fashion. It is full-bodied, but that’s only apparent in the aftertaste, as the wine seems to float across the palate with remarkable sweetness, harmony, and the integration of all its component parts – alcohol, tannin, acidity, wood, etc. This prodigious Haut-Brion is hard to compare to another vintage, at least right now, but it should have 50 to 75 years of aging potential. Anticipated maturity: 2022-2065+.* -02/2013

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NM (01/14): *Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux 2010 tasting. The Haut-Brion 2010 is a stunning wine
that provoked a few perfect scores around the table. It is blessed with a compelling bouquet with superb
precision and focus: wonderful mineralité, slightly conservative and withdrawn and yet displaying immense
clarity and terroir expression. With continued aeration there is just a hint of the sea surfacing and one never
detects the 14.6% alcohol. The palate is backward, tannic and broody, but immensely powerful and
multi-layered. This is a multi-dimensional wine, very long and persistency in the mouth with a bewilderingly
complex finish (100/100)*

Vinum Magazin – 18,5/20pts: *Auffälliger Gegensatz zwischen der komplexen, erstaunlich klassischen Aromatik mit blumigen und fruchtig-würzigen Komponenten und Kräuterakzenten und der wuchtigen, extraktreichen Art am Gaumen mit eng sitzendem, pulvrigem Tannin, dem feurigen, langen Finale. Wird seine vollendete Harmonie erst in zwei Jahrzehnten entfalten! 2030-2050* - 03/2013

JancisRobinson.com – 19/20pts – JR: *A little less dramatic than La Mission 2010 on the nose. Savoury and a bit low key but velvety textured and with masses there. Really very exciting with mass and pace. A great Haut-Brion with such energy and savour.* - 01/2020

Vinous.com – 97 pts – NM: *The 2010 Haut-Brion has a more flamboyant and showier bouquet than the La Mission with copious black fruit, orange blossom, fireside ash and chai tea aromas that are irresistible. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine and supple tannins, firm grip, quite saline in the mouth with strong truffle notes on the finish. Quite brilliant. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting.* - 04/2020