Château Haut-Brion 2017

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A blend of 53% Merlot, 6.3% Cabernet Franc and 40.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Haut-Brion sashays gracefully out of the glass with fragrant notions of black raspberries, kirsch, dark chocolate, star anise and candied violets with a core of warm red and black currants and a touch of pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bursts with red and black fruit layers, superbly supported by firm, ripe, finely grained tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced.

James Suckling

This is extremely aromatic and perfumed with crushed-berry, flower, currant and orange-peel character. Full-bodied, very tight and focused with fabulous depth and density that brings you down through the wine. Deep and serious. Very classic wine that reminds me of top Haut-Brions of the mid-1980s. Try after 2025.

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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is fine, elegant, racy and offers a very beautiful aromatic finesse. It reveals notes of violet, blackberry and small notes of wild strawberry associated with fine touches of fleshy plum / cornflower, toasted, caramelization, hints of Cuben pepper, very discreet hints of graphite, spices and an imperceptible hint of lily and cardamom. The palate is fruity, elegant, beautifully defined, precise, very discreetly tight and offers a fine tension, a beautiful finesse of the grain, verticality, dynamism as well as a racy minerality. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy strawberry, fleshy cassis and small notes of caramelization associated with small touches of fleshy raspberry, crunchy / juicy purple plum as well as hints of vanilla Bourbon, graphite, tonka bean, cardamom, very discreet hints of nutmeg and an imperceptible hint of tea / sweet blond tobacco (in the background). Tannins are elegant and offer a subtle chew. Very beautiful persistence.