Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Haut Brion |
Label Name: | Pessac Leognan 1er Cru |
Vintage: | 1989 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pessac-Léognan (Graves), Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (41%), Cabernet Franc (9%). |
Acidity: | 2 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 100; Jane Anson 100; Neal Martin 100; James Suckling 100; William Kelley 100; Jancis Robinson 18/20; Jeb Dunnuck 97. Parker called the 1989 Haut-Brion 'one of the immortal wines'
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackcurrant and plum with tobacco, cedar, smoke, truffle and dark chocolate; silky, mellow tannins, low acidity and a profound, mineral-driven, very long finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, aged beef, venison, duck, mushroom risotto, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ, beef rendang, miso-glazed eggplant.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; fermented with malolactic conversion; matured in French oak (90% new barrels) and bottled July 1991.
Vineyard Info
Château Haut-Brion, dating to the 16th century, is a Premier Grand Cru (1855) in Pessac-Léognan; owned by Clarence Dillon / Domaine Clarence Dillon since 1935; renowned for ageworthy, mineral-driven wines.