Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Haut Brion |
Label Name: | Pessac Leognan 1er Cru |
Vintage: | 1970 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Pessac-Léognan (Graves), Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 12.5% |
Grape(s): | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Contemporary tasting notes describe the 1970 Haut-Brion as medium-full, elegant with roast chestnut, chocolate, tobacco and coffee, and a still-tannic finish (Clive Coates / auction reports). Alcohol cited at 12. 5% in merchant listing
Tasting Note
Mature, medium-full red with leather, tobacco, coffee, roast chestnut, chocolate and dried plum; silky texture, earthy-savoury notes and a lingering, still-assertive tannic finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, beef, game, mushroom-based dishes, aged hard cheeses; Asian: Peking duck, char siu, red-braised beef (soy/ginger), Cantonese roasted meats, umami mushroom stir-fries.
Production Method
Traditional Bordeaux vinification: hand-harvested, destemmed, fermented in vats, then matured in French oak barrels (including some new oak) for c.18–24 months.
Vineyard Info
Château Haut-Brion, founded c.1525, is a Premier Grand Cru classé (1855) in Pessac-Léognan; owned by Domaine Clarence Dillon since 1935 and renowned for ageworthy, terroir-driven Bordeaux.