Château HAUT BRION 1977 Pessac-Leognan
The oldest of the Bordeaux Grands Crus, Château Haut-Brion benefits from a rich heritage built over five centuries of history. Founded in 1533 by Jean de Pontac in the Graves region, the wine of Château Haut-Brion was quickly coveted and appreciated by the greatest monarchs in Europe. In 1663, Samuel Pepys, member of the English Parliament, will participate without knowing it in the success of Château Haut-Brion thanks to his diary, by writing “ And there, I drank a kind of French wine called Ho-Bryan which had a very good taste. particular that I had never met ... ”. The legend was born.
Château Haut-Brion will obtain the rare title of Premier Grand Cru Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 Classification, becoming the Premier Grand Cru Classé outside Médoc and will also be recognized as a Cru Classé des Graves in the Official Classification of Graves wines of 1959.
A true wine gem of the AOC of Pessac-Léognan located in the heart of the agglomeration of Pessac in the Bordeaux region, Château Haut-Brion has an exceptional terroir on soils composed of multicolored gravel at the origin of sumptuous wines, elegant, precise and incredibly regular from one vintage to the next. A prerogative of safety, Château Haut-Brion opens up to discretion, letting new aromas emerge as the aeration shivers (tan, chocolate, roasting, cedar). On the palate, the timidity of the beginnings of the tannins reveals power and astonishing length. An exceptional wine, the Grand Vin of Château Haut-Brion promises a prodigious aging potential, capable of surviving the decades while blossoming superbly.
