Pessac-Léognan
Château HAUT BRION 1986
Château Haut-Brion is located in Pessac-Léognan in the Bordeaux wine region. It is notable as being the only Premier Grand Cru Classé of Graves. The vineyard was established in the 1530s by the Pontac family, changing hands several times over the following centuries. Historical evidence shows that Haut-Brion was drunk by King Charles II and Thomas Jefferson, and the famous London diarist Samuel Pepys was also a fan of the wine. The estate was acquired by American Francophile Clarence Dillon in 1935 and has been run by the family ever since.
Grape varieties: Merlot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
| Classification | Cru Classe |
| Type | Red |
| Producer | Chateau Haut-Brion |
| Vintage | 1986 |
| Country | France |
| Main region | Bordeaux |
| Region | Graves |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend |
| Alcohol % | 12.5% |
| Volume | 0,75 |
| Condition | Perfect |
| Label | Perfect |
| Drinkable | -2020 |
| Stock | 1 |
Professional reviews
Robert Parker (93)
The 1986 Haut-Brion, which I thought should be fully mature by now, remains a backward, highly concentrated, powerful wine with more noticeable tannin than most top vintages. The wine does possesses a tell-tale smoky tobacco and sweet black currant-scented nose, in addition to subtle new oak and minerals scents. This medium to full-bodied, rich, intensely smoky wine has still not reached its plateau of maturity. It is unquestionably the wine of the vintage for Graves, and not far off the pace of the great 1986 first-growth Medocs.