{"id":25348,"date":"2016-06-15T11:42:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T10:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=25348"},"modified":"2016-06-15T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T11:59:31","slug":"2015-bordeaux-wines-haut-brion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/06\/2015-bordeaux-wines-haut-brion\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Bordeaux – The Wines of Haut Brion"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘Time to wake up to the joys of Pessac-L\u00e9ognan, because this appellation nailed it in 2015. Forever playing the bridesmaid to Pauillac or Saint Julien, but never the bride, Pessac-L\u00e9ognan should be one of the first areas of Bordeaux at which you look.’<\/em>
\nNeal Martin, www.erobertparker.com<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

So writes Neal Martin, and without doubt, at the top of the tree here are the wines from the Haut-Brion stable which are released this morning.<\/p>\n

Across the board we agreed with the critics on these mighty wines which have been very well received. Of all the 1st Growths\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau Haut Brion<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has been the most steady and consistently excellent performer in the last 20+ years. Neal Martin puts this among the very best saying this ‘it offers a profundity that is unmatched across Bordeaux in this vintage<\/strong>. Having had the pleasure of many great wines from this estate in the past – 1945, 1955, 1959, 1961 and 1989 – the 2015 belongs among that pantheon<\/strong>. Drink 2030-2075′. <\/em><\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau La Mission Haut Brion<\/a> (\u00a31595 per six bottles) <\/strong>pips Haut Brion again this year for some critics, receiving a straight 100 points from James Suckling and Neal Martin describes it as ‘Complete and profound, the 2015 will rank as one of the great modern-day classics from this grand estate.’ <\/em>For us it came closer than ever to matching Haut Brion, but the First Growth was just ahead for us.
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Also out are\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau Haut Brion Blanc<\/a>,<\/strong> Ch\u00e2teau La Mission Haut Brion Blanc<\/a>,<\/strong> La Chapelle de la Mission <\/a>& Le Clarence de Haut Brion<\/a>. Tiny volumes for the whites, act fast if you want them.
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\u00a0<\/strong>All wines from #Bdx15 can be found on our Recent Releases page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year Domaines Clarence Dillon are offering all their wines in individual cardboard gift boxes (in cardboard outers) alongside the traditional wood cases. This option is offered free – you just have to say this is what you want when ordering. Seems dotty to us – what is this cardboard going to look like when it has been in a cellar for 20+ years? – but shows the extent to which Bordeaux is still in thrall to the power of the Chinese gift market. Depressing really.<\/p>\n

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