Château Haut-Brion Premier Grand Cru Classé (Pessac-Léognan) (2016)

Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France

Varietal(s): 56% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc

Quite possibly even more magnificent from bottle than it was from barrel. Powerful and rich, yet not at all heavy, the 2016 is a wine of nearly indescribable beauty. Haut-Brion is often a thrilling wine, but it is rarely this finessed in its youth. Gravel, cure meat, tobacco and cedar are some of the many nuances that develop with air, but it is an extraordinary sense of harmony that really stands out. What a wine! 

100pts. Robert Parker | James Suckling | Vinous | Decanter | Wine Enthusiast