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2025 Vintage En Primeur
2025 totally embodies the unique hallmark of Château Haut-Brion,
where the highest expression of the terroir is revealed.
The magic of blending gives a remarkable wine,
in the fullness of balance.
The sovereign expression of the terroir
The 2025 vintage revealed immense potential from the very start of the season. It was intense and sun-filled, requiring minimal intervention from the teams. Every decision was guided by taste: to wait, to sort, and to let the terroir speak, which in the end expressed itself fully.
The fullness of balance
Small and scarce berries, yet intense in flavor; extreme weather, yet serene harvests… 2025 thrives on contrasts and gives rise to remarkable wines, defined by the fullness of their balance, embodying a new gustatory equilibrium.
The aromatic signature of an outstanding vintage
Haut-Brion has always been a wine of strong identity, with a highly distinctive signature. The 2025 vintage fully embodies the aromatic signature of this singular icon, with impressive depth, the characteristic smoky notes of Pessac, and an endlessly persistent finish.
It was a superlative year marked by extreme weather conditions, but despite this, the harvests were gathered serenely.
Picking began early, but the pace was slowed by the drought and here patience was essential.
Rare, tiny grapes, but with extraordinary potential.
Although the year was interspersed with contrasts, one thing is very clear:
2025 is developing to become one of Haut-Brion’s greatest vintages.
Château Haut-Brion Red
The hue is deep red, vividly strong in colour, showing varying purple glints. The first nose is subtle, very restrained and elegant, loyal to the identity of Haut-Brion. Then come floral scents, followed by hints of black fruit, cherry and even a touch of eucalyptus. The wine feels precise; it unfolds its structure, whose compactness is almost textured and extremely graceful. Fruity freshness mid-palate, enhanced by delicate tannins, contributes to an awakening of all the senses. The wine then continues to develop, spheric, omnipresent, with powerfulness and persistency that create an absolute explosion of flavours. Paradoxically, it is never-ending on the finish and the conclusion of this resonates as something so obvious: Haut-Brion is eternal.
Blend
62% Merlot, 26.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.8% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol by volume
13.05° (provisional)
New barrels
59%
Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
The wine’s colour is a dark red, almost purple. The wine is delectable and pleasant on notes of ripe black fruits on the first nose, with a hint of menthol freshness. Right from the first taste, powerful flavours of blackberry, chocolate and a mouthwatering salinity are revealed. The wine unfolds full of body, with powerfulness rising in intensity, accompanied by a superbly velvety feel on the palate. The tannin is perceptible and upholds the wine very elegantly. 2025 is a splendid vintage and this is expressed now by wines possessing immense potential, but which can also be enjoyed when still young: this is the true characteristic feature of great vintages.
Blend
66.5% Merlot, 28.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.2% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol by volume
13.25° (provisional)
New barrels
17%
Château Haut-Brion White
A beautiful shining, light yellow colour. Tremendous delicacy is revealed from the first nose, upheld by scents of white blossom, acacia, elderflower, as well as a hint of sweet spices. On tasting, the structure is precise and tight, complex, with fruity acidulousness. The wine unfolds, full of body, on flavours of citrus, gingerbread and a certain compactness called to mind at every instant. A full-bodied wine, possessing great potential, this Haut-Brion white reveals all its delicate depth to mindful, patient palates.
Blend
47% Sémillon, 53% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol by volume
14.55° (provisional)
New barrels
45%
La Clarté de Haut-Brion
A lovely pale yellow colour with green highlights. On the first nose, a slightly smoky note gives way to inviting fruit, with aromas of peach, passion fruit and a hint of apricot. Fresh and finely structured on the palate, the wine reveals delicate floral notes. A gentle, rounded texture follows, with hints of citrus and lychee. The wine shows good length, with a subtle saline note on the finish. This is a superb Clarté de Haut-Brion, aromatic and beautifully balanced.
Blend
76.5% Sémillon, 23.5% Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol by volume
13.75° (provisional)
New barrels
59%
