1998
Château Haut-Brion Rouge
Tasting notes
Very classic deep, dense color. Although slightly closed, the nose discovers
a handsome complexity and immense richness.
The whole evolves with an evident softness where a mixture of the suaveness and inky
depth of a seasoned Porto comes to mind.
The slightly caramelized ripe fruit melds its hint of wood
with the more obvious notes of roasted coffee and cacao.
The tannin is superb and still dense.
Altogether one finds volume with a rich promise of intensity to come.
A very good year that one should patiently wait for.
The weather
Very rainy month of April. This characteristic proved remarkably useful as the month of May was dry, June normal, July normal largely due to two days of storms with very heavy rain. August was one of the driest on record and in September the downpours only began after September 25th.
A few figures
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Harvest dates
From September 15th to 30th
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Blend
Merlot: 59 %
Cabernet Sauvignon: 29%
Cabernet Franc: 12 % -
New barrels
77 %
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Alcohol
13 %
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Bottling date
From August 17th to 25th 2000
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