Château La Tour Haut Brion 1996
The 1996 Château La Tour Haut Brion is a red wine from Pessac-Léognan in Bordeaux, produced by Château La Tour Haut Brion and classified as a Cru Classé de Graves. It is a blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. The Wine Advocate awarded it 87/100 and Jancis Robinson 16/20. Critics describe a medium-bodied, aromatic, and already evolved Bordeaux, combining fruit, spice, elegance, and softened tannins. The published drinking windows range from 1999 to 2009 according to The Wine Advocate and from 2004 to 2010 according to Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac Léognan
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château La Tour Haut Brion
- Millésime
- 1996
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Château La Tour Haut Brion
Château La Tour Haut-Brion was a Pessac-Léognan estate situated in Talence, on a vineyard neighbouring Château La Mission Haut-Brion. Acquired by Domaine Clarence Dillon in 1983, it ceased to be marketed under its own name after the 2005 vintage. The grapes from its plots were subsequently incorporated into the wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion.
- Owner
- Domaine Clarence Dillon
- Surface (ha)
- 5.05 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 27 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
In the Middle Ages, the terroir of La Tour Haut-Brion formed part of the La Tour Rostaing estate. The Rostaing family were already cultivating vines there in the 16th century. In the mid-18th century, the estate belonged to Guillaume Joseph Saige. It then passed to the Cayrou brothers in the 19th century, who added ‘Haut-Brion’ to its name. In the 1930s, the estate became part of the Woltner family’s holdings, which were then linked to the neighbouring property of Château La Mission Haut-Brion. La Tour Haut-Brion was classified as a Graves cru classé for red wines in the 1953 classification. Domaine Clarence Dillon acquired Château La Mission Haut-Brion and its associated estates, including La Tour Haut-Brion, in 1983. The estate was then managed as part of the same technical operation as Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. The 2005 vintage was the last to be produced under the Château La Tour Haut-Brion label. From the 2006 harvest onwards, the grapes were incorporated into the wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion, bringing an end to the estate’s independent commercial existence.
