Château Haut Brion 1994 Bouteille (75cl) EA
Château Haut-Brion 1994 is a red wine from Pessac-Léognan, produced in Bordeaux by Château Haut-Brion, owned by Domaines Clarence Dillon and classified as a First Growth in 1855. Its blend consists of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 20% Cabernet Franc. The harvest took place from September 12 to 24, following a hot summer punctuated by thunderstorms; September rains accelerated the harvest, which remained overall healthy and ripe. Bottling took place from June 24 to July 10 1996. Wine Spectator awards it 94/100 and The Wine Advocate 92/100, with a drinking window indicated from 2003 to 2024 by the latter publication. Critics describe a harmonious and supple wine with still-present tannins, where dark fruits evolve toward nuances of truffle, earth, spices, dried herbs, and licorice.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Fairly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac Léognan
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Haut Brion
- Millésime
- 1994
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Château Haut Brion
Château Haut-Brion is an estate in Pessac, within the Pessac-Léognan appellation, in the north of the Graves region and in the immediate vicinity of Bordeaux. Its 51-hectare vineyard lies on a terrace of gravel, with 48 hectares of red grape varieties and around 3 hectares of white grape varieties. Owned by Domaine Clarence Dillon since 1935, it is one of the Premiers Grands Crus Classés of 1855 and remains the only estate classified at this level outside the Médoc.
- Owner
- Domaines Clarence Dillon
- Maître de chais
- Florence Forgas
- Surface (ha)
- 51.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The earliest known written reference to a wine identified with the Haut-Brion terroir dates from 1521. In 1533, Jean de Pontac acquired the rights to the noble estate of Haut-Brion, having received part of the land through his marriage to Jeanne de Bellon in 1525. He began construction of the château in 1549 and gradually organised the wine-growing estate. His descendants subsequently built up the wine’s reputation, particularly on the English market in the 17th century. Arnaud III de Pontac expanded the vineyard and contributed to the rise of a style of wine then known as ‘New French Claret’. Following several changes of ownership in the 18th and 19th centuries, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand owned the estate from 1801 to 1804. In 1855, Château Haut-Brion was classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé for its red wines, alongside Lafite, Latour and Margaux. The estate has carried out systematic bottling on the premises since 1923. The American banker Clarence Dillon acquired Château Haut-Brion on 13 May 1935 and, together with his nephew Seymour Weller, undertook a modernisation of the buildings and cellars. The Dillon family still owns the estate today through Domaine Clarence Dillon, which has been chaired and managed by Prince Robert of Luxembourg since 2008. Winemaking is currently overseen by the technical team led by Jean-Philippe Masclef, with Florence Forgas as cellar master.
