97 Wci / 96 Rp / 95 Fs / 19 Jr Powerful, rich, concentrated and deep, with waves of rich, juicy, sweet, fresh mineral driven citrus fruits, honey suckle and vanilla, this is quite young and tight.…

(100 points) "For my money (and I have some in the cellar), the 1998 Haut-Brion is the finest vintage from this estate between 1989 and 2000, surpassing the 1990. While it remains decidedly youthful…

100 De / 99+ Wa / 99 Wci / 98 Vm / 98 Jd / 97 Fs / 18 Jr. Is this as good as the 1989? Certainly it is lush and powerful, lingering and expanding in the mouth with sweet tobacco and cigar box notes,…

"For my money (and I have some in the cellar), the 1998 Haut-Brion is the finest vintage from this estate between 1989 and 2000, surpassing the 1990. While it remains decidedly youthful at age 25, it…

This enormous young wine is among the most backward of the vintage at this early stage, with iron-clad grip holding the broad, deep core of blackberry, cassis.

91 CT

90 Ws / 16.5 Jr. Medium garnet; spicy vanilla nose, with cedar and cassis accents; very full-blown cassis flavor; very concentrated, generous and complex; has some volatile acidity, but it's not a…

Wine Advocate-Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France- "It exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a magnificent bouquet of truffles, scorched earth, blackberry and blueberry liqueur, subtle smoke and…

Elegance would be the word that best describes this wine. There exist obvious wines which spontaneously approach you and those whose reticence oblige you to draw them out to get to know them. Château…

Some wines are so brilliant, so transcendent, that just about any attempt to describe them can feel like an affront. The 2005 Haut-Brion is one of them. \r\n \r\n\r\n100 points from Robert Parker.…