Our Wines & Spirits

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: The 2018 Haut-Brion is a blend of 49.4%Merlot, 38.7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11.9% Cabernet Franc,harvested September 6 to October 2. Deep purple-black in color, itis much more closed than the La Mission. It holds back for thefirst few minutes, reticent to reveal what slowly uncoils to givewave after wave of exotic spices -—cardamom, cassis, star anise andfenugreek—- over an opulent core of red roses, Black Forest cake,warm cassis and black raspberries with nuances of cigar box,crushed rocks, truffles, tilled black soil, iron ore and smokedmeats. The full-bodied palate is truly profound, with restrainedblack fruit and spice layers slowly offering mineral sparks andsavory suggestions within a rock-solid frame of firm, superfine-grained tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with epiclength and depth. This will take longer to come around than the LaMission, but it will be well worth the wait.