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The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Offering impressive volume on the palate, velvety texture and exceptional tannin quality, the 2020 is gradually relaxing. But don't be in a hurry to open it! It will bear witness for generations to come.”

Guide Hachette (Guide 2024) coup de ♥ : “full-bodied, seductive, caressing, the palate profiles a Pessac that is both powerful and of great delicacy, carried by very fine tannins of inimitable silkiness”

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 95/100 “its fullness, balance and potential are beyond doubt, it will be a great classic”.

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 96/100

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 95+/100 “The 2020 Haut-Bailly has a much better bouquet than the de Fieuzal. It is notably fresher, with black fruit, cedar and tobacco aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins-a well-knit and harmonious Pessac with a precise, understated finish."

The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin ( February 2024): 97/100 “Velvety on the attack, juicy in the mid-palate, with an ample yet melting body, the wine develops meticulously, deep and noble, towards a long, complex and very tasty, fine-grained finish. Classy!"

Vinous (N. Martin - June 2021): 96+/100 "The 2016 Haut-Bailly is brillant on the nose with exquisite delineation and focus: blackberries, potpourri, crushed stone and hints of violet petal. This is utterly seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, perfectly judged acidity, very cohesive and almost Pauillac-like towards the finish. This is a very classy Haut-Bailly as you would expect, and the lenght is stupendous."

The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - June 2021): 96/100 "The 2015 Haut-Bailly is simply "singing" on the nose with irresistible, quite opulent red berry fruit. Wild strawberry, raspberry and cranberry are laced with iris petal potpourri. Exquisite. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, melted red berry fruit mixed with cracked black pepper, sage and tobacco. This is very cohesive and complex on the finish, perhaps the most sophisticated Haut-Bailly up until this point."

The 2014 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin ( February 2020): 95/100 “Big, deep nose, complex and pure. Full-bodied, fat-textured palate, developing richly in flavor, with lots of brightness in the taste and a tannic softness unheard of for the year. Long, very present and very good. Not to be missed."

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 93/100 “The 2014 Haut-Bailly is very composed on the nose. It's pretty tertiary, but there is sufficient fruit to back that up, and it feels much more natural than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, well-balanced, and unapologetically classic in style, but unlike many of its peers, there is no austerity or dryness. This is a polished 2014 that should mature well in bottle.”

The 2008 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2021): 97/100 “Intense, velvety, with subtly smoky and mentholated hints emerging from a complete and complex aromatic spectrum, the 2008 shows off the perfect grain of measured, fresh tannin, as civilized as it is natural, which, if it already seems ready, will carry the wine through the decades.”

Vinous (N. Martin - September 2022): 94/100 "The 2008 Haut-Bailly, one of the longest harvest on record, has an impressive bouquet with gorgeous blackberry, biarry, rose petal and bay leaf aromas. This is very delineated and focused. The palate is well balanced with fine-boned tannins. The acidity lends edginess and tension. The finish is cohesive and hamonious wuth lightly spiced black fruit, tobacco and clove. This is a lovely, understated but classy 2008. "

The 2006 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2017): 94/100 “Admirably shaped [...] very pretty length.”

Vinous (N. Martin - September 2022): 91/100 "The 2006 Haut-Bailly is a very capable Pessac-Léognan from an oft-overlooked vintage. This reoeats its showing from a few months ealier with lovely blue and black fruits and violet aromas. Perhaps a mote of chimney soot here? The palate is medium-bodied with that slightly ferrous note and tobacco. This is drinking perfectly now, but there's a lot left in the tank."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Clarence de Haut-Brion is a fabulous second wine. Broad and explosive on the palate, with tremendous depth, the 2022 is a total stunner. Dark-toned fruit, leather, spice, menthol and espresso are all dialed up to the maximum. Rich, ample and inviting, The Clarence is positively stellar. What a vivid and deeply satisfying wine it is. All this lacks is a bit of structure on the finish, but then again, this is 2022."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Dark, intense and beautiful colour. Very aromatic nose, fine, with ripe fruit, smelling of the smoky aromas of Haut Brion. It takes on a fatter appearance when the glass is shaken. A captivating wine. Delicate on the palate, rich in the middle, very tasty, the wine develops at once full-bodied, structured and highly aromatic, without ever losing its balance. Beautiful persistence, with tannins that are present but fine-grained and, in fact, always fragrant. It's the only wine I know like this."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 91/100 “The 2021 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has held on to the more floral, violet-tinged bouquet that puts it in front of the La Chapelle de La Mision at this stage- it's just a little more enticing. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fleshier than the La Chapelle with a caressing and delineated finish. It is an excellent Deuxième Vin that will give 12 to 15 years' drinking pleasure.”

Jean-Marc Quarin (April2022): 93/100 “Beautiful dark red, crimson. Intense, fine, fruity, pure and subtle nose. Nuances of ink and violet. Tender on the attack, juicy and fragrant on the mid-palate, the wine progresses on a pretty frame and finishes long and aromatic.”

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 “Clarence emphasizes tension, freshness, with a noble smoky character that asserts itself over the wine's length.”

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 93+/100 “The 2020 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has a very finely delineated, concentrated and generous bouquet with layers of red and black fruit, pressed violets and cedar. The palate is medium-bodied with silky tannins, very poised and pure, with an almost Burgundian allure toward the finish. This should age beautifully in bottle.”

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The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 90/100 “The 2019 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has a slightly subdued nose compared to its peers and needs coaxing from the glass. Earthy red fruit, and touches of tobacco. The palate is well balanced with pliant tannins, crisp red fruit mixed with balsamic and white peppers, just a tad short on the finish".

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 94/100 “It caresses the palate, juicy and suave, with deep aromas, towards a long, sappy, perfumed finish. It's superb.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 93/100 “The 2018 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has really come out of its shell. Bold, juicy and super-expressive, Le Clarence is so polished and sophisticated. Dried herbs, cedar, tobacco, licorice and coffee lift out of the glass. Medium in body and wonderfully persistent, the Clarence is a real beauty.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2021): 92/100 “The 2018 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, which impressed from barrel, has a gorgeous, sensual bouquet of showy black fruit, potpourri and incense, almost Saint-Émilion in style and very well defined. The focused, poised palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, very good tension and splendid weight on the finish. It ranks as one of the best Second Wines of Haut-Brion that I have tasted. Not to be underestimated."

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 92/100 “The 2016 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has an impressive bouquet of vibrant red berry fruit, rose petal and loamy aromas and impressively assimilated oak. The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Crisp and focused, with a complex finish full of tension and terroir expression. This is another superb Pessac-Léognan.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - April 2022): 94/100 "The 2018 Les Carmes Haut-Brion was aged in 75% new oak with a touch more matured in foudres. It includes 55% whole bunches. This has a slight confit-like aroma on the nose, plush cranberry and wild strawberry intermingling with cassis and violet; aromatically, this is the more precocious recent vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine tannins, clean and pure with excellent acidity keeping everything on an even keel towards the finish. The 2018 has a caressing texture and is very persistent. I might quibble and say that I just find the nose a little trop, but the palate is superb."

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The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - April 2022): 93/100 "The 2017 Les Carmes Haut-Brion comprises 45% whole bunches and matured for two years in 80% new oak plus foudres and amphorae. Complex on the nose, this offers black olive and brine tinged black fruit, crushed stone and light minty aromas, quite intense in the context of the vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit on the entry, quite Rhône-like in flavour profile, hints of fennel and thyme interwoven into the red fruit, persistent on the finish. Delicious and distinctive."

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The 2015 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (November 2022): 95/100

Vinous (N. Martin - April 2022): 93/100 "The 2015 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is the first vintage vinified with 100% infusion, including 55% whole bunches. This has a much more intense bouquet compared to the 2014: copious blackberries, blueberry and crushed violet scents, hints of blood orange and a light cassis touch with time. The palate is clearly more mineralité percolating through the finish. Excellent."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 95/100 “La Mission has produced a 2021 of the highest order, retaining all the intensity and distinction of the vintage, [...] Ample and pure, the fruit is reminiscent of cherry, [...] The body is complete, ample, almost velvety in a vintage for which this is certainly not the primary characteristic. The tannic length, well present, straight, full-bodied, is the guarantee of a long and fruitful evolution”.

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 96/100 “Ample on the attack, accompanied by a meticulous texture throughout the stimulation, halfway between the right bank and the left bank, the wine perfumes the palate before becoming powerful on the finish, while retaining its measured tannic support. It's unputdownable and tasty”.

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion has a very cohesive bouquet, well-defined with minerally red and black fruit, hints of white flowers and a distant tang of black olive. The almost "estuarine" element becomes more prominent with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, quite fresh though not a complex or deep La Mission. It is lifted by the salinity and sustain on the finish-also its typicité. Whilst not a wine from the top drawer, it is a fascinating, engaging Pessac that will drink over the next 20 or 30 years.”

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The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2019): 96/100 "A positively stunning wine, the 2017 La Mission Haut-Brion is all class. Sweet floral notes give the 2017 striking freshness, nuance and energy. Rose petal, mint, blood orange, red cherry, pomegranate and mocha are all laced together. In 2017, La Mission plays very much in the red fruit and floral end oh the spectrum. Effortless, gracious and wonderfully nuanced, the 2017 simply has it all. What a wine!"

J-M Quarin (February 2020): 95/100 “Decanting gives it a sweeter note reminiscent of raspberry. On the palate, this sweetness is reflected in a very delicate stimulation where everything caresses and melts, leaving plenty of room for the aroma. This sensation is reminiscent of tasting great red Burgundies. The finish is subtle and ravishing."

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The 2016, which Mr. Galloni compares to the glorious and historic 1955 and 1989.

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2018): 99/100 "The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion was stunning from barrel, and now in bottle. It has a sublime bouquet of blackberries, briar and hints of dark chocolate and rose petals that gain intensity with aeration while maintaining ethereal delineation. It never steps on the accelerator too hard. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. There is still a veneer of new oak that will need to be assimilated over the coming years. This is a deep La Mission that caresses the mouth. Touches og graphite lingering on a finish that fans out gloriously. Is the 2016 up there with the 1955 or 1989? Nearly."

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The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2019): 98/100 "The 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion is blessed with an outstanding bouquet of brilliantly focused and delineated black fruit laced with graphite and cedar - pure class. The medium-bodied, harmonious palate delivers fine grained tannin and impressive depth. There is a slight savory element (just like the Haut-Brion) that infuses the middle, and brown spices and sage linger on the finish. This is a profound La Mission Haut-Brion that dares surpass Haut-Brion on this showing."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 98+/100 "The 2022 Haut-Brion is powerful and explosive. At the same time, it is incredibly reticent. None of that should be of concern for readers who can wait. Black-toned fruit, gravel, incense, scorched earth and licorice all stain the palate, framed by impenetrable, imposing tannins. A vertical, explosive wine, the 2022 is going to need a number of years to be at its best. I suspect it will be magnificent in many years time. The Haut-Brion softens with a bit of time in the glass, but it remains very much a blockbuster."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 99/100 "Deep, dark colour. Intense, fine, fruity, smoky nose, rarely seen so young. When swirled, it takes on a touch of black fruit, hearth in the fireplace and a hint of resin. A superb wine!  Ample on the attack, complex on the mid-palate, with plenty of flavour and a fine fatness running across the palate, the wine evolves very slowly over a tight structure, towards a powerful, deep finish.It's particularly good, with a unique aromatic profile and punch for a Pessac Léognan."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 97/100 “Haut-Brion established itself during the en primeur tastings as one of the wines of the 2021 vintage. Today, in bottle, it is widening the gap [...] It's a complete wine, showing a kind of obvious élan, long but full, tight, with an obvious breed”.

The Wine Advocate (March 2024): 97/100 “Haut-Brion 2021 confirms its fine performance in the primeur competition and asserts itself as one of the wines of the vintage. It is complex, full-bodied, deep and velvety, with soft tannins and lively acids, and finishes with a long, penetrating finish. It will delight Bordeaux purists."

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 95/100 “The 2021 Haut-Brion has a very pure bouqet, quite complex with a mixture of blueberry and black cherry fruit, iris flower and violet, hints of sea spray in the background. This is more engaging than the 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, good fruit concentration considering the vintage, commendable salinity and harmonious, sapid finish that is classic in style. I suspect this mays well close down for a period of time before re-opening. Excellent.”

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - April 2022): 99+/100 “The 2019 Haut-Brion has an ethereal degree of transparency on the nose, perhaps the most delineated of all the 2019s, fabulous precision and detail considering the growing season. The palate is medium-bodied with fine bone tannins, unerring symmetry and poise. Cohesive from start to finish with an extraordinarily persistent and compelling closing. off the charts.”

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 96/100 “Delicate on the entry, particularly aromatic in the middle, juicy, complex and very tasty, the wine tightens delicately on the finish. It finishes powerful and noble, with lots of aroma.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (April 2021): 100/100 “When it was tasted en primeur, I had been very impressed by this haut-brion. I remember finding it extremely complete. In bottle, I find this incredible side that sums up everything I love in a great Bordeaux. The caress, the velvety texture, the nobility of texture and tannins, and this great personality that is absolutely unique. [...] Beauty, fullness, velvety concentration, at once the style of the greatest of Pomerol and that of the greatest of the Médoc, always with the terroir and personality of the cru.”

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2021): 99/100 “Mellow, the wine's flesh remains paradoxically taut, tight, and finishes its parade on the palate with an impression of lanky grace. The evolutionary potential of this great vintage is enormous”.

J-M Quarin (November 2021): 98/100 “Shaking the glass brings out the raspberry and refined nuances. Mellow on the entry, full and yet melting in the middle, with a crazy aromatic power towards the finish and lots of taste, the wine finishes particularly long, on a magnificent grain of tannin.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 97/100 "The 2018 Haut-Bion is an infant, but its balance and potential are both amply evident. Rich and deep in the glass, the 2018 opens to reveal tremendous complexity and nuance, qualities that only grow with time. The 2018 is not a huge Haut-Brion, nor is it massively endowed, but it is so elegant and classy. I loved it."

The 2017 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (January 2022): 97/100 “The whole is a pure delight. Noble aromas flow over a very refined, savory texture, with no power effect, no fragility, all distinguished support. A long, fresh finish”.

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2018): 96+/100 "The 2017 Haut-Brion is rich and virile, even in a vintage where it has less power than is the norm. My impression is that the 2017 is going to lie dormant for many years nefpre it awakens, but its pedigree is quite obvious. Black cherry, plum, gravel, smoke, licorice and dark spice all burst out of the glass. The 2017 is a powerful, vertical Haut-Brion endowed with a real feeling of gravitas and somber intensity. The long, substantial finish suggests readers can look forward to many years of fine drinking."

The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (December 2022): 100/100 “Ultra-refined on the entry, particularly melting all the way through, complex in the middle, tasty, juicy, fresh, but also powerful, the wine keeps gliding across the palate, refined, fat, noble, in an immense sappy length. Oh, how good it is!"

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2018): 100/100 "The 2016 Haut-Brion is quite possibly even more magnificent from bottle than it was from barrel. Powerful and rich, yet not at all heavy, the 2016 is a wine of nearly indescribable beauty. Haut-Brion is often a thrilling wine, but it is rarely this finessed in its youth. Gravel, cure meat, tobacco, and cedar are some of the many nuances that develop with air, but it is an extraordinary sense of harmony that really stands out. What a wine!"

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The 2012 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - May 2021): 95/100 "The 2012 Haut-Brion isbeginning to flex its muscles. The bouquet is perhaps one of the most backward of the five First Growths, The Merlot firmly in the light sous-bois scents percolate through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins, very good weight, plummy and lighlty spiced with plenty of weight on the slightly meaty finish. This is an excellent Haut-Brion, but it needs bottle age."

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The 2009 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (November 2017): 100/100 “Fresh oak nuance. Soft on the attack and particularly suave on development, very rich on the mid-palate, yet melting, with a very airy and refined yet solid texture, the wine soars on the finish, complex, long, powerful and very deep. This second and even third part of the palate is fabulous. A great, precise and noble wine. The perfect expression of Haut-Brion."

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2019): 97/100 "The 2009 Haut-Brion has a less precocious but more detailed bouquet, more nuanced perhaps with warm slates baking in the summer sun, tilled loam and cedar infusing the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, perfect acidity, layers of mineral-rich black fruit. This seems to have gained more complexity in recent years and is beginning to flirt with perfection. It's not there yet, but it is moving in that direction." 

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The 2007 vintage in the press:

Vinous (S. Tanzer - July 2010): 94/100 "Bright ruby-red. Pure but youthfully inexpressive nose hints at raspberry and tobacco after extented aeration. Sweet, suave and pliant, with a silky texture perked up by minerality and lifted by a spicy component. Really lovely consistent ripeness here, showing neighter roasted nor green qualities. Took on a more floral character with air. This superbly elegant wine really saturates the palate and lingers. Tannins are fine and sweet."

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The 2006 vintage in the press:

Vinous (S. Tanzer - May 2009): 95/100 "Medium ruby-red. Inviting aromas of plum, warm stones, red licorice and menthol. Suave, gentle and elegantly styled; distinctly sweeter and lusher today than the La Mission, with even more mid-palate depth. Showing more red fruits today as well, with pungent minerality giving the wine lift and juiciness. Finishes with suave but substantial building tannins. Last year this wine was showing its spine while La Mission was more opulent; in bottle it's the other way around."

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The 2005 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - October 2015): 100/100 "One of my wines of the night, the 2005 Haut-Brion is stratospheric. Remarkably vivid and nuanced, the 2005 present a cmpelling mélange of dark flavors laced with the savory/mineral notes that are so typical of Haut-Brion. The 2005 is a thrill to follow in the glass, as it continully reveals new shades of its personality, something I consider a common attribute among all of the world's truly great wines. The dense, explosive finish points to a very bright future. Readers who own the 2005 should be thrilled, as it is truly maginificient."