Château Haut-Brion 2016 AOC PESSAC-LÉOGNANChteau Haut Brion is one of the 1st classified growths in 1855 and also classified growth of Graves. In this vintage, which experienced exceptional conditions, the exceptional Haut Brion terroir was able to correct, like all great terroirs, the excesses of summer with its heat and drought. In the end, the 56% of Merlot, the 6. 5% of Cabernet Franc, the 37. 5% of Cabernet Sauvignon which make up the 2016 Haut Brion blend, were collected between

Aged for 21 months in barrels (60% new)

25% Cabernet Sauvignon

Owned by the Axa Group since 1987 and managed by Christian Seely since 2000

A mild and moderately rainy winter advanced budburst at the end of March

Covering 120 hectares of the Margaux appellation

The origin of the terroirs and the painstaking growing and vinification techniques are the reasons why its quality is recognised worldwide

Macera­tion lasts 25 to 30 days in wooden vats

The result is a powerful and full-bodied Saint-Estephe

the subsequent milder conditions allowed for rapid flowering

The vinifications went smoothly and were carried out using alternate pumping over

which heralded a rapid

Pagodes de Cos Rouge