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Château Haut-Brion(2001)
About 2001 Bordeaux:
The weather conditions this year were very similar to the ones in 2000. The really hot weather in July (7 days were above 30 degrees) and in August (12 days were above 30 degrees), was very noteworthy. Other than two days of heavy rain, it did not rain very much between July 20th and September 20th. As a result the grapes matured slowly but perfectly. We harvested the white grapes from September 3rd to 10th. Then for the red grapes, we harvested the Merlots from September 17th to 26th and the Cabernets from October 1st to 8th. During the picking the weather was extremely read more...
The weather conditions this year were very similar to the ones in 2000. The really hot weather in July (7 days were above 30 degrees) and in August (12 days were above 30 degrees), was very noteworthy. Other than two days of heavy rain, it did not rain very much between July 20th and September 20th. As a result the grapes matured slowly but perfectly. We harvested the white grapes from September 3rd to 10th. Then for the red grapes, we harvested the Merlots from September 17th to 26th and the Cabernets from October 1st to 8th. During the picking the weather was extremely read more...
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June 2007
- Haut-Brion's 2001, which was bottled late (the end of September, 2003), possesses an unmistakable nobility as well as a burgeoning complexity... - Wine Advocate ...Very classic in style. All in elegance and length. I like it better than the 2000... -Wine Spectator
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 114, May/June 2004
- 92(+?)
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August 2007
- ($120-$160) Full red-ruby, less bright than La Mission. Brooding aromas of raspberry, nuts, menthol and game. Dense, rich, chewy and deep but a bit youthfully closed, showing less personality today than the 2001 La Mission. Larger but not longer. Finishes with building tannins and a minty nuance.
- The Wine Advocate
- 94/100
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June 2007
- International Wine Cellar
- May-03
- 92-94
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May 2007
