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Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1986
The 1986 Haut-Brion, which I thought should be fully mature by now, remains a backward, highly concentrated, powerful wine with more noticeable tannin than most top vintages. The wine does possesses a tell-tale smoky tobacco and sweet black currant-scented nose, in addition to subtle new oak and minerals scents. This medium to full-bodied, rich, intensely smoky wine has still not reached its plateau of maturity. It is unquestionably the wine of the vintage for Graves, and not far off the pace of the great 1986 first-growth Medocs... Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Jim Reed 
Fine Wine Room Manager Harbor View Wines and Liquors
1986, Birth year. A first for me, this is amazing
1986, Birth year. A first for me, this is amazing
9.5
Yianni Stone
Round, bright acidity, dark red fruits, fine tannins. Progresses into slight green fruit and puckering acidity
Round, bright acidity, dark red fruits, fine tannins. Progresses into slight green fruit and puckering acidity
9.4
Greg Gregory
This was my WOTN on the Bordeaux side. Decanted for over 4 hrs and needed it.
This was my WOTN on the Bordeaux side. Decanted for over 4 hrs and needed it.
9.6Bradley Brown
Owner/Winemaker Big Basin Vineyards
Dense, resin, cassis, perfume, vibrant and alive
Dense, resin, cassis, perfume, vibrant and alive
9.7
Parag Lalit
Man!!! this wine...wow!
Man!!! this wine...wow!
10
Morgan Pruitt
Wine Buyer Tarry Wine Merchants
Um. Ok.
Um. Ok.
9.5
Alex Pitts
Cellar Master Scholium Project
96
96
9.2
David Nicewicz
This is what classic Bordeaux is all about. Perfume of tobacco, leather and cassis gives way to fully resolved tannins in the palate. Good acidity, leather, tobacco and cassis/currants on the palate finish super long. Haut Brion is always amazing and this bottle is definitely near or at its peak.
This is what classic Bordeaux is all about. Perfume of tobacco, leather and cassis gives way to fully resolved tannins in the palate. Good acidity, leather, tobacco and cassis/currants on the palate finish super long. Haut Brion is always amazing and this bottle is definitely near or at its peak.
9.6
MRM
Perfect
Perfect
9.8
Ron Siegel
This really showed well, full bodied & richer than the LM with sweet dark cherry, plum & black currant, leather, tobacco, black pepper, spice cake & violets. Nice vintage for HB. 1 vote for WOTN
This really showed well, full bodied & richer than the LM with sweet dark cherry, plum & black currant, leather, tobacco, black pepper, spice cake & violets. Nice vintage for HB. 1 vote for WOTN
9.5
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