Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Rouge Premier Grand Cru Classé 2018

Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Rouge Premier Grand Cru Classé 2018We have just BARELY a case of the 2018 Chteau Haut Brion Pessac Lognan Rouge Premier Grand Cru Class, boasting not only DOUBLE 100 points, but also one 99 pointer and triple 98s. Robert Parker calls it profound, highly intellectual, multilayered, while Jeb Dunnuck describes it as a quintessential expression of this terroir. James Suckling named it the #30 top French wine of 2021, while dubbing it ever so refined and polished with a lovely, energetic

This vintage balances richness with precision

This is the latest vintage of one of the rarest bottlings in Tuscany

and stunning for the price

Storybook whimsy

It’s a treat that any collector should be proud to have in their cellar – and a wine that boasts of a bright and glorious future to come for this continuation of the iconic Biondi Santi family story

dark chocolate shavings

A core of juicy

playing with various clones

and blackberry

PAIRING IDEAS: I’m planning to fire up a batch of harissa honey chicken thighs with a Kalamata olive

Les Grandes Murailles wines are known for their youthful approachability

is so substantial that 'Bertani' and 'Amarone' are almost interchangeable