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1939 red wine gift – Château Haut-Brion 1939
The 1939 Château Haut-Brion is a historic vintage from one of Bordeaux’s five First Growth estates, notable for being produced at the onset of World War II.
In September 1939, when the Second World War broke out, owner Clarence Dillon converted Château Haut-Brion into a hospital, to receive wounded officers from the French Army.
Throughout this period, he worked as an unofficial liaison agent between the American and British governments.
His crucial role was not recognised until much later.
Despite the challenges of the year, this wine has aged remarkably well.
Award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London offers this 1939 red wine gift for sale.
A brief history of Château Haut Brion
In 1855, the highest distinction of Médoc wines, Premier Cru Classé (First Growth), honoured Château Haut Brion.
In due course, Château Haut Brion became the only non-Médoc domain to join the Médoc wine list and the Graves wine classification.
Although it is not the most concentrated, Haut-Brion, on the other hand, stands out as the most noble of wines from Pessac.
Moreover, the industry recognises its longevity as unparalleled.
In addition, wine enthusiasts always find the silky tannins exceptional.
Furthermore, Château Haut-Brion claims the title of the oldest and yet the smallest of Premiers Grands Crus.
Interestingly, historians trace the first mention of vineyards of Haut-Brion back to 1423.
Subsequently, Jean de Pontac founded Haut-Brion as a wine estate in 1525.
Under Pontac’s leadership, the wine, in fact, first bore the name of this noble and respectable family.
As a result, as its reputation grew, the estate’s name eventually replaced that of its owners.
The English diarist Samuel Pepys noted on Friday 10th April 1663 a visit to the “Royall Oak Tavern, in Lumbard Street…
And here drank a sort of French wine, called Ho Bryan…
That hath a good and most particular taste that I never met with.”
