Château Haut-Brion 1984

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1984 vintage red wine – Château Haut-Brion 1984

The 1984 Château Haut-Brion is a First Growth red wine from the Pessac-Léognan region of Bordeaux, France.

While 1984 was generally considered a difficult and “non-classic” vintage in Bordeaux, this wine is noted for standing the test of time better than expected.

This 1984 vintage red wine is a medium-bodied wine with a perfumed nose.

The aromas include tobacco, ash, minerals, and earth.

On the palate, it has tertiary flavours such as dried blueberries, blackcurrants, black tea leaves, and capsicum.

The finish is peppery and slightly short compared to better vintages.

Award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London sells this 1984 vintage red wine.

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.”