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Find this 2001 vintage red wine for sale – Château Haut-Brion 2001 – at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
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2001 vintage red wine for sale – Château Haut-Brion 2001
While often overshadowed by the exceptional 2000 vintage, the Château Haut-Brion 2001 has a refined profile and classic “mineral” character.
It is medium-bodied with a focused finish, featuring silky tannins and a distinct savoury edge reminiscent of forest floor and truffles.
We recommend pairing this wine with roast lamb or beef, roasted duck with cherry sauce, or mature cheddar cheese.
Award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London has this 2001 vintage red wine 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.”
