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1961 Bordeaux for sale – Chateau Haut-Brion 1961 for sale at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
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1961 Bordeaux for sale – Château Haut-Brion 1961
Wine enthusiasts highly seek the Château Haut-Brion 1961, a First Growth Bordeaux from the Pessac-Léognan appellation.
Many consider the 1961 vintage one of the greatest of the 20th century, and wine critics celebrate it for its complexity, ageing potential, and rich, concentrated flavour profile.
A severe spring frost notably affected the 1961 vintage in Bordeaux, which dramatically reduced the crop yield.
This frost resulted in an exceptionally concentrated and intense wine.
Jean Delmas introduced stainless steel fermentation vats during the 1961 vintage, modernising the estate’s production.
You can find this 1961 Bordeaux for sale at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
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.”
