2012 Bahans Haut Brion
Estimated value
Buying options
Tasting notes
Transparent garnet. Trademark ‘warm bricks’ nose. Really very appealing indeed with great balance and huge ripe-but-not-sweet current appeal on the palate. This is a lovely wine! Really fresh but broad. Skips along! I tasted this alongside the grand vin and this is definitely the one to drink now. (JR)
Critic scores
Robert Parker
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
More abrupt in its tannic structure than La Chapelle, layered with rosemary, campfire, tar, smoke and spice. Needs a few more years and feels a little stubborn, certainly compared to the seductive depths of the main Haut-Brion wine.
Tasted blind. Looks quite evolved. Fresh and mild and low key but with the balance to age well. Dry finish. Masses of pleasure here. (JR)
Tasted blind. Quite herbaceous aromas. Big and bold on the palate – almost sweet and syrupy! Flattering at first but it ends a little suddenly. Long-term wine. (JR)
About the producer
Ch. Haut-Brion is the only classified growth in Pessac-Léognan. One of the five First Growths, it is renowned for producing both exceptional reds and whites. Along with its sister estate, Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion, it is part of the Clarence Dillon stable.