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Tasting notes
Score 98/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Sep 2025

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Critic scores
98
98/100

Average Score

97
97/100

Wine Spectator

96
96/100

Robert Parker

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100 points
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Score 100/100 · Drink 2025-2040, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, Jun 2025

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96 points
Neal Martin
Score 96/100 · Drink 2026-2060, Neal Martin, Dec 2023

The 1998 Haut-Brion is a vintage that has belatedly gained respect. It's simply one of the First Growth's best vintages since the 1989/1990. This bottle shows that it still deserves cellaring. With blackberry, crushed stone, tobacco and perhaps more floral/violet scents than I recall, it is an intense bouquet that does not hold back, yet is delivered with such panache. The palate is medium-bodied but, if anything, appears to have gained weight in recent years. Cedar-infused black fruit, allspice and tobacco, with a subtle marine influence, appear toward the finish. It is a fabulous Haut-Brion that should not be overlooked. Tasted at the Lia's Wings/book dinner at Medlar restaurant.

100 points
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Score 100/100 · Drink 2018-2038, William Kelley, Wine Advocate, Dec 2023

For my money (and I have some in the cellar), the 1998 Haut-Brion is the finest vintage from this estate between 1989 and 2000, surpassing the 1990. While it remains decidedly youthful at age 25, it is beginning to stir, unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berry fruit, cigar wrapper, loamy soil, pencil shavings and burning embers. Medium-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's layered and elegant, with refined tannins, lively acids and a long, perfumed finish. Exemplifying the ideal of intensity without weight, it enjoys a slight edge over La Mission Haut-Brion in this banner year for both properties.

About the producer

Château Haut-Brion 1:1
Haut Brion

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.

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Product details

Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol ABV%

12.5%

Classification

Premier Grand Cru Classé

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