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Auction archive: Lot number 518

Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1989

Estimate
US$13,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$14,400
Auction archive: Lot number 518

Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1989

Estimate
US$13,000 - US$20,000
Price realised:
US$14,400
Beschreibung:

Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1989
1 dozen bottles per lot
Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1989 Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé All lots with different importer slip labels Parcel: lots 516-520 "Haut-Brion has been the most consistent first-growth over the last decade, producing top-notch wines, even in such tough years as 1987, 1993, and 1994. The 1989 is one of a handful of truly profound wines from a vintage that tends to be overrated, save for the Pomerols, a few St.-Emilions, and some overachievers in the Médoc. However, 1989 was an extraordinary success for Jean Delmas, the administrator of Haut-Brion and La Mission-Haut-Brion. The prodigious 1989 Haut-Brion is one of the greatest first-growths I have ever tasted. It has always reminded me of what the 1959 must have tasted like in its youth, but it is even richer and more compelling aromatically. The wine exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color, as well as a sweet nose of jammy fruit, tobacco, spicy oak, minerals, and smoke. Fabulously concentrated, with huge levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin, this wine is nearly viscous because of its thickness and richness. Low acidity gives the wine even more appeal and adds to its precociousness. The wine has not budged in development since it was first bottled, although it has always provided thrilling drinking because of its voluptuous texture. It needs another 5-6 years of bottle age before it will begin to develop Haut-Brion's fabulous fragrance. Expect it to hit its plateau of maturity around 2003-2005 and drink well for 15-25 years." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #109 (Feb 1997) 1 dozen bottles per lot

Auction archive: Lot number 518
Auction:
Datum:
3 May 2008
Auction house:
Christie's
3 May 2008, Beverly Hills
Beschreibung:

Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1989
1 dozen bottles per lot
Château Haut-Brion--Vintage 1989 Pessac (Graves), 1er cru classé All lots with different importer slip labels Parcel: lots 516-520 "Haut-Brion has been the most consistent first-growth over the last decade, producing top-notch wines, even in such tough years as 1987, 1993, and 1994. The 1989 is one of a handful of truly profound wines from a vintage that tends to be overrated, save for the Pomerols, a few St.-Emilions, and some overachievers in the Médoc. However, 1989 was an extraordinary success for Jean Delmas, the administrator of Haut-Brion and La Mission-Haut-Brion. The prodigious 1989 Haut-Brion is one of the greatest first-growths I have ever tasted. It has always reminded me of what the 1959 must have tasted like in its youth, but it is even richer and more compelling aromatically. The wine exhibits an opaque ruby/purple color, as well as a sweet nose of jammy fruit, tobacco, spicy oak, minerals, and smoke. Fabulously concentrated, with huge levels of fruit, extract, and glycerin, this wine is nearly viscous because of its thickness and richness. Low acidity gives the wine even more appeal and adds to its precociousness. The wine has not budged in development since it was first bottled, although it has always provided thrilling drinking because of its voluptuous texture. It needs another 5-6 years of bottle age before it will begin to develop Haut-Brion's fabulous fragrance. Expect it to hit its plateau of maturity around 2003-2005 and drink well for 15-25 years." Robert Parker Wine Advocate #109 (Feb 1997) 1 dozen bottles per lot

Auction archive: Lot number 518
Auction:
Datum:
3 May 2008
Auction house:
Christie's
3 May 2008, Beverly Hills
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