
Château Haut-Brion dates back to 1525 when Jean de Pontac married Jeanne de Bellon, who brought to him in her dowry the land of Haut-Brion. Chateau Haut-Brion was the first recorded First Growth to be imported to the United States, when Thomas Jefferson purchased six cases during his French travels and had them sent back to his estate in Virginia.
The wine has a complex bouquet of ripe fruit, tobacco, mineral, and earthy scents. The wine is rich, ripe, medium to full-bodied, and well-structured. It is a wine that seems to balance power and elegance and richness, going very well with beef, lamb, veal and game. Château Haut-Brion is planted with 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. The Chateau also produces Château Haut-Brion Blanc, a white wine 63% Semillion, 37% Sauvigon Blanc.
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Wingcent
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