This structured and elegant right bank Bordeaux is one of the most reasonably-priced, premium, Saint-Émilion reds. The wine is deep red-purple, lively on the nose with black currant, smoky wood; flavors of spices and ripe black cherry, oak and a long smooth finish with a subtle oaky aftertaste. In 1997, the investor and wine lover Peter Kwok purchased this property for his daughter Elaine Kwok; today Château Haut-Brisson is very likely the best Chinese-owned winery in the world.
Allow 45+ minutes for breathing and serve at 18℃; matches with Prime steaks, lamb chops and meat roasts or Shanghai and Beijing style meat dishes.
18 months in 100% new French oak.
Approachable now but will continue to develop over the next 5 - 7 years; can be cellared for 10+ years.
John H. Isacs