Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 1989 tinar de mirat He's been making steadfastly elegant

He's been making steadfastly elegant Merlot since before the Merlot boom

It’s a robust

earthy grip under the dark fruit

then rested on lees to build texture without obscuring the salt-spray clarity of the Atlantic

Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 1989 tinar de mirat He's been making steadfastly elegantHaut Brion started picking on August 31, 1989, one of the earliest harvest dates in its history, after a growing season so warm, sunny and dry that the estate still compares the resulting wine to its own 1959. The blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, from the only First Growth outside the Medoc: an urban estate in Pessac where gravel deposits run up to eight meters deep, capturing and releasing heat to create the hottest