Haut Brion 1949 (1.5L)

98 RP / 95 VM / 95 WS / 18 JR

The 1949 is a blockbuster wine with an opaque garnet color, and a huge nose of smoked duck, soy sauce, minerals, truffles, and over-ripe, jammy fruit. Rich, thick, chewy, and intense, with huge body, and a port-like quality. - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

The 1949 Haut-Brion is a real stunner. Delicate, silky and lifted in the glass, the 1949 is a model of total refinement. Hints of sweet tobacco and crushed flowers add layers of complexity to a subtle, polished wine of the highest level. At 65 years of age, the 1949 has matured with exceptional grace and is now fully resolved, but gorgeous in every way.  Dec 2014 -- Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

A rather angular and fine wine; very classy, Ruby in the center, with a brick-red edge; perfumed black cherry aromas; full-bodied, with full tannins and a firm structure, yet plenty of cherry flavor.--Haut-Brion vertical. - JS, Wine Spectator

Very dark crimson. Obviously pretty old. Rich scents and impact on the palate but drying on the finish with acidity just starting to come to the fore. (This was long before the Pessac-Léognan appellation existed.) - Jancis Robinson