HAUT-BRION - 2019 VINTAGE

INTERVIEW AND TASTINGOn June 10, 2020, international wine critic and Masterclass.com Instructor had a conversation and tasting with Jean-Philippe Delmas of Chateau Haut-Brion. Like his father before him who was technical director at Haut-Brion for more than 40 years, Delmas is dedicated to precision in his vineyards and winery. He gets the most out of it whenever he can and he nailed it in 2019.James only gave one perfect score after tasting more than 1,000 2019 Bordeaux barrel samples. And it was a dry white. It was the great white of Chateau Haut-Brion. James also enjoyed his reds, notably Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion, which were almost as impressive as the white, with ratings of 99-100. These could also be perfect wines after bottling. You can listen to highlights of the  tasting session and hear Delmas comment on the vintage in this podcast.To see the scores and read more, click here. This is part of an extensive en primeur tasting campaign being conducted by James, which has already covered 1,000 wines, with more to come. The reports are listed below:Bordeaux en primeur first report: A potentially challenging vintageBordeaux en primeur second report: 1,000 notes and scoresPricing report: Pontet-Canet’s decision to slash its prices