Andrew Cullimore

9.6

Medium ruby , slighter narrower ruby / pink rim , a little less bright . Slightly deeper , darker fruits , blueberry, violets , with scorched earth , mineral and grafite . On the palate , more intensity and power perhaps , more noticeable though still velvety tannin , dark fruits , mineral , saline , fresh cigar. Lovely fresh acidity , balanced alcohol . Long saline , mineral tinged, slightly toasty finish . Needs time obviously , but will be one of the great wines from a great vintage in 20 years, just wait — 2 days ago

Joe Weinberger

9.3

My first HB. Some of the other tasters thought this wasn’t showing its best but without the past context of other ‘86 HBs I thought it was very good. — 5 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Primeur Tasting
Lean precise and harmonious.
Nice elegance.
Beautiful and accessible. — 7 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium ruby , quite narrow ruby pink rim . Light spice and mix of summer fruits , floral , seashell , mineral notes . Touch of scorched earth and cocoa . On the palate a mix of summer fruits, with a saline kick in the mid palate , long and involving, balanced alcohol, very balanced acidity with velvety but noticeable tannins . Very elegant and graceful . Will need time, but less than the Haut Brion , in 15-20 years this will be fantastic . — 2 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

More expressive than HB.
Very elegant, deep and austere.
At the same time it’s able to be expressive.
96-97 — 7 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.6

It has something really unique as always. But it’s missing that intensity.
96 + — 7 days ago

Daron Watson

9.7

a sultry, smoky tobacco, stony, brambly drop of damson plum, black currant and cassis ~ and even tastier w grilled steaks, hassleback potatoes and sautéed wild mushrooms! — 2 days ago

Steven Lee

9.3

Crushed rocks and mineral rocks. tannin is resolved and pencil lead and cassis. no vegetal but floral. i just not sure how far is from the latest vintage with those high scores — 10 days ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Intense and layered. Great for a second wine. Fading a bit on the mid palate. 93-95 — 7 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Way too young to evaluate — 23 days ago