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2001 Haut-Brion Blanc

Wine Details
Producer

Haut-Brion

Place of Origin

France

Pessac Léognan, Graves

Bordeaux

Color

White

Grape/Blend

other white varietal

Vintages
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Thanks to its earlier-ripening site inside the city limits of Bordeaux, Haut-Brion enjoyed a somewhat more drawn-out harvest than most other chateaux in 2002, beginning to pick merlot on September 19 and finishing the cabernet on October 8. Acid levels were a bit high but the tannins were noble and ripe, reported enologist Jean-Philippe Masclet. In fact, the merlot was even higher in acidity than the estate's cabernet, noted Masclet, due in part to a higher percentage of millerande grapes.

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Haut-Brion did a softer, shorter vinification for its cabernet sauvignon but, according to Jean-Philippe Delmas, the estate was able to do more extraction for the relatively strong merlot component. The level of polyphenols, a good measure of quality, was lower in 2001 than in the previous year.