Château Haut-Brion 2022

Wineadvocate

The 2022 Haut-Brion shows considerable promise, revealing aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with notions of pencil lead, licorice, tobacco leaf, spices and incense. Full-bodied, broad and seamless, it's rich and muscular, with a deep, layered core of fruit framed by an ample endowment of tannin. This blend of 53.6% Merlot, 35.4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc, the result is a lipsmacking emplification of controlled power. Analytically, the 2022 possesses a similar level of tannins to the 2010, and a similar pH to the 2009, yet it is more suave and polished than the 2010 at the same stage, and seemingly more dynamic than the 2009. - WK 04/2023

Vinous

The 2022 Haut-Brion comes across as a bit restrained, given the natural opulence of the year and the other wines in the Clarence Dillon portfolio. Deep and wonderfully layered, the 2022 possesses remarkable depth but also a bit less of the explosive energy that is such a Haut-Brion signature. I suspect that will come in time, as the 2022 starts to show quite a bit better with a little aeration. Violet, gravel, incense, leather, tobacco and scorched earth linger. Superb. - AG 04/2023

Beck

Haut-Brion se révèle de manière filigrane et subtile. Il a un évident focus sur la précision et les détails. Je relève des nuances minérales suivies de myrtilles et de sureau puis une rafraîchissante touche d'anis. La finesse annoncée par le bouquet est parfaitement relayée par l'attaque. Le vin révèle ses tannins progressivement. Dotés d'une puissance difficile à capter au début, ils se positionnent avec une évidente sérénité ! Leur côté énergétique est de paire avec la tension de la structure et Haut-Brion se montre plus conquérant, plus vigoureux que l'attaque le laissait présager. Un vin d'une grande subtilité qui n'a guère besoin de hausser la voix pour se faire entendre. Même en chuchotant il est déjà très explicite et prometteur. Une très belle réussite construite sur la finesse et la précision. - 04/2023

Suckling

Currants and cedar with sandalwood and peaches. Fascinating aromas. Violets. Full-bodied with a crunchy and electric palate of primary fruit, with hints of tangerines and citrus. Great finish with structure and polish. 53.6% merlot, 35.4% cabernet sauvignon and 11% cabernet franc. Interesting to have such high merlot in the blend. - 04/2023

Dunnuck

Slightly better than its sibling La Mission Haut-Brion, the 2022 Château Haut-Brion has a full-bodied, concentrated, structured style that's going to demand bottle age. Cassis, graphite, scorched earth, and tobacco are just some of its nuances aromatically, and it shows the ripe, powerful style of the vintage. There are lots of tannins here, especially on the finish, and it's going to need 7-8 years in the cellar. - 04/2023