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Graves

Graves is on the left bank of the Garonne River south of the city of Bordeaux. The appellation takes its name from its soil, which is intensely gravelly thanks to glaciers that melted in the area a few million years ago. Graves is generally thought of as the birthplace of Bordeaux wines, since “claret,” as the English historically called Bordeaux reds, were being produced for export in Graves and shipped to England as early as the 12th century. Some Graves châteaux, including Haut-Brion, trace their history to the late 16th century and Thomas Jefferson was one of several notable wine connoisseurs who wrote admiringly about the wines of Château Haut-Brion. Haut-Brion’s popularity with international celebrities is perhaps why it was the only non-Médoc château to be included in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. Graves makes red and white wines. The reds are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. The whites are made of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. The Graves AOC includes nearly 8,000 acres of vineyards. In 1953 a Graves classification was created for red wines, and in 1959 white wines were added.

2022 Château Haut-Brion

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

VN  98   
JS  98   
DE  98   
JD  98+    
WA  97+    
WE  96   
JR  18   

2009 Château La Mission Haut Brion

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light capsule condition issue; Light case condition issue

RP  100   
VN  97   
JS  97   
WE  97   
WS  96   
JR  18   

2019 Château Haut-Brion, Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Mouton Rothschild

4-bottle Horizontal

See item details for bottle notes

2019 Château La Mission Haut Brion

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

JD  100   
WA  99   
JS  98   
VN  97+    
WE  97   
WS  95   
JR  18   

2019 Château Haut-Brion

1.5ltr

JS  100   
VN  99+    
WA  98   
WE  98   
JD  98+    
WS  96   
JR  18.5   
2 available
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1990 Château Haut-Brion

RP  98   
VN  96   
CT  96   
WS  94   
ST  93   
JR  18   
4 available
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1990 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
VN  96   
CT  96   
WS  94   
ST  93   
JR  18   
2 available
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2019 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

JS  100   
VN  99+    
WA  98   
WE  98   
JD  98+    
WS  96   
JR  18.5   

2019 Château Haut-Brion

JS  100   
VN  99+    
WA  98   
WE  98   
JD  98+    
WS  96   
JR  18.5   

1990 Château La Louviere

12-bottle Lot, Wood Case

See item details for bottle notes

WS  91   
RP  90   

2009 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Light capsule condition issue

RP  100   
VN  97   
JS  97   
WE  97   
WS  96   
JR  18   
6 available
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1975 Château La Mission Haut Brion

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  97   
ST  93+    
WS  90   

1981 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

CT  90.3   
MB  ***/*   

1981 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue

CT  90.3   
MB  ***/*   

1996 Château Haut-Brion

Label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  92   
JR  18.5   

1996 Château Haut-Brion

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  92   
JR  18.5   

1996 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  92   
JR  18.5   

1996 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  92   
JR  18.5   

1996 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  92   
JR  18.5   

1996 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  92   
JR  18.5   

1975 Château Haut-Brion

3 cm ullage; label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  90   
MB  ****   

1983 Château Haut-Brion

Light capsule condition issue; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

WA  92   
MB  ****   

1994 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  93   

1994 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  93   

1997 Château Haut-Brion

Light label condition issue

ST  91   
WS  90   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *