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La Tour Haut Brion 1974
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Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Like the wine from sister chateau La Mission, La Tour-Haut-Brion is an unqualified success for the vintage. This is a robust, somewhat rustic, unpolished, rich, hefty wine that lacks finesse, but delivers plenty of punch and taste. It is medium to full bodied, with good concentration. Anticipated maturity: Now-may be in decline. Last tasted, 7/82.
About the Producer
La Tour Haut Brion was a separate château, under the same ownership as Châteaux Haut Brion and La Mission Haut Brion. Until 1983 Ch. la Tour Haut-Brion was the second wine of La Mission Haut-Brion, but after the take-over of La Mission and La Tour by the Domaine Clarence Dillon, La Tour gained its own identity. The last vintage of this wine in its own right was 2005, it has since been incorporated into the production of La Mission. The vineyards are planted with 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc, 23% Merlot, a similar mix to Haut Brion itself.
