2015 Chateau Haut Brisson Saint Emilion Grand Cru 750 ml

If we could buy stock in Bordeaux, Château Haut-Brisson is where we’d park our money. Instead, we stock up every chance we get. 

Complex, velvety, and full of energy, the estate’s seamless Grand Cru delivers textbook Right Bank character that feels closer in quality to its pricier neighbors. 

Haut-Brisson NAILED 2015, one of the best vintages of the decade in Bordeaux. Wine Advocate proclaimed it a 95-point vintage boasting “a raft of sensual Saint-Émilions. They are vivid in color with complex and seductive aromatic profiles.” And if Wine Access members loved the 2016 Haut-Brisson so much they gave it a 4.4 rating, we know the 2015 will fare even better!

Haut-Brisson benefits from the diversity of its two sun-kissed, south-facing estate vineyards. One is on the limestone plateau of Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse, and the other crests the gravelly hilltops of Saint-Sulpice de Faleyrens. 

When owner Peter Kwok bought the estate in 1997, his first order of business was hiring his close friend, superstar winemaking consultant Michel Rolland, who remains at Haut-Brisson to this day. Rolland helped convert the estate vineyards to 100% organic, and the purity of his Merlot and Cabernet Franc immediately grabbed the attention of major critics like Robert Parker.

We’ve been Haut-Brisson fans for years, and every vintage seems to leapfrog the last in earthy, layered, black-fruited mystique. The estate is on a trajectory that will make its current pricing seem quaint within a decade, which means that if you’re unfamiliar with them, this is a good time to get acquainted. Those who took a long position on Bordeaux’s most famous names when they were still affordable know the drill, and Haut-Brisson won’t be a bargain for long.