Pessac Leognan

High quality beef and vegetables cooked perfectly.

The year 2004 began with an extremely rainy month of January. In spite of this marked humid start up, the year 2004 in finis finale turned out to be short on the humidity factor. The flowering at the beginning of June took place under perfect climate conditions and was swift with a pleasing equilibrium. The August rain was for the most part concentrated during the last two weeks. As a result we decided to remove some of the leaves covering the bunches on the vines. This maneuver enabled the harvesting of ripe healthy grapes during the suoperb month of September. The picking of the red grapes began on September 16th.

18 to 22 months in 80% new wood.

When he purchased Château Haut-Brion in 1935 Clarence Dillon restored it to its former glory and to the elite circle of the most legendary wines in the world. This extraordinary bold courageous vision is now continued by the fourth generation of the family represented by Prince Robert of Luxembourg Chairman since 2008. Located in the town of Pessac just a few kilometres from Bordeaux Château Haut-Brion – the first of the three estates acquired by the Dillon family – is the oldest winegrowing property in the region.