Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 1989 tinar de mirat and wife Alexandra established the

and wife Alexandra established the vineyard in 1996

Corullón draws from roughly 90 different plots on steep schist and slate hillsides at 500 to 950 meters elevation

He's been making steadfastly elegant Merlot since before the Merlot boom

they bottle a broader vision of the valley

Prunotto's Bussia (the cru Beppe Colla put on the map in 1961)

Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, 1989 tinar de mirat and wife Alexandra established theHaut Brion started picking on August 31, 1989, one of the earliest harvest dates in its history, after a growing season so warm, sunny and dry that the estate still compares the resulting wine to its own 1959. The blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, from the only First Growth outside the Medoc: an urban estate in Pessac where gravel deposits run up to eight meters deep, capturing and releasing heat to create the hottest