Can you give us some details on the wine making process at Haut-Brion?
There is no special and unique recipe we have at Haut-Brion that others haven’t. On the wine making part, it is more a philosophy. We like to work in relatively soft extraction in order to extract the best things out of the grape. We try to avoid any thermal shock, any mechanical intervention to keep the specificity of Haut-Brion. I like to take the example of the tea maceration. The challenge is to extract enough, without any excess, with only tasting in mind. Such as the tea, if you infuses the grape skin during one hour, you will get a rosé. You will find it quite light for a red wine. If you leave it longer – and such as tea – you will get a darker and more astringent juice. So the challenge is to find the ideal infusion time. We spend a lot of time working on it. It is not easy. The ideal infusion time is written on the tea bag, but there is nothing written for wine. The duration can be 15, 20 or 30 days. It depends of the year. How long would you recommend to keep a bottle of Hau
There is no special and unique recipe we have at Haut-Brion that others haven’t. On the wine making part, it is more a philosophy. We like to work in relatively soft extraction in order to extract the best things out of the grape. We try to avoid any thermal shock, any mechanical intervention to keep the specificity of Haut-Brion. I like to take the example of the tea maceration. The challenge is to extract enough, without any excess, with only tasting in mind. Such as the tea, if you infuses the grape skin during one hour, you will get a rosé. You will find it quite light for a red wine. If you leave it longer – and such as tea – you will get a darker and more astringent juice. So the challenge is to find the ideal infusion time. We spend a lot of time working on it. It is not easy. The ideal infusion time is written on the tea bag, but there is nothing written for wine. The duration can be 15, 20 or 30 days. It depends of the year. How long would you recommend to keep a bottle of Hau
