歐比隆堡是五大酒莊中，也是全波爾多地區最早成名的頂尖酒莊。由Jean Pontac於1550年創立，到了十七世紀，歐比隆堡是第一間釀造口味較濃厚並可陳年的波爾多紅酒。歐比隆堡在1935年成為美國紐約金融家Clarence Dillon的產業，如今整個Domaine Clarence Dillon集團（簡稱DCD）的執行長是他的外曾孫盧森堡王子Le Prince Robert de Luxembourg擔任。為紀念他的曾祖父，Robert王子在2007年將歐比隆堡的二軍酒Bahans Haut-Brion改名為 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion。
歐比隆堡另一個異於其它四大酒莊的地方是，她並非出身於波爾多的大家庭─Pauillac波亞克區，她來自於Graves葛拉夫區，一個充滿小碎石的地方，她Merlot美露的品種比率也最高，在新橡木桶中醇化的過程(30個月)也是超個其它四大酒莊，並學習Chateau Petrus酒廠，採剪枝法減少葡萄的產量，使酒質更濃厚。在一些盲目品酒會上，是五大酒莊中最淡雅的一款，其實不然，她是款濃郁充滿煙燻、礦物、雪茄盒香，帶微甘甜的黑醋栗口感，也會有些泥土與青草的芬香，值得您的品嚐與鑑賞。
2017 Haut-Brion
2017年份是53% Merlot、40.7% Cabernet Sauvignon和6.3% Cabernet Franc構成，表現出Haut Brion典型的風格：漿果、煙草、雪茄盒、土壤等香味。酒色呈現深石榴紅帶紫，香氣撲鼻，散發出令人垂涎的氣味，如溫暖成熟的櫻桃、黑醋栗和藍莓蜜餞、紫丁香和紅玫瑰香氣，並帶有黑森林蛋糕，以及檀香木和灌木叢的香氣。 酒體中上，飽滿而高雅，充滿礦物質和黑醋栗的香味，並帶有堅實的細膩單寧，餘味非常持久且帶有礦物質味道。它具有極佳的陳年潛力，建議適飲期是2023到2057年。
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A blend of 53% Merlot, 6.3% Cabernet Franc and 40.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Haut-Brion sashays gracefully out of the glass with fragrant notions of black raspberries, kirsch, dark chocolate, star anise and candied violets with a core of warm red and black currants and a touch of pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bursts with red and black fruit layers, superbly supported by firm, ripe, finely grained tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced.
At Château Haut-Brion and neighboring La Mission Haut-Brion, only about one hectare out of around 80 hectares of vineyards was damaged by frost in 2017. It seemed that in the areas where there was a little wind, there was no frost. Budbreak was on March 13—not so early for this warm little pocket of vineyards close to the city—but the evolution of the vines was certainly faster than usual for the rest of the spring. It was a very dry, warm spring with even flowering. At the end of June, there was some rain to quench the parched vines, then July was a little cooler, according to Jean-Philippe Delmas. By mid-September, after the whites had already come in, the rains became an issue. The Merlot was almost all in before the rain, but the Cabernet Franc was affected and not much was used this year. Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested after the rains. Overall yields averaged out at a very respectable 49.6 hectoliters per hectare.
While the reds are incredibly impressive at both properties in 2017, I have to confess that I was completely blown away by the caliber of the whites. WOW! Possessing at once electric intensity and yet bags of tightly wound layers just waiting to be expressed over many years of cellaring, this is a truly spectacular vintage for the dry whites at both estates.
