產 區： Pessac-Leognan 法國佩薩克里歐良區
等 級： 1st Growth 一級酒廠
莊 主： Domaine de Clarence Dillon S.A.
面 積： 43 公頃
年 產 量：216,000 – 264,000瓶
葡 萄 種：45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc
二 軍 酒：Bahans-Haut Brion/Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
白 酒：Chateau Haut Brion Blanc
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。
WA: 93 Drink: 2002 - 2025
One of my favorite and most educational visits in Bordeaux is the time I spend with Haut-Brion's highly respected administrator, Jean Delmas. Delmas is the thinking man's winemaker, with a level of experience and success that is unequaled in Bordeaux. On this visit, we discussed at length the strong tendency in Bordeaux to produce wines with higher and higher percentages of Merlot. As Jean Delmas says, (1), Merlot provides grapes that can be picked earlier, and tend to ripen with higher degrees of sugar, thus producing wines with higher alcohol. (2) Merlot has less acidity, which, combined with its tendency to produce high alcohol, results in a sweeter, supple, and initially more seductive wine. (3) Winemakers can extract more from Merlot than they can from Cabernet Sauvignon, thus they can vinify Merlot at higher temperatures, ultimately producing exotic, opulent wines that are thrilling to taste young. However, as Delmas pointed out, it is the Cabernet Sauvignon that provides the structure, backbone, and, to his palate, ultimately the greatest measure of complexity, character, and Bordeaux typicity. Jean Delmas enjoys a sumptuous Merlot-based wine as much as any Bordeaux wine lover I know, but he is concerned by the replacement of Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards with Merlot. In short, he worries that much of the intrinsic character of many Medoc and Graves chateaux could be muted or lost in a succession of exotic, flashy, glitzy wines that are garish Medoc imitations of Pomerols and St.-Emilions - something to think about. In contrast to the 1993's penetrating, upfront aromas, the 1994 is closed aromatically. With coaxing, some truffle-like, sweet, black fruit aromas, as well as those of mineral/stones come forward. This spicy, full-bodied, powerful wine is a more masculine, structured effort than the 1993, with a potentially more complex, richer character. It is superbly crafted, beautifully balanced, and as pure as a wine can be. The integration of new oak, acidity, and tannin is commendable. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025.
