Conrad Green

9.4

Sour cherry and light plummy fruit. A touch of salinity. Light and complex. Very pure and lifted. Fantastic — a year ago

with Matt and Paul

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10

The 1945 La Mission Haut-Brion from the château cellar is transcendental. It is blessed with the most beautiful bouquet you can imagine, effortless and natural, featuring woodland, red-berried fruits, a minerally quality and a faint touch of leafiness; given time to settle, it develops a lovely gamy note. The palate is medium- rather than full-bodied and sublimely balanced, upholding that effortless grace with an elegant, bittersweet, dried orange peel finish. One of the most harmonious wines I have ever consumed. Perfect. Tasted at the La Mission Haut-Brion vertical in London in September 2009. (Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2020)
— 7 years ago

Tom Hamilton

9.0

Coravin model two allowed me to tap into this 70 year old bottle. Smooth at first, didn’t improve much during the first 30 mins. Stayed solid throughout. — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

10

Tasted blind. Ruby color. Almost opaque. Young fruit forward nose. Notes of plums, mocha, dark chocolate, coffee, cinnamon and some exotic thing like eucalyptus. So rich and vibrant in the mouth. A forever finish. This wine took us in all directions. Immortal. Stan's 60th will always be remembered for the 45 Latour vs 45 Mouton mano y mano battle. A wine life moment for sure. — 10 years ago

Gus Kalaris

9.8

Perfect condition- beautiful wine. — 10 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.8

The bouquet was dazzlingly aromatic, spices, cherries, cassis, earth and smoked game. A simply brilliant wine with supple, intensity, sweet and round, ebullient and yet still elegant. Gorgeously resolved cushioning tannins, lovely integrated acidity, mature red and black cherries past the mid palate, a silky spice confection and a floral mouth perfume as it finishes with still just superb length and depth. On this showing, this was such a spirited, distinguished yet time-defyingly ravishing wine. — 10 years ago

Ron Williams

10

1945. Amazing fruit, so drinkable. — 11 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Intense blue fruit. Very meaty with iodine and gnarly herbal undertow. Berry juice and balanced and pure. Excellent — 2 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Naboth van den Broek

9.3

Unbelievably fresh and acidic still for such an old wine. Beautiful fruit still, and secondary notes. Gorgeous wine. — 4 years ago

Richard Portes

9.6

18.5 very special. Such a complete wine, rich but not cloying, very long. Perfect with Stilton. But even better by itself. — 7 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Madeira, cassis 1945 — 8 years ago

Gray Newman

9.0

Honeyed and rich. Like an old Port with more elegance. — 10 years ago

Greg Gregory

9.0

An initially distracting nose, after it resolved itself, you had eventually, aromas of cherries, mocha and tobacco. Fairly soft and refined on the palate, you have silky texture, nice balance of fruit and very gentle lapping acidity; then some chocolate, truffles and mushrooms past the mid palate, leading invitingly to a fairly velvety, well structured finish. — 10 years ago

NI

10

Excellent vintage port wine 1945 — 10 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Pure and light in color, tangy fruit, a few green notes but light plum, pencil lead and still punchy fruit. Gorgeous stuff. In great shape. Jef ROPP — 4 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Scott Kahn

9.3

This was the WOTN that was showing surprisingly young and fresh considering it’s age. There was definite tannic structure present that was integrated with bright red fruit in the glass. A must-taste if you have the opportunity! — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Figs, vanilla, cocoa, roses, tobacco and dark tarry intensity. Wonderful balance with an autumnal and spicy finish. This is gorgeous stuff. — 7 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Martin G Rivard

10

1945 and it's not even at it's peak yet!!!
Amazing., simply amazing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — 10 years ago

with Ted

Greg Gregory

9.4

A remarkable wine, a bit like many ‘45’s in its power and concentration. And while those who are after some more of the La Chapelle structure may be disappointed (and I have sympathy with aspects of the assessment), this is such an full expression of fruit and terroir, that I can really only cheer. Plums, orange zest, pepper and currants on the enticing nose. The palate is awash in luscious, sweet fruit, soy tinged, with melting tannins, round and soft, pure velvet past the mid palate, and it finishes with gusto, batons twirling, with layered exuberance and appealing length. — 10 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.8

Magic. What else to say..... This is not wine. This is History. — 10 years ago