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Chateau Haut Brion Blanc Pessac Leognan 1er Grand Cru Classe 2020
Cru Classe de Graves in 1959.
Critic tasting note: (2020 vintage)
"Lush, creamy, floral, fresh and packed with flowers, spice, mango, rocks, stone, green apple, lemon peel and waxy aromas. On the palate the wine is bright, crisp, creamy, concentrated, long and intense. The sweet, ripe, fruity, oily, fresh, finish with its spiced yellow citrus, touches of mango and mineral essences carries through to the endnote. The wine blends 71% Sauvignon Blanc with 29% Semillon. Picking took place August 20, August 27. 98 Pts" - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider (98/100)
"Lots of sliced cooked apple, pear, flint, and matchstick aromas. Full-bodied and dense, yet agile and bright. Rich HB white with lemon curd. Oily and slightly heavy but comes through energetic at the end. 72% sauvignon and 28% semillon. Drink or hold." - James Suckling
"Light yellow-green, silver reflections. Delicately smoky, fresh meadow herbs, somewhat reductive, nuances of guava, fresh rhubarb, some bergamot. Substantial, white peach, fine fruity-sweet texture, delicate wood nuances, mineral, seems light on its feet, but shows very good length and drive, delicate food companion, fresh as a mountain stream, certain ageing potential." - Falstaff
Producer tasting notes: (2020 vintage)
"This wine shows a beautiful shade of yellow. The nose is powerful and fruity with aromas of citrus and passion fruit. The very ripe Sauvignon is clearly present and bestows a great deal of complexity. The wine is full-bodied on the first taste and develops rich and generous, continuously, towards a fragrant, flavoursome finish. This is a white Château Haut-Brion full of sunshine and pleasure." - Chateau Haut-Brion
Drinking Window
2022-2050
Vineyard Notes
With a terroir of less than three hectares and a confidential annual production, Château Haut-Brion Blanc is the most sought-after dry white wine in Bordeaux. This vintage mixes almost equal both Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc grape varieties.
Maturation
Oaked
Total Production Volume
550 Cases
Winemaking
The ambition of the Larrieu family, former owners of the Château, was to obtain the aromatic fullness of a liquoreux in a dry wine. Their dream has been fulfilled. The vines in the vineyard are 52.6% Sémillon and 47.4% Sauvignon Blanc. Then the fermentation is done in oak barrels for a period of 9 to 12 months of which 50% of the barrels are new. Average production of Château Haut-Brion white is 450 to 650 cases per year.
Producer Tasting Notes
This wine shows a beautiful shade of yellow. The nose is powerful and fruity with aromas of citrus and passion fruit. The very ripe Sauvignon is clearly present and bestows a great deal of complexity. The wine is full-bodied on the first taste and develops rich and generous, continuously, towards a fragrant, flavoursome finish. This is a white Château Haut-Brion full of sunshine and pleasure.
