{"product_id":"chateau-haut-brion-blanc-pessac-leognan-1er-grand-cru-classe-2020","title":"Chateau Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, 1er Grand Cru Classe 2020","description":"\u003ch2\u003eChateau Haut Brion Blanc Pessac Leognan 1er Grand Cru Classe 2020\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCru Classe de Graves in 1959.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCritic tasting note: (2020 vintage)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer tasting notes: (2020 vintage)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Chateau Haut-Brion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDrinking Window\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2022-2050\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVineyard Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaturation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOaked\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTotal Production Volume\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e550 Cases\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Haut-Brion","offers":[{"title":"Bottle (750 ml)","offer_id":67171959963821,"sku":"20-BRION-PEV02RW","price":899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/8829\/8669\/products\/Chateau_Haut_Brion_Blanc_Pessac_Leognan_1er_Grand_Cru_Classe_2014-15_eebd85d3-d4f8-410e-b58f-39a1b72b7034.jpg?v=1685647327","url":"https:\/\/symbolicwines.com\/products\/chateau-haut-brion-blanc-pessac-leognan-1er-grand-cru-classe-2020","provider":"Symbolic Wines®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}