75cl / 14.5%
The second wine of Haut-Brion is called Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, and the 2010 is among the finest ever tasted.
It is a broad, powerful and more muscular wine than its cross-street rival, La Chapelle de la Mission, but all the same, it is wonderfully fresh and precise, with notes of blueberry and boysenberry as well as hints of smoke and wet stones.
Endowed with gorgeous fruit, texture, purity and elegance, this relatively dense second wine demonstrates how draconian the selection process has become for the top estates in Bordeaux in recent years. I would expect it to last at least 20 years, which is remarkable.
~ Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
RM780.00
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“Coffee and currants with hints of sweet tobacco and vanilla bean. Subtle yet intense. Full body, with sexy tannins and a sweet fruit coating around it. Very fine and linear. Direct. Gorgeous. Better than I remember.”
~James Suckling
Colour: Bright blueish purple
Aroma: An enticing, opulent aroma of plum, blueberry and blackberry with hints of smoke and wet stones
Palate: There is a great depth of ripe fruit, impressively fine tannins, lovely balance and excellent length. It is superbly fresh and has exceptional potential for the future.
Grape Varieties: 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Awards: 95pts James Suckling, 93pts – Wine Spectator; 93pts – Wine Advocate-Parker, 92pts Wine Enthusiast, 91pts Decanter
Château Haut-Brion is the oldest of Bordeaux’s five first growths, and one of the most famous wines in the world. Located in Pessac-Léognan, south of the city of Bordeaux, the château is rather far removed from its counterparts, all of which are found in the Médoc.The Haut-Brion cuvée tends to have more Merlot than the wines from the Medoc, with Cabernet Sauvignon in more of a supporting role. As such, Haut-Brion is more rounded and softer than other Left Bank wines. The château describes the wine as having an empyreumatic bouquet.
The vineyard is planted to 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Franc. A stunning white wine is also made, from a part of the vineyard which is 63% Semillon and 37% Sauvignon Blanc. Production is smaller than at the other First Growth Wines, totalling about 20,000 cases, shared between the Grand Vin and a second wine, formerly called Bahans-Haut-Brion but changed in 2007 to Clarence de Haut-Brion in recognition of Clarence Dillon.
Production of Haut Brion Blanc is minute, less than 800 cases in most years. Beginning with the 2009 vintage a new white wine was introduced in the place of Clarence: La Clarté de Haut-Brion, the offspring of Domaine Clarence Dillon’s two prestigious white wines: Château Haut-Brion Blanc and Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc.
| Brand | |
|---|---|
| Return Policy | Non-Returnable : This product is non-returnable due to exclusivity/consumable nature of the product. |
| SID | D06V |
| Country | Bordeaux, France |
| Grape Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Product Type | Red |
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