Frankrike

Sauvignon Blanc

Sémillon

Ch. Haut-Brion

Chateau Haut-Brion Blanc Pessac-Leognan

Bordeaux

Pessac-Léognan

The 2022 Haut-Brion Blanc, 51.4% Semillon and 48.6% Sauvignon Blanc aging in 40.4% new oak, charges from the glass with vivacious notes of lemon juice, lime zest, and yuzu, plus wafts of sea spray, jasmine tea, and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate shimmers with vibrant, energetic citrus and mineral flavors, supported by a racy backbone, finishing long with a spicy lift.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Nectarine, peach pit, biscuit, liquorice root, charcoal, gunsmoke, this is a thoroughly well structured white wine that has 3.3ph, a little higher than in some vintages but delivers grip, freshness, complexity and ageing ability. 41.9% new oak. Harvest August 16 to 23.

Inside Bordeaux

Palest gold in colour, beautiful quality, has intensity and grip, it hugs on to the palate, delivering white peaches, pear, apple orchard, fragrant and charming, with a sweet apricot puree and bitter fennel on the finish. Acidity and structure a little more pronounced here than on La Mission, clearly will go the distance, if a touch less charming right now. 40% new oak, harvest September 2 to 10. 3.22ph. 38hl/h yield

Dette lukter røkt, varm stein, pære av kvalitet, modne gule Hardanger-epler, men mineraliteten her er noe jeg sjeldent har vørt borti. 

Smak av epler av peak, gule beskjedne plommer, moden pære, veldig floralske toner, men av det tykke. Balansen her er ekstrem, syren er så latterlig i takt med kons og resten av strukturen. 

En balanse som er så integrert og sammensatt, at jeg lurer på om jeg vil oppleve noe slikt igjen. 

Expert

White wine of the vintage, huge depth, makes you want to stop and tell your friends. Citrus, slate, nuanced green apple, white pear, citrus, sage and gunsmoke, all beautifully drawn out through the palate, gorgeous depths from first to last moment, an impressive white that rises vertically. Harvest September 3 to 13. 44% new oak, with lees stirring once a week. 30hl/h yield because some vines impacted by frost. Jean-Philippe Delmas estate director.

A blend of 71.4% Sauvignon Blanc and 28.6% Semillon, the 2020 Haut-Brion Blanc races out with vibrant notes of lime juice, yuzu zest, and lemongrass, followed by suggestions of beeswax, wet slate, sea spray, and fennel seed. The medium-bodied palate offers a wonderfully satiny texture with beautifully balanced acidity cutting through the intense, tightly wound layers, finishing long and minerally. 

White pear, peach pit, grated ginger and bitter fennel give both impact and power on the opening beats. There is an austerity to the citrus fruit in the mid palate that is just delicious, and it shows real weight and structure - zero worries about putting this away and coming back to it in three, four, five years time or more. A serious white wine that is cleverly and skilfully crafted. 40% new oak, bottled with a Diam cork since 2017.

After a summer as hot and dry as 2018, the almost biting Sauvignon Blanc character of the Haut-Brion Blanc is welcome, especially when given the gunsmoke edge that you find here. Plenty of depth and complexity, with white pear, mango, pineapple, citrus and grilled almond that deepen as the wine opens. The Mission Haut-Brion Blanc could have been included here also, but I give the Haut-Brion Blanc the slight edge in this particular vintage. 50% new oak.

The complexity is evident from the first time you approach the nose - this is candied lemon, wax, quince, cut through the sharper citrus peel and gooseberry. Just a gorgeous white wine at the stage where everything is fully open, with hints of tertiary, but still full of freshness, and with huge length through the palate. 3.2ph. Harvest August 28 to September 10, 45% new barrel.

The stand out First Growth in my recent retasting of the 2005s, and again here it blew us all away. This was a drought year, with almost no rain from May to October, but never excessively hot, and the balance is evident. The slightly dry tannins that affected many 2005s when young were never such a problem on the warm soils at Haut-Brion, and this is generous, exceptionally nuanced and flavourful, with vivid black cherry and cassis fruits, riven through with liqourice, cocoa bean, pomegranate, sage, cocoa bean and luscious acidities. Jean-Phillip Delmas winemaker, two years into his tenure at the time after taking over from his father Jean-Bernard Delmas in 2003. 100% new oak.

Dufter av sursøte kirsebær, lys sjokolade, ecalyptus, moden rød livlig frukt med delikate jordlige noter

Smaker av sort jordbær, kirsebær, lakris, lys tobakk, ecalyptus, salvie, flott konsentrasjon, med en livlighet til alderen å være. Flott lengde med en syrefrisk utgang 

Pale golden colored, the 1964 Haut-Brion Blanc has a spectacular nose of candied orange peel, toasted almonds, preserved kumquats, and lemongrass, followed by wafts of cedar chest and talc. The medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture and racy line supporting layer upon layer of preserved citrus fruit flavors, finishing long and minerally. I tasted two different bottles of this simultaneously, and this note is based on the fresher bottle, although the other bottle was just slightly more evolved. Simply breath-taking!

Imponerende lys farge - meget delikat nese med stikkelsbær og voks - oljete silkemyk tekstur, ren, frisk, spice, salt, stein/skifer, sublim eleganse, meget lang - imponert (97)

Kategori	Hvitvin
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Produsent	Ch. Haut-Brion
Årgang	2022
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Pessac-Léognan
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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