Pessac-Leognan.
56.3% Sauvignon Blanc and 43.7% Semillon.
The oldest of the Bordeaux Grands Crus, the Château Haut-Brion benefits from a rich heritage built over five centuries of history. A reference among the great wines of Pessac-Léognan and located in the heart of the Pessac agglomeration, Château Haut-Brion has an exceptional terroir on soils composed of multicoloured gravels, producing sumptuous, elegant, precise wines with incredible consistency from one vintage to another.
Jane Anson: 93/100
Effortless, well balanced, white peach, juicy pear, delicious, sculpted and extremely easy to love. 3.2ph, 40% new oak. A test with shade cloths to provide cover for the berries on a small part of the white vineyard is underway, as the team under Jean-Philippe Delmas reacts to the changing conditions.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Independent: 91-93/100
A blend of 56.3% Sauvignon Blanc and 43.7% Semillon, La Clarte de Haut Brion 2023 has a pH of 3.2. It zips out of the glass with electric scents of fresh limes, yuzu, and green mango, leading to hints of chalk dust and white pepper. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers a crisp line to cut through the intense citrus layers, finishing long and chalky.
Effortless, well balanced, white peach, juicy pear, delicious, sculpted and extremely easy to love. 3.2ph, 40% new oak. A test with shade cloths to provide cover for the berries on a small part of the white vineyard is underway, as the team under Jean-Philippe Delmas reacts to the changing conditions.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Independent: 91-93/100
A blend of 56.3% Sauvignon Blanc and 43.7% Semillon, La Clarte de Haut Brion 2023 has a pH of 3.2. It zips out of the glass with electric scents of fresh limes, yuzu, and green mango, leading to hints of chalk dust and white pepper. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers a crisp line to cut through the intense citrus layers, finishing long and chalky.
Neil Martin - Vinous: 88-90/100
The 2023 La Clarté de Haut-Brion has quite an intense and lively bouquet: Granny Smith apples, pear and light, slate-like aromas. The palate is fresh on the entry with fine depth, perhaps needing a little more tension on the mid-palate, but this feels long and tender. It will drink after just one or two years.
The 2023 La Clarté de Haut-Brion has quite an intense and lively bouquet: Granny Smith apples, pear and light, slate-like aromas. The palate is fresh on the entry with fine depth, perhaps needing a little more tension on the mid-palate, but this feels long and tender. It will drink after just one or two years.