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La Clarté de Haut-Brion
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2023
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Green apples, flowers, spice, and white peach notes create the core of this wine. Juicy, sweet, and fresh, with a lemon rind, and white peach palate, this will offer its charms on release. The wine blends 56.3% Semillon, with 43.7% Semillon. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts. 1,473 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
2022
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Grapefruit, green apples, pears, flowers, and lemon rind create the core of the wine. On the palate, the wine offers creamy-textured citrus, and green apples with spice, crushed stones and freshness in the finish. The wine blends 54% Semillon and 46% Semillon. 13.8% ABV, 3.29 pH. Drink from 2025-2037. 93-93 Pts. 2,880 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
2021
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Bright, fresh crisp, vibrant, and already a pleasure in your glass, the wine quickly focuses you on its array of energetic, yellow, orange, and green citrus fruits, topped off with a background note of ripe pineapples that sneaks in at the end of the finish. Drink from 2024-2035. 979 Views Tasted Jun 25, 2024White peach, flowers, yellow citrus, pomelo and yellow plums are all over the place here. Juicy and fresh, with a creamy, lemon and green apple finish, the endnote really keeps on going. The wine blends 55% Semillon and 45% Sauvignon Blanc. Drink from 2023-2034. 94-94 2,041 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
2020
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Green apples, honeysuckle, pears, spice, and pomelo show in the nose. On the palate, the wine is sweet, creamy, and ready to go, leaving you with sweet, yellow citrus, pears, and a dab of marzipan in the finish. The wine is produced from 75% Semillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc, 13.4% ABV, 3.28 pH. Drink from 2025-2032. 1,690 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023Long, fresh, juicy and intense, the wine shows off its flowers, crushed rock, greenery, lemon peel, mango and green apple with ease. Creamy, oily and fresh, the finish keeps on going. 94 Pts 3,253 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
2019
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Fresh, bright, lemon-centric, floral oriented wine with hints of orange rind and honeysuckle to round things out, finishing with sweet, lively yellow and orange fruits, oily textures and a juicy, lemon-drenched finish. Drink from 2022-2033. 1,628 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Flowers, lemon, lime, green apple, honeysuckle, white peach and vanilla scents can be found with no effort on the nose and palate. Lush, round and fruity, with freshness, sweetness and lift, this is just great to drink already. In fact, I finished the bottle off with grilled seafood a few hours after penning this note! The wine blends 52% Sauvignon Blanc with 48% Semillon reaching 13.5% ABV. 93 Pts 3,681 Views Tasted Jun 13, 2020 |
2018
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Quite floral in its nature, you also find a blend of yellow citrus fruits with tropical accents and a drizzle of orange honey served up with fresh, creamy, opulent textures. You can enjoy this young, or age it a few years for additional complexity. 2,645 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Floral, fresh and fruity with zesty lemons, pomelo and a drizzle of orange honey, this will drink well on release. 3,375 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
2017
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
It takes a certain amount of determination but with some cajoling this wine reveals fresh, sweet, lively yellow and orange fruits, oily textures and a juicy, lemon-drenched finish. 2,780 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
The combination of honeysuckle and yellow citrus hits the spot! Ripe, juicy and fresh, with the essence of stone and sea salt in the finish, this is already showing quite well. The wine blends 76.3% Semillon and 23.7% Sauvignon Blanc. 3,822 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Just squeezed citrus and honeysuckle on the nose and on the medium bodied, palate, with ample, sweet, lemon and green apple in the finish. The wine blends 76.3% Semillon and 23.7% Sauvignon Blanc. 2,629 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Lively citrus, honeysuckle, lemon peel and stone aromas move to a fresh, polished, floral and yellow fruit filled finish. The wine is a blend of 73% Semillon and 27% Sauvignon Blanc. 2,872 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Blending 73% Semillon and 27% Sauvignon Blanc, this wine serves up honeysuckle, grapefruit, lemon curd and marmalade. Fresh, lively and crisp, the finish is all about its pomelo and ripe, lemon character. 1,963 Views Tasted Apr 23, 2016 |
2014
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Notes of fresh grapefruit, butter and marmalade on the nose leads to a twist of citrus peel and a honeysuckle splash on the palate. Ready yourself for a burst of creamy lemon curd in the finish. The wine was produced from a blend of 58% Semillon and 42% Sauvignon Blanc. 91 Pts 3,407 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
2013
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Honeysuckle, lemon, lime and tangerine on the nose get you ready for the blast of crisp, sweet, fresh, lemons, vanilla and honey in the bright finish. 2,170 Views Tasted May 25, 2016Blending 61% Semillon with 39% Sauvignon Blanc produced a wine with citrus, grapefruit and lemon notes and ripe, fresh character. 90-92 Pts 2,538 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2014 |
2012
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Lemon wax and honeysuckle, with fresh citrus, fresh vanilla and citrus peel carry through from start to finish in this lively wine. 2,791 Views Tasted May 15, 2015Honeydew, flowers, orange, and lemon wax open to fresh citrus, toast and nuts with an open, fresh personality. 91-93 Pts 2,914 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
2011
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Grapefruit, cantaloupe and honeysuckle aromas open to a medium/full bodied, sweet citrus peel character that will drink well young, as well as offer aging possibilities. 3,715 Views Tasted May 20, 2014La Clarte de Haut Brion is now the second wine from Haut Brion Blanc and La Mission Haut Brion Blanc. Blending 78% Semillon and 22% Sauvignon Blanc with 13.8% ABV produced a wine that is fresh, bright and filled with grapefruit and vanilla with a long, zesty lemon wax finish. 90-92 Pts 4,316 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2012 |
2010
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
2010 La Clarte de Haut Brion is the new second wine from Haut Brion Blanc and La Mission Haut Brion Blanc. Blending 83% Semillon with 17% Sauvignon Blanc, this straw colored wine offers scents of lemon wax, honey dew, tropical fruit and lime zest that opens to a sweet, zesty citrus filled blast of flavor. 91-93 Pts 4,263 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2011 |
2009
La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Previously known as Les Plantiers Haut Brion, this is the second wine for Haut Brion Blanc and La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, which made its debut in 2009. Blending 84% Semillon and 16% Sauvignon Blanc, the wine offers grapefruit, floral, apple and lemon oil aromatics. Medium bodied, fresh and graceful, there is a good concentration of fruit, oily textures and acidity too keep this interesting. 7,099 Views Tasted May 3, 2012 |