Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is beautifully elegant, racy and reveals a lovely racy minerality, precision, fine grain and harmony. There are notes of lychee, peach blossom, rose petal, and more lightly vine peach, “salty grease” combined with hints of ripe kumquat, crushed exotic berries, toasted oak/almost brown sugar, and delicate almost acacia and a subtle almost toasted…

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Les Demoiselles de Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Les Demoiselles de Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, ripe and reveals good definition. There are hints of ripe/chunky vine peach, kumquat and more lightly fleshy berries combined with fine touches of orange peel, hints of almost iodine minerality, fine hints of lemon blossom and a subtle hint of almost toastiness. The palate is fruity and reveals gourmandize, tension, juiciness,…

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Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is elegant and reveals a controlled/racy power. There are notes of wild blackberry, ripe black berries and a hint of graphite combined with hints of violet, lily, mocha, pepper and a very discreet hint of toast and mineral. The palate is fruity, fresh and offers juiciness, minerality, a juicy/pulpy structure, acidity, fine fluidity,…

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Les Demoiselles de Larrivet Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Les Demoiselles de Larrivet Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity and reveals a certain power. There are notes of wild blackberry, dark berries and slightly terra cotta with hints of violet, pencil lead, fine mocha and subtle clove and sweet spice. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers a tangy structure, good minerality, roundness, some volume, a tangy/juicy structure, tension and…

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Le Comte de Malartic Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Le Comte de Malartic Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is nicely led, fresh and reveals a certain fleshiness/richness as well as a nice racy character. There are notes of quenette, bright white peach combined with hints of lychee, a subtle hint of passion fruit as well as discreet hints of fresh/sparkling mirabelle plum and a subtle hint of almost gravelly saltiness. The…

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Le Comte de Malartic 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Le Comte de Malartic 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity and reveals some power and a certain brightness of fruit. There are notes of bright/pulpy cherry, blackberry and more lightly ripe black berry fruit combined with light hints of violet, gravel/graphite as well as fine hints of star anise and fine almost iodine. The palate is fruity, elegant and reveals gourmandize,…

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Château Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is elegant, subtle, complex and reveals a nice depth, harmony, a certain richness, a nice airiness in its richness as well as energy. There are notes of ripe/fresh citrus fruits (yuzu, mandarin…) and more lightly of zest combined with touches of racy minerality, lychee as well as delicate notes of verbena, peach blossom…

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is pretty, elegant, delicate and crystalline. There are notes of fresh lychee, fresh quenette and, more slightly, starfruit combined with touches of fresh white peach as well as delicate notes of racy minerality, a subtle hint of acacia/acacia flowers and a discreet hint of fresh citrus in the background. The palate is fruity,…

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La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fresh, elegant, nicely defined, fresh and offers fine richness and complexity. Fleshy peach, pear and slightly crushed quenette notes are combined with hints of pear blossom, discreet hints of sweet white flowers and a hint of pencil lead and toast. The palate is nicely conducted and reveals freshness, tension, a nice acidic…

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé de Graves

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé de Graves

The nose is elegant, beautifully racy and offers power in delicacy, complexity, fine grain, harmony and some power in delicacy. There are notes of bright boysenberry, blackcurrant and more lightly ripe raspberry combined with delicate touches of graphite, cardamom, racy minerality/terroir and a very discreet hint of roasted, sappy and sweet spice. The palate is…

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