2011 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
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Tasting notes
Tasted blind. Deep and lustrous. Rich and layered. Much more to this wine than most of its peers. Nice balance and a light, fresh, savoury tobacco-leaf quality. (JR)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Some sign of development in the colour and also on the nose – some autumn leaves here and sweet red fruit. Leathery and rather developed though the tannins are still firm and grainy. Drying out a bit. (JH)
An impressive second wine, delicious red and black currant, spice box and earth notes intertwined with an underlying floral-like character jump from the glass of the 2011 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion. Complex with silky tannins, medium to full body and a long finish, this sleeper of the vintage can be drunk early on or cellared for 10-15 years.
About the producer
Ch. Haut-Brion is the only classified growth in Pessac-Léognan. One of the five First Growths, it is renowned for producing both exceptional reds and whites. Along with its sister estate, Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion, it is part of the Clarence Dillon stable.