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  • Country ranking ?

    1 332
  • Producer ranking ?

    10
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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Laville Haut-Brion is arguably the greatest dry white wine in Bordeaux. 

Only 1,000 cases per year are produced from a tiny and exclusive 3.7 hectare vineyard with an average vine age of over 50 years. It is a blend of 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc - the grapes are barrel-fermented and the wine is matured in 100% new oak barriques for 15-18 months before being bottled.

Aromatically complex on the nose and almost lusciously rich on...

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Laville Haut Brion 1945 – much younger in colour than 1939, so I thought it was 1939 before the identity of both was revealed. Still virile and lively, acidity was still there, complex, tasty and with a smooth finish. 93p.

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Bordeaux, Pessac Leognan
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