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Château Laville Haut-Brion 1998

Château Laville Haut-Brion, Pessac Leognan, France

Château Laville Haut-Brion
Pessac Leognan France
  • 94
    Points
  • The 1 395 best
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  • Country ranking ?

    1 220

  • Producer ranking ?

    8

  • Decanting time

    2h

  • When to drink

    2020-2035

  • 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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It was served a bit on the cold side, but beneath the icy mute on it were some classic LHB aromas of glue, straw, honey, dried yellow and white fruits, candle wax, honeycomb, nuts and orange peel soaked in white chocolate. The palate was rich and lightly toasty with flavors of citrus, honeydew and cantaloupe ('melon . that's it!' Elaine agreed), and none of the overoak or glue that sometimes plagues young, dry, white Bordeaux. With time in the glass, the wine became fresher and more vigorous once it warmed up, its superior minerality becoming more and more self-evident. Teona found it 'like a good stinky cheese,' probably picking up on what I call glue. There were lots of white floral edges in this tasty, pure, delicate and spicy (in a Graves way) white. The acidity got stronger and stronger, bordering on searing in the belly
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Bordeaux, Pessac Leognan
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