Chateau Haut Brion - Le Clarence de Chateau Haut Brion 2023

James Suckling: "Intensity and focus to this, with length and raciness for the second wine of Haut-Brion, showing polish and a refined texture. It’s medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and an exquisite finish. Caressing. 55.5% merlot, 40.9% cabernet sauvignon and 3.6% cabernet franc."

Weinwisser: "55.5 % Merlot, 40.9 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.6 % Cabernet Franc. Verspieltes rotbeeriges Bouquet, reife Schattenmorelle, Johannisbeernektar und getrockneter Majoran. Am druckvollen Gaumen mit butterweicher Textur, feinkörniges Extrakt, engmaschiger Körper. Im geradlinigen Finale wiederum mit rotbeerigen Konturen, Tabakblatt und mehliger Adstringenz. Kann noch zulegen."

Decanter: "Brambly fruit, plummy and lively on the nose. Quite perfumed. Straight and sharp on the palate, this is brilliant in it’s direction and movement, lifted but with a certain weight and density to it, not plush, more grippy and slightly mineral than Chappelle which is more charming right now, but this has great sleek muscles. Stylish and streamlined but it does expand slowly and feels like it has underlying power. Nicely structured, fresh and clean, good level of balancing acidity and a polished finish. Nice stuff. 3.8ph 3.7 total acidity."

Vinum: "Dunkelfruchtig, zeigt Tiefe, rauchige Noten, mineralischer Ausdruck; straff, kompakt, saftig, lang und rotfruchtig, mit herber Note im Abgang."

Falstaff: FALSTAFF: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarter Hauch von Feigen und Nugat, dunkle Beerenfrucht, frische schwarze Kirschen, kandierte Orangenzesten. Komplex, saftig, frische Kirschen, runde Tannine, frisch strukturiert, salzig und gut anhaftend, ein stoffiger Speisenbegleiter."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Flowers, red with black currants, smoke, cigar wrappers, and Indian spice create the aromatic profile. Medium-bodied, elegant, smoky, and loaded with tobacco, leafy herbs, juicy plums, and cherries, the wine is bright, long, and energetic, with a smoked herb, currant, and cigar oriented finish. This is definitely a baby Haut Brion that will drink well, quite early in life. The wine blends 55.5% Merlot, 40.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3.6% Cabernet Franc. 14.2% ABV, 3.7 pH. Drink 2027-2045."