Chateau Haut Brion - Le Clarence de Chateau Haut Brion 2024

ANSON: "Clearer levels of intensity and concentration than Chapelle from the same stable, evn a touch of fennel and liquorice, a welcome gourmet character in this lean-styled vintage, plenty of spice and savoury black fruits, with salinity on the finish. Quite a different expression than recent vintages with lower alcohol and slim frame, but this delivers estate signature. 6.3% press, 31% new oak., harvest September 17 to October 4, 26hl/h yield."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Verhalten, zarte Kräuterwürze, ein Hauch von Herzkirschen, Nuancen von getrockneten Rosenblättern. Saftig, seidig und frisch, wirkt leichtfüßig, rotbeerige Noten im Abgang, mineralisch-salzig im Finale, feinwürziger Stil."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Fresh and perfumed with elegant notes of dark berries, spices, licorice and lead pencil, the 2024 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion possesses a medium-bodied, firm and slightly introverted palate with firm tannins and a long, mulberries-inflected finish. The blend—45.7% Merlot, 32.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Cabernet Franc—features one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Franc since 2006."