Chateau Haut Brion blanc 2025

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: The 2025 Haut-Brion Blanc shimmies out with energetic notes of lime cordial, fresh grapefruit, and lemon curd, leading to suggestions of orange blossoms, sea spray, and yuzu zest with a touch of struck flint. The full-bodied palate is so satiny and seductive with electric citrus fruit flavors and minerally accents, finishing very long and fragrant. Magic. The blend is 53% Sauvignon Blanc and 47% Sémillon. The alcohol is 14.55%. It was aged in French oak barrels (45% new). This was tasted as a bottled wine."

James Suckling: The brightness and intensity are really impressive, with aromas of sliced pears, lemons, minerals and hints of crushed stones and salt. Energetic and lively. A blend of 53% sauvignon blanc and 47% semillon."

Vinum: Kühl und steinig in der Nase, dazu florale Noten, glasklare Frucht, zitrische Noten, Pfirsich, Dillkräuter, Eisenkraut; am Gaumen kräftig, opulent, dabei ohne ein Gramm Fett, sehr elegant, die Säure ist präzise eingebunden und sorgt für eine perfekte Balance zur präsenten Frucht; der Abgang ist nahezu endlos und sehr salzig, hallt auf Salzzitrone nach. Ein majestätischer Haut-Brion Blanc, der seinem Namen alle Ehre macht."

Decanter: Waxy, lanolin, straw and citrus lemon notes on the nose alongside some soft vanilla and salted caramel aspects. Rich and round with a cool core and very defined detail from start to finish. A little quieter but with a lovely frame and texture - structured and slightly firm with a soft dusting of spice. Deep, layered, so complex and nuanced. Less showy and more introverted at this point but this will be excellent. Smoky, salty minerality, freshness and butteriness. A wine to sit with. 3.3pH. 14.5%. A yield of 23hl/ha."

Jeb Dunnuck: A bigger, richer white in the vintage, as well as one of the most successful, the 2025 Château Haut-Brion Blanc reveals pear, stone fruits, spice, herbs, and a beautiful sense of minerality on the nose. Based on 53% Sauvignon Blanc and 47% Sémillon, it's rich, round, and full-bodied on the palate, with a concentrated, savory style that is dramatically different than its stablemate, the more floral, exotic La Mission Haut Brion. This beauty shines even today, yet it should have at least two decades of longevity. Drink 2026-2046."

Falstaff: Helles Grüngelb, Silberreflexe. Zarte Holzwürze, Wiesenkräuter, Stachelbeeren, weiße Johannisbeeren, etwas Vanille, facettenreiches, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, kraftvoll, gelber Pfirsich, saline Textur, würzig im Abgang, feine Extraktsüße im Nachhall, reife Mango im Abgang, weißer Pfeffer im Abgang, ein stoffiger Begleiter bei Tisch, sicheres Reifepotenzial."

The Wine Cellar Insider: The citrus notes jump from the glass, along with smoke, green apples, and herbs fill the aromatic profile. The palate focuses on its elegance, lift, and purity of fruit. You can taste and feel all of its pears, green apples, white peach, and tropical fruits that caress your palate. The wine is made from a blend of 53% Semillon with 47% Sauvignon Blanc. 14.5% ABV, 3.3. pH. Harvesting took place August 14-21. Yields were 26 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2027-2042."

Wine Advocate: The Haut-Brion 2025 Blanc, a blend of 53% Sauvignon Blanc and 47% Sémillon, was vinified in barrels and bottled from April 13. It reveals aromas of white fruits and pear, with subtly smoky, toasty notes and a touch of reductive nuance, complemented by delicate spice. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and crystalline, it’s tense and elegant and built around a remarkably fresh, fleshy core of fruit. Ethereal and finely detailed, it stands out for its purity and precision, with no overt thiolic expression. The finish is long, taut and particularly refined, delivering a very delicate and poised interpretation of Haut-Brion Blanc."