{"product_id":"chateau-haut-brion-le-clarence-de-haut-brion-pessac-leognan-chateau-bahans-haut-brion-2019-750ml","title":"Château Haut-Brion Le Clarence de Haut Brion Pessac-Léognan (Château Bahans Haut-Brion) 2020 (750ml)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-–description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposition: 60.1% Merlot, 31.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6.7% Cabernet Franc and 1.5% Petit Verdot\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review--source\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"review--source-title pre-title\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003eAntonio Galloni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body-large--strong\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e91-93\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-–description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is a jewel of a wine. Deep, powerful and structured, it captures all of the gravitas of the Grand Vin, but in a more accessible style. Gravel, leather, tobacco, cedar and dried herbs lend quite a bit of aromatic nuance to this powerhouse Pessac-Léognan. I very much like the intensity and drive here.\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e(Jun 2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review--source\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"review--source-title pre-title\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003eNeal Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body-large--strong\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e91-93\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-–description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has a succulent bouquet of dark cherries, boysenberry and crushed violet scents, quite heady and bold for a second wine even the second wine of a First Growth!). The palate is medium-bodied with succulent, pliant tannins that frame the pure black cherry, wild strawberry and black currant fruit. Veins of licorice appear toward the finish. There is a lot of density in this Le Clarence and a little more structure than usual, and it suits it well.\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e(May 2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review--source\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"review--source-title pre-title\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003eMichael Schuster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body-large--strong\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e92-93\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-–description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe blackberry Merlot to smell; full, moderately concentrated, firmly but finely tannic; a refined and relatively delicate core of fruit here, sweet and fresh, with the alcohol presence distracting a bit from its finesse, but behind that, this is long and graceful, with excellent sweet fruit persistence. The somewhat “dryhard” tannin texture distracts a bit, which it would not do at 13.5% ABV, for example. A refined, freshly sweet, graceful wine, successful in the style, if not so obviously Pessac-Léognan in origin any more.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e(May 2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review--source\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"review--source-title pre-title\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003eJane Anson MW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body-large--strong\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e92\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-–description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcentrated, with impact and punch. It has presence and barely takes a beat through the mid palate, as there is such a wall of blackberry and bilberry fruits. A brambly hedgerow feel, hard to argue with - but be aware that there is heat also; and this is a hedonistic wine. Harvest from 7th to 29th September \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e(Apr 2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review--source\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"review--source-title pre-title\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003eJeb Dunnuck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body-large--strong\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e94\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-–description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeading off the reds, the 2020 Le Clarence De Haut-Brion is a darker, more structured version of this cuvée that has lots of ripe blackcurrant fruit, notes of scorched earth, tobacco, cedar, and lead pencil, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and a great finish. With its brilliant Graves character, this is a second wine that deserves 4-5 years of bottle age and will evolve for two decades.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e(Mar 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"review--source-title pre-title\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review--source\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"review--source-title pre-title\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"body-large--strong\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e97-98\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-–description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\" data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExotic fruit aromas of blackberry, blueberry, peach and orange peel. It’s full-bodied with a vertical flow of layered, chewy tannins that are integrated and intense. Extremely polished and focused. Crushed stone to the fruit in the aftertaste. Some bark and forest flowers, too. Great potential. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-v-70677ad8=\"\"\u003e(Apr 2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Château Haut-Brion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975627051232,"sku":"102225","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/chateau-haut-brion-le-clarence-de-haut-brion-pessac-leognan-chateau-bahans-haut-brion_1_cf8eed84-5cb7-4c1a-aaff-b8ea05bad64c.jpg?v=1663884116","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-haut-brion-le-clarence-de-haut-brion-pessac-leognan-chateau-bahans-haut-brion-2019-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}