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Clarence Haut Brion (2nd wine of Haut Brion) 2024

Pessac-Leognan, Second wine

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Tasting Notes

The 2024 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has a tad more cohesion and nuance compared to the La Chapelle de la Mission at the moment, with bright blackberry and bilberry scents laced with oyster shells. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple tannins, satisfying fluidity and a minerally finish. This will do nicely.

Score: 89 - 91 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2042 Date: 01 May 2025

The 2024 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is a very beautiful second wine. Dark and pliant, with terrific nuance, the 2024 is a delight. Cabernet Franc is quite high in this vintage. It’s a style that works so well. All the elements are impeccably balanced. Time in the glass brings out notable aromatic presence and body.

Score: 91 - 93 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2036 Date: 29 April 2025

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.

Score: 90 - 92 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2027 - 2040 Date: 23 April 2025

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.

Score: 92 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2030-2042 Date: 23 April 2025