2024 Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc
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Tasting Notes
A brilliant white based on 80% Sauvignon and 20% Semillon, aged in 70% new oak and 30% wooden vats, the 2024 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc shows stone fruits, tons of classy matchstick-like reduction, and integrated oak. Medium-bodied, pure, and layered on the palate, it offers beautiful concentration and impressive length.
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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This is excellent and rather different. Peach and nectarine, a hint of wild strawberry, wild spring hedgerow flowers, fennel tops, freshly cut grass and a hint of exoticism – guava and passionfruit, passionflower too. Freshly grated ginger. But also a distinct oak smoke note. Intense, lifted and aerial and very vertical in its mouthfeel, with a lovely grip from the trace of tannin as an undertone. I like this a lot.
Notes of struck flint and elderflower lead to a core of pineapples and green mango with a waft of cedar. The light-bodied palate is crisp and pure with great intensity and a long steely finish.
Unfurling in the glass with a gently reductive bouquet of smoke, white flowers, citrus and oak, the 2024 Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc is medium-bodied, supple and juicy with a sappy attack and a long, elegant finish despite some clove notes in the aftertaste.
About the producer
Known as La Rivette prior to the late 19th century, this property is owned by the Gervoson family (best known for the Bonne Maman brand). They farm 75 hectares, with around seven of those dedicated to white grapes.