Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2025

Characteristics and tasting notes of Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2025

Tasting

Nose
The aromatic bouquet stands out with superb concentration, releasing intense scents of red fruits intertwined with delicate floral notes reminiscent of rose and violet.

Palate
Despite the warmth of the year, the palate offers a remarkable balance and a resolutely refined style. The attack is broad and dense, supported by creamy tannins that bring great indulgence and silkiness. The freshness and harmony perceived on the nose continue with intensity through to a deep and seductive finish.

Food and wine pairings
This great red wine will pair beautifully with full-flavored meats such as a grilled cut of beef, roast lamb or game such as venison. It will also enhance duck breast, a sauté of cep mushrooms, dishes with Asian influences, as well as aged hard cheeses such as mature Comté, Cheddar or Parmesan.

Serving and cellaring
To fully appreciate this wine, it is recommended to serve it at a temperature of around 15.5°C. Decanting for one to two hours in its youth will allow it to release all its aromatic complexity. This complete vintage also boasts excellent cellaring potential.

The elegance and depth of a red wine from Pessac-Léognan

The estate
Originally known as Château de Canolle, with its first written record dating back to 1840, the estate underwent several identities before becoming Château Larrivet Haut-Brion. Located in Léognan, in the heart of the Bordeaux region, this historic property was acquired in 1987 by the Gervoson family (Philippe and Christine), who restored its former prestige. Now led by Charlotte Mignon, the estate has established itself as an essential brand recognized for the excellence of its wines, blending respect for tradition with technical innovation.

The vineyard
Spanning a productive area of 58 hectares, the terroir of this estate within the Pessac-Léognan appellation consists of deep gravel soils resting on a clay-sandy matrix two to four meters thick, all over a limestone subsoil. The vines, with an average age of 35 years, benefit from meticulous care with rigorous plot-by-plot management.

The vintage
The 2025 year was marked by a particularly hot and dry summer period. Fortunately, the vines showed great resilience by drawing on the water reserves accumulated during the rainfall of 2024. At the beginning of September, a welcome 40 mm rainfall revived and boosted the ripening of the red grapes. The remainder of the month, very dry, provided ideal weather conditions to wait calmly for optimal ripeness before the return of late-September showers.

Winemaking and aging
The harvest took place by hand from September 3 to 22, with rigorous double sorting (on a sorting table and then optical). The destemmed and uncrushed berries, including an average of 8.5% whole clusters for the Merlots and Cabernet Francs, are gravity-fed into the vats. Plot-by-plot vinification takes place in small temperature-controlled concrete vats with long macerations of four to five weeks and regular punching down. Aging takes place in new and one-year-old barrels for the Cabernets, while 5% of the Merlots age in terracotta amphorae. Alcohol content: 13% vol.

Grape varieties
This blend is composed of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc.