Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2025

Characteristics and Tasting Notes for Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2025

Tasting

Nose
The aromatic bouquet stands out with superb concentration, exuding 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 remarkable balance and a decidedly refined style. The attack is broad and dense, supported by creamy tannins that lend a great deal of richness and silkiness. The freshness and harmony perceived on the nose extend with intensity through to a deep and seductive finish.

Food and Wine Pairings
This great red wine will pair wonderfully with full-flavored meats such as a grilled cut of beef, roasted lamb, or game like venison. It will also enhance a duck breast, a sauté of porcini 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 the full complexity of its aromas. This well-rounded vintage also has excellent cellaring potential.

The Elegance and Depth of a Pessac-Léognan Red Wine

The Estate
Originally known as Château de Canolle, with a first written record dating back to 1840, the estate went through 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 prestigious reputation. Now led by Charlotte Mignon, the estate has established itself as a benchmark name, recognized for the excellence of its wines, combining respect for tradition with technical innovation.

The Vineyard
Spanning 58 hectares under production, the terroir of this Pessac-Léognan estate is composed of deep gravel soils resting on a clay-sand 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 growing season was marked by a particularly hot and dry summer. Fortunately, the vines proved highly resilient by drawing on the water reserves accumulated during the rainfall of 2024. In early September, a welcome 40 mm of rain reignited and supported the ripening of the red grapes. The remainder of the month, very dry, provided ideal weather conditions to wait calmly for optimal maturity before the return of showers in late September.

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

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