La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Advice for La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2024

Tasting

Color
The color seduces with its pale yellow brilliance, subtly underlined with green highlights, expressing freshness and youthfulness.

Nose
The nose opens delicately with a refined expression. On aeration, aromas of melon and white peach gradually reveal themselves, enriched by characteristic touches of Sauvignon, accompanied by elegant spicy notes.

Palate
The attack is savory and expressive, offering beautiful aromatic richness. The palate then unfolds with volume, supported by balanced liveliness. Sémillon asserts itself with finesse, providing texture and depth. The finish, saline and slightly bitter, refreshes the palate and prolongs the pleasure.

A white wine from Pessac-Léognan combining brightness, finesse and aromatic intensity

The Estate
Born of a terroir shared by two Bordeaux legends, La Clarté de Haut-Brion is a unique cuvée. Hailing from both Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion, it embodies the excellence of these two icons of Pessac-Léognan. With a history dating back to the 16th century, these estates have stood out for centuries among the greatest names of the Bordeaux vineyard.

The Vineyard
The vines thrive on deep gravel soils located in Talence and Pessac, resting on a subsoil blending clay, sand, limestone and faluns, a shelly limestone typical of the region. This remarkable terroir gives rise to Pessac-Léognan wines of renowned precision and elegance.

The Vintage
The 2024 year began with a mild and wet winter, leading to early bud break but then halted by heavy rainfall. The pressure of fungal diseases called for increased vigilance as early as spring. Flowering was successful for whites but more irregular for reds. July saw an improvement in conditions, followed by meticulous green work and precise leaf thinning to preserve the health and aromatic quality of the grapes. After slow growth, Haut-Brion’s precocious terroir enabled rapid and healthy ripening of the grapes. The harvest of the whites, characterized by good balance and fine aromas, took place under ideal conditions. The Sauvignons proved particularly expressive. Before the red harvest, a dry wind promoted concentration of the berries while preserving their integrity. Thanks to rigorous sorting, only the best grapes were selected, announcing a promising vintage, rich in contrast and expression.

Vinification and aging
The wine is aged in barrels, 42% of which are new.

Blend
Sémillon (64.5%) and Sauvignon Blanc (35.5%).