97 Robert Parker
The 2014 Haut Brion Blanc has a very pure bouquet with scents of peach skin, Cornice pear and those resinous/candle wax aromas that I remarked upon during en primeur. This has more sophistication than the La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, a little more tension. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky smooth entry, perfect acidity, wonderful tension and energy. Notes of orange pith, a squeeze of lime, flint and smoke are conveyed on the finish that demonstrates outstanding persistence. This is a great Haut Brion Blanc, but it will require a decade in the bottle before it will show what it can really do.
97 Wine Spectator
A towering white, loaded with crème fraîche, verbena, makrut lime, Meyer lemon, singed macadamia nut, wet straw and lemon pound cake notes, this provides a startling range of aromas and flavors, displaying a gorgeous combination of richness and raciness. Though large-scaled, the purity here is stunning. Will probably outlast more than a few reds in the vintage. Best from 2021 through 2035. 617 cases made.
18 Rene Gabriel
68 % Sémillon, 32 % Sauvignon Blanc. Mittleres Gelb, lindengrüne Nuancen darin, leuchtend. Wirkt dezent röstiger als der weisse Mission, Pfirsichblüten ein Hauch von Aprikosen und Zitronenmelisse. Im Gaumen samtig, weich und sehr stoffig, im Finale mit gepressten Agrumen endend. 68 % Sémillon, 32 % Sauvignon Blanc. Mittleres Gelb, lindengrüne Nuancen darin, leuchtend. Wirkt dezent röstiger als der weisse Mission, Pfirsichblüten ein Hauch von Aprikosen und Zitronenmelisse. Im Gaumen samtig, weich und sehr stoffig, im Finale mit gepressten Agrumen endend.