92 Robert Parker
The second wine, the 2009 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, is almost as large a cuvee as the grand vin. This 7,000-case cuvee is a blend of 46% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest small quantities of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Once again the burning ember/scorched earth characteristic that often comes from Haut-Brion is found in the second wine, along with more kirsch and cassis, fewer nuances and less complexity than its bigger sibling. The wine is full-bodied with the minerality offered by this terroir as well as plenty of sweet tannins. This is the finest second wine Haut-Brion has produced since the astonishing 1989 Bahans-Haut-Brion. Enjoy it over the next two decades.
92 Wine Spectator
This delivers the textbook profile of the appellation and vintage, with dense but mouthwatering tar, cassis, blackberry, bay leaf and dark cocoa notes all melded together and driving through the grippy finish. Approachable, but better with some time. Best from 2013 through 2023. 6,665 cases made. –JM
17 Rene Gabriel
46 % Merlot, 39 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 13 % Cabernet Franc, 2 % Petit Verdot. Delikates Bouquet, schwarze Kirschen, Rosenholz, Havannatouch und schöne Zedernoten. Im Gaumen noch leicht mehlig, viel schwarze Pflaumenschalen und reife Zwetschgen, Schokobitterkeit im aromatischen Nachklang. Zeigt viel Haut-Brion-Reflektionen vom Grundgeschmack her. Das ist seit kurzem der neue Zweitwein von Haut-Brion nachdem er Jahrzehnte lange Bahans Haut-Brion hiess.
warten (2014 - 2024)