2023 La Clarte de Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan

A tight and focused second wine of La Mission and Haut Brion with a classy texture and beautiful length and focus. Medium body, fresh acidity and a crunchy finish. 56.3% sauvignon blanc and 43.7% semillon.

Aromas of smoke, white fruits and ripe orchard fruits preface the 2023 La Clarté de Haut-Brion blanc, a medium-bodied, round and supple wine that is fruity and elegant on the finish. This is a blend of 56.3% Sauvignon Blanc and 43.7% Sémillon.

The 2023 La Clarté de Haut-Brion is the second white wine from La Mission and Haut-Brion. It offers terrific cut and focus. Citrus peel white flowers mint crushed rocks white pepper and a touch of reduction lend notable energy to this airy sculpted dry white. Time in the glass reveals its lovely mid-palate texture rounding things out. The 2023 is a fine Clarté. 2025-2033

The 2023 La Clarté de Haut-Brion has quite an intense and lively bouquet: Granny Smith apples pear and light slate-like aromas. The palate is fresh on the entry with fine depth perhaps needing a little more tension on the mid-palate but this feels long and tender. It will drink after just one or two years.

56.3% Sauvignon Blanc, 43.7% Sémillon. Cask sample. Bright and translucent. Sauvignon-dominated aromas. Medium intensity but lifted and fresh. (JL)