Le Clarence de Haut-Brion 2022

Wineadvocate

The 2022 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, the second wine of Château HautBrion, is elaborated from a blend of 61.2% Merlot, 21.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Cabernet Franc and 1.5% Petit Verdot. It reveals a bright, fruity bouquet with aromas of dark berries, plums, tobacco, graphite and spices. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, layered and seamless, textural and fleshy with structuring tannins and a fresh, tense finish. It is a very nice way to introduce the great wine of Haut-Brion. - YC 04/2023

Beck

Bonne symbiose entre des parfums de myrtilles, de prunes et d'épices douces idéalement soutenue par l'élevage. Le vin a du corps et des tannins bien définis, aux grains fins, qui offrent une excellente assise. Harmonieux, trammé et ciselé, le vin dispose d'une puissance insoupçonnée couplée à la fraîcheur et la tension de la structure acide. Il en résulte un côté énergétique qui donne de la fougue à la finale. Celle-ci est légèrement saline, juteuse et minérale. Un vin prometteur qui affiche de subtiles nuances fruitées en finale. - 04/2023

Suckling

A medium- to full-bodied red with fine and lightly chewy tannins. Lots of dark chocolate, crushed stone and graphite flavors at the end. Subtle. 62.1% merlot, 21.9% cabernet sauvignon, 14.5% cabernet franc and 1.5% petit verdot. - 04/2023

Dunnuck

The 2022 Le Clarence De Haut-Brion is mostly Merlot but includes 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, and a little less than 2% Petit Verdot. It's a darker fruited, more structured second wine offering medium to full-bodied richness, a ripe, layered, textured profile, beautiful tannins, and classic notes of darker currants, cherries, smoked tobacco, and scorched earth. It's clearly an outstanding wine and has more than a hint of classic Haut-Brion style. - 05/2023