Château Larrivet Haut-Brion - Pessac-Léognan Blanc 2015
Bordeaux
White
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Drink or Keep
90-92/100
Robert Parker
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2*Étoiles
Hachette
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16/20
RVF
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15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
"Very exuberant and complex nose, exotic fruits, smoke, aristoloche, marshmallow, flint, old rose, very voluptuous palate, with beautiful flesh, persistent aromas and a certain vivacity. A powerful white". (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France) A gastronomic white! Delivery in wooden cases for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery).
Features
Estate
Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion
Vintage
2015
Designation
Pessac-Léognan
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
80% Sauvignon blanc, 20% Semillon
Terroirs
Sandy gravel soils on limestone bedrock
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Perfectly matured manuals
Winemaking
Settling for 48 h in small temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Vinification in new barrels (50%), concrete eggs (20%) and small truncated-cone wooden vats (30%).
Breeding
50% in new barrels, 30% in small wooden tuns, 20% in concrete eggs for 11 months with regular stirring of the lees by stirring or rolling.
Alcohol content
12,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright yellow-gold colour
Nose
Expressive and ripe, with notes of yellow and exotic fruits
Mouth
Fresh attack followed by a lovely creamy texture and pleasant length.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Drink from
2019
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with poultry supremes with tarragon cream...
Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (2018 guide) 15.5/20 (Very good wine)
Domain rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the wine:
Very exuberant, complex nose of exotic fruit, smoke, aristoloche, marshmallow, flint, old rose, very voluptuous palate, with fine flesh, persistent aromas and a certain vivacity. A powerful white.
About the domain :
In the heart of Léognan, this beautiful 75-hectare estate was bought in 1987 by Philippe Gervoson, also head of the Andros company. It produces modern-style wines, with flattering, vinous reds, while the whites have become much more full-bodied and precise. The arrival of Bruno Lemoine as managing director in 2007, winemaker of the famous 1990 Montrose (among others), has enabled the cru to assert even more personality. The reds are undeniably charming but not without elegance, and have great ageing potential. The whites, in much the same vein, are aromatically exuberant, powerful and endowed with incredible personality. A sure bet for the appellation.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2018 guide) 2**Stars (Outstanding wine)
About the wine:
Born from a majority Sauvignon grape, this 2015 is as pleasing in its presentation, between yellow and golden, as it is fine in its aromas of toasted almond and white flowers with a hint of minerality. On the palate, it combines good volume with a dashing freshness that enhances the peach aromas and gives length to the finish.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2016 guide) 90-92/100 (Outstanding wine)
Domain rated (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2018 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2022 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the wine:
Due to a small harvest, the 2015 whites didn't go into the ovoid concrete vats, but into three containers for vinification and ageing: new barrels, 500-liter casks and foudres. This is a full-bodied white with a full mid-palate of aromas more exotic than citrus.
About the domain :
Owned by the Gervoson family (Andros Group), this estate consistently produces pleasant, accessible wines, distinguished by their aromatic exuberance. Boasting a beautiful terroir on the heights of Léognan, not far from Haut-Bailly and La Louvière, the cru also benefits from modern winemaking facilities with a brand-new concrete vat room. Bruno Lemoine, director since 2007, and François Gaudichon, cellar master since 2015, bring an extra degree of precision to the stylistic definition of the wines.
Wine Enthusiast
Domain rated (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
James Suckling
Rated Domaine (2021 guide) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.5/5
on 2 reviews
Note and review by M. BERNARD L. Published on 31/12/2022
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 27/07/2018
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