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2008 Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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Xavier Auerbach wrote: flawed
June 19, 2023 - Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion Tasting and Dinner (Winefield's Auctioneers, Amsterdam, NL): Deep colour but the oxydation is not as bad as the 2006, lovage, but there is also some freshness and tropical fruit left. Salty finish. Actually improves a bit with aeration but clearly faulty.
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englishman's claret wrote: 93 points
February 7, 2021 - Still young but starting to show well with a striking grilled pineapple note complementing lemon curd, lime, and cordite. Needs plenty of air (hours in the decanter) for the palate to flesh out, its unfolding corpulence eventually balancing what starts off as aggressive acidity quite nicely. Drinking well now with air, comfortably in the 93-94 point range if not obviously superior to other big names in white Pessac.
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MPC61 wrote: 95 points
February 6, 2021 - A really wonderful white bdx. Great minerality. White fruit and very round. Paired well with a smoked salmon crostini. Would love to procure more of this.
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acyso wrote: 93 points
February 27, 2019 - I'm not generally a fan of white Bordeaux, but this one admittedly scratches the itch quite nicely. The nose shows some mild herbal and sweet tones -- this is a very restrained and balanced example. The palate is rounded and there's a hint of sweetness. No overt oak here, just a relatively ripe and rounded white Bordeaux.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 95 points
March 23, 2018 - Just a knock wine that has everything an aged white Bordeaux needs. It is rich, full bodied, long, complex and loaded with perfectly ripe, yellow citrus, rocks, stones and just a hint of honey. It offers the right balance of dry sweetness and racy acidity. This should age for at least another 20 more years, or longer!
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2008 Bordeaux - Now at age 10, 2/28/2019 (link)(La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Cellar Favorites: Laville Haut-Brion (Jul 2018), 7/18/2018 (link)(Laville Haut-brion Laville Haut-brion White) Subscribe to see review text.
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June 2009, Issue #24 (link)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/19/2009 (link)(Ch Laville Haut-Brion Graves White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Ian D'Agata
May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144 (link)(Chateau Laville Haut Brion Graves Blanc) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2009 (link)(Chateau Laville Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type White
- Producer Château Laville Haut-Brion
- Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- Designation Blanc
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Graves
- Appellation Pessac-Léognan
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
- In Cellars 235 (78%)
- Consumed 66 (22%)
Food Pairing
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- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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