Community Tasting Notes 33

• Canon wrote: 95 points

  April 22, 2024 - Outstanding ! Complex, long, complete !

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• Ranjack Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 24, 2023 - This was rather forbidding when it was younger, but it has blossomed into a beautifully fragrant, rich, complex wine. Maybe the best bottle of Bordeaux I’ve had in years. No hurry to drink up my remaining bottles, either. This one’s in for the long haul.

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• forceberry wrote: 93 points

  September 10, 2023 - Typically a blend of Sauvignon Blanc (80%) and Sémillon (20%). MLF blocked. Aged for 10-12 months in French oak barriques (1/3 new).
  
  Pale but also quite intense golden yellow with faint lime-green highlights. The nose feels rich and expressive with sweet-toned aromas of exotic fruits and sweet creamy oak notes, some vanilla nuances, a little bit of mango and greengage, light buttery tones, a hint of lemongrass and a touch of ripe golden currant. The wine feels dry yet ripe and somewhat concentrated on the palate with a moderately full body and quite intense flavors of ripe orange or pomelo-driven citrus fruits, some creamy and toasty oak tones, a little bit of steely minerality, light sweeter nuances of greengage and tropical fruits, a hint of vanilla and a touch of ripe Granny Smith apple. The mouthfeel is textural and slightly viscous, but the quite high acidity lends good sense of balance and freshness to the wine. The finish is long, firm and pretty acid-driven with a dry aftertaste of creamy oak, some lemon marmalade, light tart notes of passion fruit, a little bit of woody oak spice, a hint of vanilla and a touch of lemongrass.
  
  This ripe Bordeaux Blanc felt still pretty big and surprisingly oaky for a 14-yo white wine, but even though I'm not a big fan of heavily oaked wines, I admit this wine showed enough depth, intensity and structure to come across as pretty impressive. The overall feel is a bit too sweet and oak-driven for my preference, but seeing how surprisingly youthful and vibrant the wine was at 14 years of age, I'm pretty convinced this wine will continue to age just fine, hopefully integrating some of that oak in the process. Most likely this wine needs at least 5-10 years to reach its plateau of maturity - possibly even more! Despite its glossy, somewhat oak-heavy leanings, this is a surprisingly nice Bordeaux Blanc with lots of upside.

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• Number51 wrote: 95 points

  January 26, 2022 - A killer Bordeaux blanc. Wow.
  Honey, apricot, acacia flowers, and flint. Perfectly balanced.

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• ArtF Likes this wine: 96 points

  December 18, 2021 - Last of a case purchased last year at auction goes out like fireworks. Full on melon nose. Deep, citrus, almost Chard like palate, but livelier. Perfect for a pan sauteed branzino (sea bass) in a light brandy-tomato sauce, fresh gnocchi in a basil cream sauce.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type White
• Producer Château Haut-Bergey
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation Blanc
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Graves
• Appellation Pessac-Léognan

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• Pending Delivery 25 (9%)
• In Cellars 79 (29%)
• Consumed 173 (62%)

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