2010 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sauvignon Blanc (54%), Sémillon (46%)
Ready - mature (Drink 2015 - 2029)
James Suckling
100/100
Jancis Robinson MW
18.5/20
Ian D'Agata
94/100
Robert Parker
98/100
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2010 Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

Description

This full-bodied blend of 54% Sauvignon Blanc and 46% Semillon has a level of concentration and intensity that makes it the dry white wine of the vintage. Loads of minerality, a hint of subtle spice, but mostly just pure orange marmalade, candle wax, honeysuckle and caramelized melons make for a full-bodied, distinctive style of wine to drink over the next 50+ years.

Drink 2013 - 2063

Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate (February 2013)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2010
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Ready - mature (2015 - 2029)
Grape List Sauvignon Blanc (54%), Sémillon (46%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Haut-Brion Blanc

Critics reviews

James Suckling 100/100

This is insane. I am speechless. It twists your palate with so much character and intensity. It’s better than the 2005, and I gave it 100 points. It’s full yet refined, intense yet reserved. It’s a wine of intense contrasts of tropical fruits and citrus. Bright and intense acidity, but it’s all in balance.
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2011)
Jancis Robinson MW 18.5/20

46% Sémillon, 54% Sauvignon Blanc.

Slightly more yellow than La Mission but still greenish gold. Broad and honeyed on the nose the Haut-Brion whites always prove supremacy of terroir over variety). Massive and broad and pungent. SO far from New Zealand! A bit less distinctive than the La Mission Blanc 2010 but a great wine.

Drink 2018 - 2028
Drink 2018 - 2028
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2011)
Ian D'Agata 94/100

Bright straw-yellow. Mandarin orange, pear, vanilla and liquorice aromas are lifted by a hint of ginger on the nose. Supple, sweet and succulent on the palate, with rich, ripe citrus, peach and mineral flavours nicely perked up by harmonious acidity. Very complex wine, finishing bright and clean, with outstanding building persistence.
Ian D'Agata, Vinous.com (Aug 2011)
Robert Parker 98/100

This full-bodied blend of 54% Sauvignon Blanc and 46% Semillon has a level of concentration and intensity that makes it the dry white wine of the vintage. Loads of minerality, a hint of subtle spice, but mostly just pure orange marmalade, candle wax, honeysuckle and caramelized melons make for a full-bodied, distinctive style of wine to drink over the next 50+ years.

Drink 2013 - 2063
Drink 2013 - 2063
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (Feb 2013)

About this wine

Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan

In 1986 a new communal district was created within Graves, based on the districts of Pessac and Léognan. Pessac-Léognan has the best soils of the region, very similar to those of the Médoc, although the depth of gravel is more variable, and contains all the classed growths of the region. Some of its great names, including Ch. Haut-Brion, even sit serenely and resolutely in Bordeaux's southern urban sprawl.
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