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What kind of wine is Chateau Haut Brion?
Château Haut Brion Blanc is one of Bordeaux’s greatest dry white wines, equivalent to top-flight grand cru white Burgundy. It offers a complexity that merges the fresh fruitiness of Sauvignon with the creamy mellowness of Semillon.
What is the difference between Haut Brion and La Mission Haut Brion?
Haut Brion and its sister property, La Mission, made excellent reds with fine acidity and complexity, many aromas (violets) and a long aftertaste. As usual, Haut Brion was more concentrated and longer than La Mission, but La Mission was more elegant and noble than Haut Brion.
When to drink Haut Brion?
Young vintages can be decanted for 2-4 hours or more. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Haut Brion offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 15-50 years of age after the vintage.
Is La Mission Haut Brion first growth?
Today many people consider Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion as a “sixth 1855 First Growth”. From the 2006 vintage, the vineyard of Chateau La Tour Haut-Brion, Classified Graves Growth, was incorporated into Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion.
Is Haut-Brion a region?
ABOUT CHATEAU LARRIVETT HAUT-BRION This Château is in the Pessac-Léognan region, just south of the city of Bordeaux.
Who owns Haut-Brion?
Domaine Clarence Dillon
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Where is Chateau Haut-Brion located?
Château Haut-Brion is the oldest of Bordeaux’s five first growths, and one of the most famous wines in the world. Located in Pessac-Léognan, south of the city of Bordeaux, the château is rather far removed from its counterparts, all of which are found in the Médoc.
What is the second wine of Chateau Haut-Brion?
Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is the second wine of Château Haut-Brion, Premier Grand Cru Classé in 1855, and comes from the same vines as this one.
What grape is Haut-Brion?
Château Haut-Brion devotes 48.35 hectares (119.5 acres) to red grape varieties, with a distribution of 45.4\% Merlot, 43.9\% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.7\% Cabernet Franc and 1\% Petit Verdot, and 2.87 ha (7.1 acres) to white grape varieties, distributed with 52.6\% Sémillon and 47.4\% Sauvignon blanc.
Who is the owner of Chateau Margaux?
Corinne Mentzelopoulos-Petit
Corinne Mentzelopoulos-Petit (born 6 July 1953) is a French-Greek businesswoman who owns and runs the prestigious Bordeaux wine estate, Château Margaux.
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Is Haut Brion Blanc the best white wine?
Price aside, Haut Brion Blanc can also compete with any of the world’s best white wines. It combines intensity of flavor with rich textures, concentration, complexity and has the ability to age for decades. Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc also makes one of the finest expressions of white Bordeaux wine.
Which chateaux produce white Bordeaux wine?
Valandraud, Chateau Tour Saint Christophe, Chateau La Fleur Morange and Fleur Cardinale are just some of the estates adding dry white wine to their portfolio. In the Cotes de Bordeaux and surrounding appellations, you also find chateaux producing white Bordeaux wine.
How much Sauvignon blanc is in a Bordeaux blend?
The rules of the appellation insist that a minimum of 25\% Sauvignon Blanc be included in the blend. However, for most estates that rule is not relevant as on average, close to 70\% of dry white Bordeaux wine from Pessac Leognan is usually from Sauvignon Blanc.
Why is there no white Bordeaux wine in the Medoc region?
Because white wine grapes are not allowed to be planted in the Medoc or St. Emilion, due to AOC law, the wines are labeled generic, AOC Bordeaux Blanc. It’s not only the prestigious appellations that make white Bordeaux wine, value priced white Bordeaux wine is produced in the Entre deux Mers appellation.