Le Clarence de Haut Brion Tasting Notes
The second wine, which used to be called Bahans Haut-Brion, is now Le Clarence Haut-Brion. The wine has a fabulous nose of incense, burning embers, forest floor, and black cherry liqueur. Fleshy, rich, full-bodied, but not over the top as the minerality and structure move in, this is a super-duper effort, and the greatest second wine made at Haut-Brion since the 1989 Bahans Haut -Brion. It should drink well for 20-25 years.
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Wine Spectator
Violets and berries on the nose, with just a whiff of cream and vanilla. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and gorgeous fruit. Caressing, silky finish. The renamed second wine of Haut-Brion (used to be Bahans). Barrel tasting. ?James Suckling, 2010. 93 points
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Wine Advocate
The second wine, which used to be called Bahans Haut-Brion, is now Le Clarence Haut-Brion. The 2009 is a 7,000-case cuvee made of 46% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc and a tiny dosage of Petit Verdot. The wine has a fabulous nose of incense, burning embers, forest floor, and black cherry liqueur. Fleshy, rich, full-bodied, but not over the top as the minerality and structure move in, this is a super-duper effort, and the greatest second wine made at Haut-Brion since the 1989 Bahans Haut-Brion. It should drink well for 20-25 years. ?Robert Parker, April 2010. 93 points
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Wine Enthusiast
A rich wine, with soft, juicy tannins, some spice, the tannins dry at the center. Good structure, touch of wood. ?Roger Voss, March 10, 2011. 90 points
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