Chateau Haut Brion Blanc (6 / Case) Pessac Leognan

”with a surface under vines of less than three hectares (about seven acres) and a highly restricted production chateau haut-brion blanc is the most sought-after dry white bordeaux wine. Combining semillion and sauvignon blanc in nearly equal proportions this wine embodies the utopian vision of the larrieu family owners of the property in the nineteenth century: obtaining the aromatic fullness of the finest dessert wines in a dry white wine! Its style this wine is a mystery both because it is rare and thus difficult to find and because it has such a distinctive expression. The average blend (part-semillon part-sauvignon blanc with a touch of sauvignon gris) gives this wine grown in the gravelly soils of the graves terroir a concentration and breadth atypical in a dry white bordeaux wine. In its youth its aromas will transport you to alsace or burgundy depending on the vintage. The generous palate will astonish you with its length. Bordeaux can also produce great white wines!