La Clarte De Haut Brion Blanc Pessac Leognan

Chateau haut-brion’s tasting notes: 2015 la clarte has a very attractive expressive nose of citrus especially grapefruit with lemon nuances. The wine starts out very rich and attractive on the palate with medium volume as well as plenty of depth and attractive flavours. 27% sauvignon blanc 73% semillon. Date of the harvest: aug. 28th – sept. 8th. To drink ideally around: 2020/2030. Current vintage note: the year 2015 appears to be the warmest and sunniest throughout our country since the beginning of meteorological statistics. A long heat wave and dry period allowed to achieve excellent flowering conditions until the arrival in august of miraculous rains. This rain enabled the vines to maintain the necessary water reserves and to provide requisite nourishment for perfect ripeness. The harvest began in september under a clear blue sky. Thanks to this ideal weather we were able to wait for optimum ripeness for each grape variety. All the conditions are there to allow 2015 to