Château Larrivet Haut-Brion - Pessac-Léognan Blanc

Château Larrivet Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Blanc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Larrivet Haut-Brion is a white wine from the region of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc of the Château Larrivet Haut-Brion is in the top 30 of wines of Pessac-Léognan.

Taste structure of the Pessac-Léognan Blanc from the Château Larrivet Haut-Brion

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Larrivet Haut-Brion in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

honey, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with vegetal taste

gooseberry, grass

On the nose the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Larrivet Haut-Brion in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, microbio or straw and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, gooseberry or mango.

Details and technical informations about Château Larrivet Haut-Brion's Pessac-Léognan Blanc.

Winemaker
Château Larrivet Haut Brion
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Triomphe d'Alsace

An interspecific cross between the 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (Vitis Riparia x Vitis Rupestris) and the knipperlé, obtained by Eugène Kuhlmann around 1911 and marketed from 1921. It can still be found in England, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. It should be noted that there is a grape variety of American origin, fortunately white, bearing the name of triumph (concord x chasselas musqué).

Last vintages of this wine

Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2018
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2016
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2015
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2014
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2013
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2012
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2011
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan Blanc from Château Larrivet Haut-Brion are 2008, 2018, 2010, 2009 and 2007.

Informations about the Château Larrivet Haut-Brion

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Larrivet Haut-Brion is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 7000 of of France wines
In the top 40 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
In the top 5000 of white wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Runoff

Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.

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