2021 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Rouge

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Type of Wine Red
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac-Léognan
Winery Château Larrivet Haut-Brion
Year 2021
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Content (Alc) 0.75 ltr (14%)
Drink window 2026 - 2041
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Château Larrivet Haut-Brion from Graves-Pessac-Léognan is owned by the Gervoson family and today it is director Bruno Lemoine who takes the cru to the highest place in the appellation.

This wine is made from a combination of predominantly 81% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, supplemented with 18% Cabernet Franc grapes. The vines have an average age of approximately 30 years and therefore give the wine a pleasant amount of concentrate and strength. The harvest is done manually when the grapes have reached their perfect ripeness. The wine then matures partly for 40% in new French oak barriques, partly in barriques that have been used once before and partly in barriques that have been used twice before. In the nose, this wine offers pronounced, soft notes of (over) ripe black fruit, a touch of leather and a smoky undertone with some light notes of licorice.

Opaque purple-black colored, the 2021 Larrivet Haut-Brion bursts from the glass with deliciously fragrant scents of black raspberries, Morello cherries and wild blueberries with suggestions of black currant pastilles, candied violets, chocolate mint and forest floor. The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with layers of red and black fruit, framed by firm, exquisitely ripe, velvety tannins and bold freshness, with a long and fragrant finish.

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Vineyard for 2021 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Rouge

This château, located directly opposite Ch. Haut Bailly is a very interesting terroir of very good quality. The prices of the wines remain favorable for the quality offered. It is owned by the Gervoson family and Bruno Lemoine is its director. Since 2015, they have a new cellar master, François Gaudichon, who is an oenologist and has gained experience in the Burgundy region (Vosne Romanée). Since then, the advice has come from Stéphane Derenoncourt (formerly Michel Rolland).

The history of Château Larrivet Haut-Brion goes back to 1840, the year in which the château was first mentioned among the first plantings of Pessac-Léognan. To this day, the château has become more and more famous. After several name changes from Château de Canolle, to La Rivette and Château Brion-Larrivet, the winery was renamed Château Haut-Brion Larrivet in 1874 by the then owner Ernest Laurent, a Bordeaux négotiant (officially recognized and authorized dealer in Bordeaux wines).

In 1893 the winery was sold again and then it came into the possession of Jacques Guillemaud in 1941 and acquired its present name: Château Larrivet Haut-Brion. Today it owns approximately 75 hectares of vineyards on mainly gravel subsoil with sand and clay. Château Larrivet Haut-Brion produces about 4500 liters of red wine per hectare and 4000 liters of white wine per hectare and plants 7700 vines per hectare. This is 2300 vines below average and this greatly benefits both the intensity and quality of the wine. Her red wines age on average for 14 to 18 months in different oak barrels and then another 10 to 11 months — depending on the vintage — in the cellars of the winery.

More Information
Type of Wine Red
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac-Léognan
Winery Château Larrivet Haut-Brion
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Biological certified No
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Year 2021
Drinking as of 2026
Drinking till 2041
Alcohol % 14
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
Promotion En Primeur
Parker rating 92
James Suckling rating 91
Tasting Profiles Earthy, Dark fruit, Dry, Aged on wood, Mineral, Tannines
Drink moments Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Open haard
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