White Bordeaux
2 items in White Bordeaux
1964 Laville-Haut-Brion (750ml)
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$310.50
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2003 Laville-Haut-Brion (750ml)
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$279.00
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| Robert Parker 96 | |||||
| The unctuous, opulent 2003 Laville Haut-Brion is stunningly rich, full-bodied, and intense. Reminiscent of the 1989 and 1994, it offers a powerful, concentrated, honeyed grapefruit character intermixed with citrus oil, flowers, and waxy marmalade, admirable acidity, and a tremendous mouthfeel as well as length. It should drink well for 25+ years. | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92 | |||||
| Slightly reduced aromas of tropical fruits, lanolin, honey, oyster shell and resiny oak. Fat, thick and powerful, with rich peach and ripe citrus flavors along with a very rich honeyed aspect from the semillon and the sheer ripeness of the harvest. A bit livelier in the mouth than the nose suggests, and clearly better balanced than it seemed to be last spring. At 13%, this is actually a bit lower in alcohol than the 2004. | |||||
| Wine Spectator 95-99 | |||||
| Lots of lemon, lime and honey aromas with hints of other citrus fruits. Full-bodied, with exotic fruit character. Fresh and long. Papaya, mango and banana. A tropical drink. 88 percent Sémillon this year, the rest Sauvignon Blanc. - Barrel Tasting | |||||