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Blanc2020

Chateau Haut-BrionPessac-Leognan, France

Château Haut-Brion Blanc is the legendary dry white of this First Growth estate in Pessac-Léognan, produced from a tiny…Learn More »

$1200

/750ml

2020 Retail Average

97

/100

2020 Pro Rating

Blanc 2020 Vintage Overview

2020 OVERVIEW

With its racy Sauvignon Blanc drive and textural depth from Sémillon, 2020 Château Haut-Brion Blanc is intensely aromatic in grapefruit, citrus peel and white flowers, layered with ripe pear, subtle toast and a cool, stony edge. The palate is full-bodied yet effortlessly precise, combining vibrant acidity with a silky, almost creamy feel, and it finishes with striking length and saline minerality that promises tremendous complexity with age.

Drinking Window
2027 2050
Pairings

Butter-poached lobster; Turbot with beurre blanc; Roast chicken with tarragon and lemon

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Blanc · Knowledge Base

About Blanc

Château Haut-Brion Blanc is the legendary dry white of this First Growth estate in Pessac-Léognan, produced from a tiny gravelly terroir in Graves and considered one of Bordeaux’s most coveted whites. Typically a Semillon–Sauvignon Blanc blend, it is barrel-fermented and aged on lees, yielding a powerful yet refined wine noted for its intense citrus and stone-fruit aromatics, creamy texture, and remarkable capacity to age. Its rarity and consistently high quality have made it a benchmark that rivals top white Burgundies in complexity and presti…