Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc other_regions_italy clear honey and vanilla pod

clear honey and vanilla pod

The south-facing hillside named Noiré has clay-limestone soil

Claude’s daughter

saline and balanced finish where the citrus character telegraphed by the nose reappears on the explosive finale

Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc other_regions_italy clear honey and vanilla podOn opening a chilled bottle, Lovely waxy, honeyed but dry finishing, classic old dry white bordeaux. Edge of ashiness. This is decidedly not for neophytes. You need to have tasted some young, lanolin scented, sometimes rather oily dry white bordeaux to appreciate how this wine has matured and taken on so much more interest and balance. Well done, FVD, for shining the spotlight on this unique style of wine and for locating such a haunting, mature