Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2022 Chateau Marquis d'Alesme and elegant long finish

and elegant long finish

This ended up with the highest acidity (after malo) of the Stagård Rieslings – despite sharing the same extended pre-fermentative maturation

cola-like oak

this wine is an excellent representation of how Chenin reacts to the local conditions

Great wet stone minerality and herbal intensity at the extremely long focused finish

Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2022 Chateau Marquis d'Alesme and elegant long finishThe second wine of first growth Chateau Haut Brion, a Merlot led Pessac Leognan red of finesse and depth. The 2022 Le Clarence is svelte and aromatic, with plum, blackberry, tobacco, smoke and warm earth over fine, supple tannins. James Suckling 95 points.