La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2012

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The second wine from the owners of Haut-Brion and La Mission-Haut-Brion, the 2012 La Clarte is a blend of 58% Semillon and 42% Sauvignon Blanc. This strong effort boasts beautiful notes of apricots, honey, candle wax and melons in a rich, full-bodied, concentrated format. A stunner, it should age effortlessly for a decade or more.

James Suckling

A firm a fresh wine with lemons and minerals. Medium body, with bright acidity and a lemon, mineral and fruity finish. Lots of apples and pears.

decanter Magazine

A snapshot of the grand vin, 2012 La Clarté is showing some wonderful evolution with a green-gold hue, intense smoky notes, purposeful acidity and honeyed, candied fruit on the refined, lengthy palate.

Tim Atkin

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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

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Andreas Larsson - Tasted

Very fine, flinty and mineral style with roasted nuts, citrus, grape and pineapple. Firm, grippy and long bright finish, very pure and elegant.

VertdeVin

The nose is fruity, crunchy and fresh. It reveals notes of white fruits (apple, pear) and slight notes of citrus associated with a hint of mirabelle plum, a fine touch of honeysuckle as well as a discreet touch of exotic fruits. The palate is fruity, gourmand, elegant, relatively gourmande and offers suavity and fat. On the palate this wine expresses notes of citrus (orange, lemon, clementine) associated with a fine hint of pear, peach as well as a discreet touch of exotic fruits (mango, quenette) and a very discreet hint of toasted oak.

Wine Enthusiast

Just touched by wood, this second white wine from both Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion is tangy, just hinting at herbaceousness. It has plenty of acidity, crisp citrus and pear flavors with a touch of spice from the wood aging. The wine is developing fast, drink from 2017.

Falstaff