Château Haut-Brion

Le Clarte de Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan, 2022

Name: Le Clarte de Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan
Brand: Château Haut-Brion
Price: 510 GBP

90/100

Inside Bordeaux

91-93/100

The Wine Independent

88-90/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
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£510.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Bristling, bright but also quite pungent in its leafy apple, bell-pepper and tropical fruits, Clarté 2022 is high-impact with a perky, cooling acidity which helps to cut through its natural density. 53.7% Sauvignon Blanc, 46.3% Semillon.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

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Critic Reviews

88-90/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

No tasting notes available

drinking window 2025 - 2036

date of review 05/2023

91-93/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2022 La Clarte de Haut-Brion is a blend of 53.7% Sauvignon Blanc and 46.3% Semillon aging in 38.2% new oak. It skips out with ready-to-go scents of fresh grapefruit, green mango, and white peaches, with underlying wafts of lime leaves and wet pebbles. The medium-bodied palate is lively and well-balanced, with plenty of citrusy flavors and a chalky finish.

drinking window 2024 - 2030

date of review 05/2023

90/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Apricot pit, pineapple, lemongrass, dried apricots, this has the richness of the vintage but is well balanced with sage and white pepper notes, adding a touch of juice. Jean-Philippe Delmas' grandfather began managing the chateau in 1923, so 2022 marks 100 years of the Delmas family at Haut-Brion (just a few years longer than the Dillons). 38% new oak.

drinking window 2023 - 2027

date of review 05/2023

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Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

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13.5%

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.