Château Laville Haut Brion - Pessac-Léognan 2006

Wein Wisser

19 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe6/28/2010

Frisch, dicht, mit viel Agrumen und weissen Pfirsichnoten.

Jancis Robinson

14 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe1/29/2010

Deepish straw. Mouldy, hamster cages smell. Quite a bit of weight but not enough life and freshness. Seems tired. Lacks zip. Drink 2008-2010

Wine Spectator

93 / 100

the3/31/2009

Very lemony, with hints of vanilla and cream on the nose. Reminds me of a baby grand cru Burgundy. Full-bodied, showing lots of coconut and toasty oak character, with lemon curd on the finish. A bit ponderous and thick now, but flavorful and structured. Powerful and layered. Best after 2011. 500 cases made. –JS

Wine Advocate

98 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/1/2009

An absolutely staggering vintage for this historic and tiny estate, this 2006 has a huge nose of tropical fruit, including pineapple, as well as a liqueur of minerality, with quince, white citrus, and a hint of subtle toast. Full-bodied, with huge concentration, an almost flinty mouthfeel, zesty acidity, and a monster finish, this is a prodigious Laville Haut-Brion that needs about 10 years of cellaring and should last 30 or more years.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

93 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2008

Brilliant yellow. Wonderfully complex nose melds lime, stone fruits, mint, licorice, resin and saline oyster shell; still a touch of reduction. Sweet and ripe but with excellent energy and purity to its flavors of yellow fruits, minerals, flint and baked bread (Masclet did a lot of batonnage with this vintage). Beautifully integrated acidity extends the finish of this very ripe and sexy wine. This is outstanding, and perhaps more classically semillon in character than the young 2007, but the newer wine offers even greater potential.

La Revue du Vin de France

17-18 / 20

the7/5/2007

Le nez supebe, mêlant de fins arômes de fleurs, d'agrumes confits et de fruits jaunes. La bouche est très précise, droite et minérale, avec une belle finale.

Decanter Magazine

17.50 / 20

the6/30/2007

Bright, limpid. nose has exuberant fruit, waxy Semllon aromas, lots of oak. Palate crisp and ripe, with lemony waxy fruit. Lots of oak. Gentle mid-palate fruit weight. Very good. 2012-27

Le Point

14 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/24/2007

Abricot, litchi, bouche très vive, marquée par des saveurs agrumes, pas très long.

Falstaff

91-93 / 100

the5/24/2007

Mittleres Gelbgrün. In der Nase frische Grapefruitzesten, etwas Steinobst, Ananas. Am Gaumen saftig, zart mit Anis unterlegte Zitrusfrucht, stoffig, toller Säurebogen, frische Tropenfrucht, präzise und lebendig.

Wein Wisser

18 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/7/2007

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TAST

19 / 20

the4/30/2007

Difficile d’imaginer plus grand, plus complexe et plus harmonieux dans le millésime : la richesse incroyable de la texture s’accompagne d’une minéralité absolument unique dans cette appellation et qui donne à la fin de bouche une énergie fabuleuse ! Il domine même son jumeau Haut-Brion !

Vinum

20 / 20

the4/30/2007

Von grosser Frische und Rasse, unglaublich saftig, nervig und lang - dabei aromatisch und doch komplex wie noch nie in dieser Phase... Macht sprachlos. Einmalig, grandios. 2012 bis 2030