Larrivet Haut Brion rouge - Pessac-Léognan 2021

Jamessuckling.com

90-91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

A juicy red with medium body, round tannins and a delicious finish. Slightly earthy, but a pleasant wine with subtlety and presence.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

The 2021 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion is terrific, with deep purple and blue fruits as well as some violet notes, medium body, a round, supple texture, and a good finish.

Bettane & Desseauve

92-93 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Nez de bonne intensité et plein de personnalité, fruits noirs, fumée, cèdre, bouche de belle densité, avec des tannins soyeux et une bonne allonge. Tout en élégance. Séduisant.

The Vintage Journal

92-93 / 100

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Deep crimson. Dark cherry, graphite with rose garden/ leafy notes. Generous, inky and supple with dark cherry, cassis fruits, fine loose-knit chalky/ grainy tannins, underlying savoury oak and attractive mineral length. Firm finish. Very good winemaking – should develop very well. 81% cabernet sauvignon, 19% cabernet franc. 16 months in around 30% new French oak. 12.9% alc

Alexandre Ma

90-92 / 100

byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

I think this is the first Larrivet Haut-Brion with no Merlot that I have ever tasted, and I find it very convincing from the performance of en primeur. The 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Cabernet Franc blend creates a natural and crisp aromatic atmosphere, with crunchy and luscious berry fruit aromas and a silky body structure on the palate. I think the success of Larrivet Haut-Brion 2021 comes from its atypical Bordeaux blend. ????????????????Larrivet Haut-Brion,????????,?????????79%?????21%????????????????,?????????????????????????????2021Larrivet Haut-Brion??????“????????”???

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Flowers, strawberry, currants, herbs and a touch of cigar smoke create the nose. Medium-bodied, vibrant, fresh and elegant, the refined palate is fresh, spicy and refreshing on the mid-palate, which is also elegant, lifted and refined. This is quite successful for the vintage. The wine is made from 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc. This is the first time in the history of the estate that the wine was produced using only Cabernet in the blend. The yields were quite low at 20 hectoliters per hectare, which is as you can guess, is due to the lack of Merlot this year. 2024-2045. 91-93

vvwine

91-93 / 100

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

Expressiv und sehr komplex, verführerisch, duftig, Blüten, Gräser, Brombeeren, Cassis. Im Gaumen frisch und lebendig, sehr balanciert, die Frucht ist knackig, auf den Punkt gereift, die Tannine von sehr guter Qualität. Langer, frischer Abgang. Sehr gelungen. 2025-2040 (Verkostet im April 2022. Syndicat Viticole de Pessac-Léognan)

Anthocyanes

90-92 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Assemblages non réalisés. Première fois que le domaine ne rentre pas les merlots dans l'assemblage. Nez de murier, de groseille, de violette, de fruits noirs frais avec une pointe terrienne et racinaire. Violette et iris à l'aération. Bouche juteuse, fraiche, de beaux tanins structurants et soyeux pour un Larrivet sur l'allonge et la rectitude, ce qui lui sied à merveille. Très salin et élégant. 90-92+

Jean-Marc QUARIN

92 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe5/2/2022

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

The 2021 Larrivet Haut-Brion delivers rich aromas of dark fruits, cassis, coniferous forest floor, licorice and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy palate framed by lively acids and powdery tannins. This charming, demonstrative middleweight is a blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Cabernet Franc this year.