Chateau Haut-Brion Blanc 2024

Minerally and understated nose, but it’s so pure and bright, showing lots of purity and precision this year. Subtle aromas of seashells, green kiwis, wet stones and meringue follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate. Lots of texture and energy, yet it remains dry and really long. 56.1% semillon and 43.9% sauvignon blanc.

The 2024 Haut-Brion Blanc also has a reserved bouquet like the La Mission Blanc and demands more encouragement than usual. Eventually, there are lime, gooseberry, crushed stone and mirabelle scents that start to gain intensity after ten minutes. The palate is very well balanced with a slightly more pithy texture. It is quite peppery, with fine grip and hints of green olive toward the persistent finish. This is excellent.

• Drinking Window: 2028 - 2050
• Reviewer Name: Neal Martin

The 2024 Haut-Brion Blanc is seamless and textured in the glass. Silky and creamy in feel, with fabulous balance, Haut-Brion Blanc is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage. Marzipan, chamomile, spice, lemon confit and a kiss of French oak are all beautifully woven together. The long, sustained finish is a thing of beauty.

• Drinking Window: 2039 - 2039
• Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni

Palest gold in colour, beautiful quality, has intensity and grip, it hugs on to the palate, delivering white peaches, pear, apple orchard, fragrant and charming, with a sweet apricot puree and bitter fennel on the finish. Acidity and structure a little more pronounced here than on La Mission, clearly will go the distance, if a touch less charming right now. 40% new oak, harvest September 2 to 10. 3.22ph. 38hl/h yield

• Reviewer Name: Jane Anson

The 2024 Château Haut-Brion Blanc is a touch more reticent compared to the La Mission Blanc, yet I love its overall balance and texture. Bright citrus, stone fruits, crushed stone, and winter savory notes all shine here, and it's medium-bodied, with a pure, layered mouthfeel, solid mid-palate density, and outstanding length.

• Reviewer Name: Jeb Dunnuck

Fragrant lemon and lime on the nose, some peach pit, apricot. Lively and expressive with citrus elements, lemon, lime and apple. Juicy and succulent with a nice weight on the palate alongside toasted edges which grip and hold on. Cool and calm, this isn't shouting and the acidity doesn't stick out as much as I would have thought for the 3.22pH. 40% new oak. A yield of 38hl/ha.

• Reviewer Name: Georgina Hindle