"91 Points - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
A sleeper of the vintage from this under-the-radar estate, this is a complex, fragrant, sexy style of wine with deep ruby purple color, loads of red and black fruits intermixed with caramelized character, supple tannins, a savory and expansive mid-palate and finish, and sweet tannin. I found this wine extremely endearing and far better from bottle than it had shown from barrel. Give it several years of bottle age and drink it over the following two decades. Drink Date 2015 - 2035, February 2013 55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon"
Château Larrivet Haut-Brion is located 15 km from the centre of Bordeaux in the heart of the Pessac-Léognan appellation. Thanks to its acquisition in 1987 by the Andros group, the estate has finally come into its own again. Following consolidation, the area under vine is now the same as at the end of the 19th century. In light of the special nature of the soil, manager Philippe Gervoson does everything in his power to adapt his winegrowing to the terroir, using the methods applied by the region's greatest estates. The grapes are hand picked as late as possible for maximum ripeness and carefully sorted before crushing. In 1996, Philippe Gervoson decided to take another step towards quality by enlisting the help of the well-known oenologist Michel Rolland. The white wine of Château Larrivet Haut-Brion is fermented and aged in new barrels. The red wine is kept on the skins for a long time in order to extract as much fruit as possible from the grapes. It is then aged in barrels, some of which are new every year. ©ugcb
