2025 Le Clarence de Haut Brion

The 2025 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is seamless and layered. Dark red-toned fruit, spice, new leather, mocha and plum race across the palate. Deep, ample and super expressive, Le Clarence has a ton to offer. This is very much the younger sibling of the Grand Vin. 
- Antonio Galloni (04/2026)

Structured yet refined, with polished tannins that run the length of the wine. Dark berries, smoke and cedar on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied with very integrated tannins. Classy second wine from Haut Brion. (04/2026) 

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion jumps from the glass with exuberant notes of crushed black plums and boysenberries, giving way to nuances of star anise, garrigue, and tilled soil. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant and pure with layers of black and blue fruit and firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and refreshing. The blend is 66.5% Merlot, 28.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5.2% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13.25%. (04/2026)

The 2025 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, a blend of 66.5% Merlot, 28.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5.2% Cabernet Franc, reveals a floral bouquet with pronounced dark fruit, evolving toward cassis and spice with aeration. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, it’s built around a deep core of fruit and has more marked freshness on the finish than La Chapelle, lending it a more ethereal profile, enhanced by menthol notes that reinforce this sense of lift. Comparable in density and structure to La Chapelle, it remains somewhat reserved at this stage and will require patience. 
- Yohan Castaing (04/2026)