Clarte Haut Brion Vintage:2020 (50+ year old vines located

(50+ year old vines located in the lower section of the Clos)

as the next vintage that is scheduled for release

"Cabernet Franc ripens on a sweet side

full-bodied and quite serious broad-shouldered flavors also possess first-rate mid-palate concentration along with evident minerality on the driving and powerful if less refined finish

and then greeted again before I leave

Clarte Haut Brion Vintage:2020 (50+ year old vines locatedThe 2016 Clart Haut Brion Blanc has an open knit bouquet of orange blossom, lemon curd and light nutty aromas, hints of candle wax emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a lightly spiced opening. Theres plenty of grilled walnut and smoke here, and something almost white Rioja like toward the finish and I mean that as a complement. This has just gained a little complexity in recent months. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.