Chateau Haut Brion - Chateau Haut Brion blanc 2010

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "This full-bodied blend of 54% Sauvignon Blanc and 46% Semillon has a level of concentration and intensity that makes it the dry white wine of the vintage. Loads of minerality, a hint of subtle spice, but mostly just pure orange marmalade, candle wax, honeysuckle and caramelized melons make for a full-bodied, distinctive style of wine to drink over the next 50+ years." Drink: 2013 - 2063.

WEINWISSER: 19 RENÈ GABRIEL´S BX TOTAL: "Elegantes, verschlossenes, fein grasiges Bouquet, Zitrus, Mandarinen, Vanille, Minze, Honigmelonen. Eleganter, fein cremiger Gaumen mit guter Frucht, frischer Säure, kräftiger, vielfältiger Aromatik, sehr langer, voller Abgang. 19/20 trinken - 2035"

WINE SPECTATOR: "Remarkably polished and lush, with creamed white peach, grapefruit curd and heather honey notes, followed by a rapier of crème fraîche, green almond and chamomile flavors that drives through the finish. Weighty, pure and supple, featuring echoes of white truffle and toasted macadamia nut flickering in the background. Sports ample toast on the finish, bound to be soaked up in the cellar thanks to this wine´s amazing definition and cut. Best from 2016 through 2030. 500 cases made."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "46% Sémillon, 54% Sauvignon Blanc. Slightly more yellow than La Mission but still greenish gold. Broad and honeyed on the nose (the Haut-Brion whites always prove supremacy of terroir over variety). Massive and broad and pungent. SO far from New Zealand! A bit less distinctive than the La Mission Blanc 2010 but a great wine."