2022 La Clarte de Haut Brion Blanc

蜂蜜與蜜餞香交織，既優雅又帶點鄉村油潤感。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 酒莊背景 -> 好處：出自 Haut-Brion 團隊，調配與選地嚴謹，品質有保證；
2) 風味層次 -> 好處：蜜餞、花香與蠟質感並存，喝得出細節，適合想探索的飲家；
3) 產量稀少 -> 好處：小批量、辨識度高，送禮或聚會都能出彩。

【侍酒師私房筆記】打開瓶塞先是橘子皮與蜜餞，接著浮現金銀花和焦糖哈密瓜的甜感，但入口不是甜膩而是帶蠟質的滑順感，口中有明確的酸度撐起結構，尾段帶礦物與回甘。建議醒45分鐘，讓油脂感柔和，水果與礦感更分明。

【場景化配餐指南】週末在家烤隻香草檸檬雞、跟朋友分享煎帶子、或搭配一盤法式鵝肝，都是即刻提升餐桌層次的選擇。

【降維打擊對比】比起動輒高於數千元的大牌白酒，La Clarte 提供同樣的陳釀工藝與地塊風格，但以更親民的數量與價格，性價比極高。這款適合想要細味但不想破產的人。

Bright, waxy and honeyed — a small-production white from the Haut-Brion stable that feels both refined and confident.

【Why choose it?】
1) Estate pedigree -> Benefit: from the team behind Haut-Brion, expect meticulous selection and terroir clarity.
2) Concentrated, medium-bodied style -> Benefit: immediate pleasure now, with the structure to age gracefully.
3) Distinctive aromatic profile -> Benefit: complex notes (marmalade, honeysuckle, candle wax) that reward repeated sips.

【Sommelier’s Private Note】This 1,000-case bottling opens on marmalade and honeyed florals, then reveals caramelized melon and a beeswax-like texture. There’s a subtle layer of toasted oak/lees that gives weight without heaviness — the palate sits medium-full with bright citrus lift and a chalky mineral spine. Decant about 45 minutes to let the waxy, lanolin character soften and the citrus edges bloom.

【Winemaking & Vineyard Notes】Small-production blend from carefully selected parcels in Pessac-Léognan. Gentle pressing, lees contact and restrained oak aging create a layered, polished texture while preserving freshness. Soils are typical gravel and sand mixes that lend stone-driven length.

【Occasion & Pairing】Perfect for an elevated weeknight roast, a seafood-centric dinner or as an impressive aperitif when you want to show rather than shout.

【Competitive Edge】Offers Haut-Brion lineage and distinct aromatic complexity at a fraction of the top-tier price—rarer, hand-crafted and immediately rewarding compared with much pricier grand crus.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.5%
• Decant Time: 45 minutes
• Taste: marmalade, honeysuckle, candle wax, caramelized melon, lanolin, subtle toasted oak, medium-bodied, fresh citrus zest, long mineral finish
• Food Matching: roast chicken with lemon & thyme, seared scallops or grilled sea bass, foie gras torchon or pâté, mushroom risotto with parmesan, soft washed-rind cheeses (Tomme, Reblochon)
• Grape Variety: Sémillon : 83%, Sauvignon Blanc : 17%,

Winery

La Clarte 由 La Mission Haut-Brion 與 Haut-Brion 所屬團隊打造，定位為小批量、精選的白酒延伸作。葡萄園坐落在 Pessac-Léognan 的小碎石與沙質土壤，單塊分級採收後以溫和壓榨、延長與酵母泥接觸及克制的橡木陳年來塑造層次。產量少、選地細緻，是想嘗試 Haut-Brion 家族風格但又希望更平易近人的選擇。

La Clarte de Haut-Brion is produced by the same ownership behind La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Haut-Brion. Created as a smaller, selective white blend from Pessac-Léognan parcels, it benefits from meticulous vineyard selection on gravelly soils and careful cellar work — gentle pressing, lees aging and judicious oak — resulting in a refined, textural white made in limited quantities.