2014 Larrivet-Haut-Brion Blanc (Pessac)

My best score ever given to this wine en primeur
This is the best vintage of white I have ever tasted on this estate. Bruno Lemoine has just pulled off his masterpiece cleverly combining ripe fruit and sparkling freshness. 90 points

The Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc 2014 already offers good intensity on the nose with scents of orange blossom and apple peelings, the oak here nicely integrated and defined. The palate is quite sharp on the entry with very crisp acidity, plenty of peach, ginger and elderflower notes with a slightly disjointed finish that I am sure will coalesce by the time of bottling. It does not quite have the sophistication of its neighbors, but the power and length are both impressive. 89-91 points