2015 Chateau Larrivet-Haut-Brion rouge - Pessac-Leognan AC

04/16: *Rich dark chocolate and damson coulis nose – fruit over finesse. It’s a touch heavy with the ripe fruit
but still very pleasurable. 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc.14.3%abv, 3.79pH.*
(91/100)

Falstaff Magazin – (91-93) pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, reife schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, etwas Dörrfeigen und Nougat, kandierte Orangenzesten. Mittlerer Körper, süße Waldbeerfrucht, etwas Pflaumen, feine Tannine, mineralischer Nachhall, eleganter Wein mit gutem Reifepotenzial.* - 05/2016

WeinWisser – 17/20pts – RG: *Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Offenes, nach reifen bis schier überreifen Kirschen duftendes Bouquet, auch Röstkaffee und ganz feine Malz- und Honignoten sind mit dabei. Im Gaumen mittelgewichtig, weiche, gebundene Säure, dezent kompottiges Finale. Ein gastronomischer Schmeichler.*

04/16: *Tasty, with plum, boysenberry and fig notes forming the core, inlaid with singed alder details and
backed by a solid tarry edge on the finish. A textbook Pessac red.—J.M.* (89-92/100)

04/16: *This is very structured and dense from here. Full body, chewy and powerful. Excellent tannin tension.
Best ever from here?* (94-95/100)

Vinous.com – 91+ pts – NM: *The 2015 Larrivet Haut-Brion has a superb bouquet with brambly red fruit, gravel and cedar aromas that unfold with confidence in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, quite masculine in style and the only shortcoming is its brevity on the finish. I suspect that a couple of hours in the decanter would benefit this wine and just lend more density on the finish. Promising. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.* - 07/2019