Laville Haut Brion Blanc 1994 (750ML)

94 RP / 93 VM / 17.5 JR

This tightly knit, medium-bodied wine exhibits an intense, sweet nose of toast, minerals, honey and spices. There is ripe fruit and intensity on the palate, but the overall impression is one of a backward, undeveloped wine. It has 20-25 years of aging potential. - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

The 1994 Laville Haut-Brion is a vintage that I had never tasted before, and one touted by other critics. Here, even compared to an impressive 1986 Ygrec, this white Pessac-Léognan showed beautifully. Deep straw in colour it has a complex and enticing bouquet of clear honey, Japanese yuzu, fennel and nutmeg that is very well defined and with so much energy. The palate is tensile and underpinned by a fine bead of acidity, a subtle marine influence permeating from start to finish. This is a fantastic white Bordeaux given the vintage, and at 23 years of age shows no signs of slowing down. Tasted at a white Bordeaux-themed private dinner in London. July 2018. - Neal Martin, Vinous Media

Molten gold. Pungent and directed and fine and very different from the others. Seems much more modern than the 2004. Tight and dense. Very exciting. Leafy. July 2017. - Jancis Robinson