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2001 Larrivet Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan

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90 points Robert Parker: "A sleeper of the vintage, this impeccably run estate has fashioned a supple textured, complex 2001 revealing notions of dried Provencal herbs, high quality cigar smoke, black currants, plums, incense, and Asian spices. Medium-bodied with no hard edges, expansive, sweet tannin, loads of spice as well as black currant and cherry fruit, it can be drunk now or cellared for 12-14 years." (06/04) And, according to Wine Spectator: "Aromas of blackberries, minerals and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins and a medium finish. This is an underrated château that almost always makes very good wines. Best after 2005." (03/04)

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Price: $39.99
RP 90

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By: Jeff Garneau |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 9/23/2011  | Send Email
Now back in stock! The last time we were able to get a few cases of this wine it sold out within three weeks. Really shows the strength of this '01 vintage: classic style, good prices and surprisingly approachable at 10 years of age. Should have sufficient structure to age for another five to eight years, but half an hour in the decanter now reveals aromatic cedar, smoke and a hint of fresh violets on the nose. On the palate tart black currant and sweet, red cherry fruit. I enjoyed a bottle last night with ribeye steak and grilled asparagus. Beef and Bordeaux. It just doesn't get much better than that.

By: Clyde Beffa Jr. |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 8/9/2011  | Send Email
Minerals abound here, and there are tons of ripe fruit flavors. This wine is a star among stars, with cassis aromas and toasty oak nuances. Lush and full on the palate. So sweet and sexy. Lovely.

By: Steve Greer |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 8/2/2011  | Send Email
What a lovely wine. The nose is full of herbs, tobacco and minerals. Black currant and bright red fruit fill the palate along with more herbs and minerals. The long finish has tobacco, mineral and currant flavors that just keep going. The mouthfeel is integrated with some acidity and tannins still evident. This wine is ready right now.

By: Steve Bearden |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 6/18/2008  | Send Email
If you are a fan of the Graves region in the ’01 vintage, as I am, this wine will blow you away. This is lively and very fresh with complex aromas and flavors of dark currant, herb, smoke and spice. The fruit is bright and sweet and the wonderful acid balance makes the wine seem to go on and on. This is delicious, traditionally made and food friendly.

 By: Jeff Hotchkiss |  Review Date: 8/7/2011 
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Paired with a blueberry-onion pork loin off the grill and cooked some of the wine in the sauce. I recommend letting decant for 30-45 minutes as it tasted burnt and woody after opening. During the dinner the fruit came out and mellowed the hard cedar and tobacco, and we tasted raspberries, touch of maple, cedar, and a very retrained tobacco.
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Additional Information:

Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

- Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.
Country:

France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them. Click for a list of bestselling items from all of France.
Sub-Region:

Bordeaux

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Specific Appellation:

Pessac-Leognan/Graves

- Graves is the large red and white wine region located to the southeast of the city of Bordeaux along the Garonne River. Cabernet Sauvignon dominates the red wines from the area, while the whites are mixtures of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. The most important area within the Graves is the village of Pessac-Leognan. Most of the great chateaux, including Haut Brion, a premier cru and the only wine outside of the Medoc to be included in the 1855 Classification, are located in this small appellation. Graves derives its name from the rocky, stony terrain of the region. Many people believe that the stony soil radiates the day's heat at night and thus makes the grapes ripen earlier than the other regions in Bordeaux.