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Château Laville Haut-Brion Cru Classé de Graves 2004

White fruitFood-friendly wineWine for cellaring

13.5%

1.5L

Intensity

Quantity: 2 bottlesObservations: 2 Plastic-covered labels, 1 Highly marked label, 1 Marked label, 1 Vintage difficult to readLevel: 2 NormalOrigin: private individualRecoverable VAT: noRegion: BordeauxAppellation: Pessac-LéognanClassification: Grave cru classéOwner: Domaines Clarence Dillon
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Château Laville Haut-Brion Cru Classé de Graves 2004

The wine

The wines of Laville Haut-Brion, have an exceptional longevity and develop with time aromas of honey, wax and spices, magnified by the maturation in oak barrels. They show a superbly rich and creamy texture.

About the Producer Château Laville Haut-Brion

Chateau Laville Haut-Brion is named after one of its earliest owners, Marie Laville, widow of the referendum adviser of Queyrac, who acquired it in 1611. Many families have subsequently taken over the estate, but it is again a woman, the Duchess of Mouchy, who currently runs this chateau that is among the greatest white wines of Brodeaux. But it is a man, Frederick Woltner, who identified this exceptional terroir for the production of white wine. Indeed, early in the century owner of La Mission Haut-Brion, there occurs, from the vintage 1927, a small amount of wine from a blend Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. In 1931, he bought the vineyard of Laville, which already produces a white wine under the label Clos Laville, and a little quantity of red wine (Domaine Saint-Sauveur). Anxious to get the most of this soil of clay and shallow gravels, he replanted the vineyard in 1931 and labelled the wine Chateau Laville Terroir du Haut-Brion, which became in 1934 Chateau Laville Haut-Brion. It was soon recognized for its quality and was awarded by the Graves Classification since its first edition in 1953. In 1983, the Dillon family, owner of Chateau Haut Brion, bought both chateau La Mission Haut-Brion and Laville Haut-Brion to the heirs of Woltner. Since then, grapes from vines over sixty years of age are vinified by the team of Jean-Bernard Delmas, and since 2003 by his son Jean-Philippe. Then they are aged nine to twelve months in oak barrels, half of which is renewed annually.

Detailed characteristics

Quantity: 2 bottles

Level: 2 NormalObservations: 2 Plastic-covered labels, 1 Highly marked label, 1 Marked label, 1 Vintage difficult to read

Origin: private individual

Type of cellar: specialised storage

Recoverable VAT: no

Original wooden case / Original case: no

French customs seal: yes

Alcohol percentage: 13.5 %

Region: Bordeaux

Appellation: Pessac-Léognan

Classification: Grave cru classé

Owner: Domaines Clarence Dillon

Vintage: 2004

Colour: white

Peak drinking window: drink until 2030

Service temperature: 11°

Viticulture: conventional More information....

Size (in ha): 3.57 hectares

Volume: 8500 bottles

Intensity: rich

Leading aroma: white fruit

Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine

Grape variety: Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
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iDealwine Price Estimate

Château Laville Haut-Brion Cru Classé de Graves 2004

The iDealwine Price Estimate(1) is based on auction results, using the hammer price of lots including the buyer's premium for the sale.
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Current auction price estimate(1)
Château Laville Haut-Brion Cru Classé de Graves 2004
138
150
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125
(year's lowest)
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