91-93

Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2024 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is a very beautiful second wine. Dark and pliant, with terrific nuance, the 2024 is a delight. Cabernet Franc is quite high in this vintage. It’s a style that works so well. All the elements are impeccably balanced. Time in the glass brings out notable aromatic presence and body. 04/2025

89-91

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2024 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion has a tad more cohesion and nuance compared to the La Chapelle de la Mission at the moment, with bright blackberry and bilberry scents laced with oyster shells. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple tannins, satisfying fluidity and a minerally finish. This will do nicely. 04/2025

90-92

Yohan Castaing

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Fresh and perfumed with elegant notes of dark berries, spices, licorice and lead pencil, the 2024 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion possesses a medium-bodied, firm and slightly introverted palate with firm tannins and a long, mulberries-inflected finish. The blend—45.7% Merlot, 32.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Cabernet Franc—features one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Franc since 2006. 04/2025

91-93

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Darker cherries, graphite, scorched earth, and smoky nuances all emerge from Haut-Brion's second wine, the 2024 Le Clarence De Haut-Brion. A blend of 45.7% Merlot, 32.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Cabernet Franc, it's medium-bodied, has a nicely balanced, concentrated mid-palate, and building tannins. Compared to the La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion, it's a denser, more structured wine. 05/2025

93

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur très sombre, aux reflets pourpres et grenat. Nez moyennement aromatique, fruité et fumé, devenant plus fin et plus subtil à l'agitation du verre. Moelleux en entrée de bouche, particulièrement savoureux au milieu, accompagné d'un joli toucher et du goût, le vin s'achève savoureux et long. Assemblage : 45,7 % merlot, 32,3 % cabernet sauvignon, 22 % cabernet franc. Degré d'alcool : 13°10 - pH : 3,65 - IPT : 61. 35 % de la production. 04/2025

94-95

Zekun Shuai

James Suckling

Dark fruit, dark olives and minerals, with a good tannin structure on the palate. Medium- to full-bodied with juicy fruit in a nicely austere style. Composed, firm and long, without any fruit sweetness. Classic and intellectual in style. Merlot, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc. 04/2025