Arnoux Lachaux, Vosne Romanee Suchots other_regions The 2016 Clarté Haut-Brion Blanc

The 2016 Clarté Haut-Brion Blanc has an open-knit bouquet of orange blossom

As it usually is

I think they have fine-tuned these single-plot wines tremendously since the initial and almost experimental 2015

Interestingly given the style of the vintage this isn’t quite a big and robust as it usually is which should permit it to be approachable after only 6 to 8 years yet it has the stuffing to effortlessly develop over 15 to 18

This is certainly a big wine

Arnoux Lachaux, Vosne Romanee Suchots other_regions The 2016 Clarté Haut-Brion Blanc(from a . 45 ha parcel situated at the very top of the vineyard). An exuberantly spicy nose features additional aromas of black cherry, plum and sandalwood. There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise infused finish. Textbook Suchots. 93 2019+