Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2021

Slate and stone on the nose with black bramble fruits. Clean and crisp with bite on the palate, just a rush of black liquorice-laced fruits, this has the salinity to the fore, a touch of austerity but on the right side, giving it this serious edge which is so appealing. It’s sophisticated and maybe even a little shy at this point but feels well worked with intensity and poise. You’re really tasting the terroir in the glass here – one to seek out. Tasted twice. Drinking Window: 2024-2035. (Georgina Hindle,decanter.com)