Linden's La Mission Haut Brion tasting
Bentley Hotel, London
Tasted Tuesday, March 7, 2006 by Rupert with 778 views
Introduction
I'd very little experience of LMHB. These were all top vintages. I was struck by their sweetness, which nicely balanced out the tannin, and would have been happy to drink any of them today.
2000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Thick, purple, porty, grippy, rich - almost New World - powerful, ripe, quite approachable
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1998 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Lean (at least relatively so for La Mission), spicy, a syrah-like fragrance, full, balanced, lovely now
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1990 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Powdery nose, but quite intense. Savoury mid-palate. Fat and grippy
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1989 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Alarmingly brown. A more volatile nose, penetrating, really intense blackcurrant core. Fantastic concentration and balance. Minty. The volatility gives it an extra dimension.
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1985 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Pure, refined nose, touch of mint, still plenty of youthful vigour, sweet, smooth, long and rather lovely
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1982 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Browning, but still opaque, savoury nose, grippy tannins, but layers of fruit to balance it. Long, powerful, super
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1975 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Once again, brown but opaque. Nose more reticent than the others. On the palate, very dry, cold tea, but again wrapped in a layer of sweetness.
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1964 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Fresh, pure, nose, which continued to develop, powerful, lingering, sweet - gorgeous
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1945 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Amazingly young-looking. Lovely harmonious nose, but not as much as expected on the palate - still lovely balance
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1943 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Fully alive, a fair whack of tannin, but overall a lovely balance of acid, sweetness and grip, nicely lingering
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1962 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
A bonus bottle donated by Neal Martin, but unfortunately corked. Hard to ignore the taint, but it seemed to have a fabulous fragrance
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