2006 Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  2/4/2024 - NMIZ wrote: 96 Points

  2006 La Mission Haut-Brion. 59% Merlot, 40% CS, 1% CF. B2L2I2C2. 96+. 18 years old. Deep Garnet. Plenty of red and black fruits (plum, dark cherry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, ripe strawberry. Rose, violet and geranium flowers. Bell pepper and liquorice. Iodine, chalky and wet stone. Black pepper. Vanilla, chocolate, cedar, nutmeg, cinnamon and toastiness. Buttery. Dough, biscuit and yeasty. Tobacco, coffee, leather, cigar and mushroom. Plenty of richness and tannin on the palate. Sweet with mineral undertones. Expansive wine in the mouth. Full-bodied, concentrated with fine silky tannins. Still very strong, young and fresh. Required 3 hours of decanting before it started to show its true potential - incredibly balanced, great intensity, long finish and complex. An excellent wine indeed.

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  12/11/2023 - steinersing wrote: 93 Points

  Struggled to identify blind - guessed right bank. Good wine probably limited by the vintage.

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  12/4/2023 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  this was drunk alongside the 2004 La Mission Haut-Brion and was much the better of the two although neither are really ready to drink - this has quite some substance to it and should be excellent in time - I would leave this for at least a couple of years

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  10/25/2023 - dream Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Wow, this is a really good wine already showing great depth and balance with a thick, savory texture and fabulous flavors of dark red fruits, smoky gravel and sweet tobacco. Rich but not over the top and just a fabulous La Miss that can be drunk now but will obviously age gracefully for decades. The wine of the vintage in Bordeaux? 95+

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  7/25/2023 - Prgino wrote:

  Brought to Gather with the Fosters

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