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| Community Tasting Notes (average 98.3 pts. and median of 98 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/21/2023 & rated 99 points: Black, red, and blue fruits, along with incense, spice box, cigar box, tobacco leaves, and flower aromatics work their way into the perfume. The wine coats your palate with non-stop layers of deep, dark, ripe, fruits that once they get started, they never stop. The fruit has depth, width, length, and complexity, leaving you with a seamless tasting experience that remains for at least 60 seconds. If you have the disposable income, and some time to wait, this is a future legendary vintage of LMHB that needs to be experienced! With time, this could easily surpass Haut Brion and hit 100 Pts. The wine blends 48.6% Merlot, 43.2% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.2% Cabernet Franc, 14.7% ABV. Drink from 2030-2065. (3929 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 5/22/2021 & rated 99 points: 98-100 vvPunkte (48.6% Merlot, 43.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8.2% Cabernet Franc, 14.7% Alkohol) Tiefgründig, nobel, super feine Nase, florale Noten, Veilchen, dazu etwas Tabak, Blütentee, ein Gedicht, man möchte stundenlang daran schüffeln. Im Gaumen distinquiert, ruhig, mit delikater Frucht, einer umwerfenden Präzision und viel Frische, der Wein baut am mittleren Gaumen zwar viel Druck auf, wird immer vollmundiger, versteckt sein Volumen nicht, bleibt dabei aber federleicht, tänzelt förmlich über die Zunge, sensationelle Tanninqualität, grossartige Länge. Ein Gedicht! 2026-2050 (April/Mai 2021) vvWine.ch (9677 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 5/20/2021 & rated 98 points: Dark in color, the wine pops with its profile of Cuban cigars, black currants, camphor, spice, tar and smoke. Full-bodied, powerful, long and rich, the wine builds as it intensifies on your palate. There is length, intensity and layers of mineral-driven, dark red pit fruits with lift and persistency in the extended finish. The wine demands 12-15 years of aging and will evolve for at least 3-4 decades after that. The wine blends 48.6% Merlot, 43.2% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.2% Cabernet Franc, 14.7% ABV. Harvesting took place, September 7, September 29. 97-99 (5474 views) |
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JancisRobinson.com (1/25/2024)
(Ch La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (3/29/2023)
(Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan , France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, 2020 Bordeaux from Bottle (3/29/2023)
(Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Thrice Is Nice: Bordeaux 2020 in Bottle (Feb 2023) (2/1/2023)
(La Mission Haut-Brion La Mission Haut-Brion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 2020 in bottle (1/2/2023)
(Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Merlot, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2022 (12/1/2022)
(Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: Almost Back to Normal (Jun 2021) (6/1/2021)
(La Mission Haut-Brion La Mission Haut-Brion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2020: En Primeur – Part 1 (5/23/2021)
(Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2020 Pessac-Léognan (5/1/2021)
(Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Vingt-Vingt Vins: Bordeaux 2020 (May 2021) (5/1/2021)
(La Mission Haut-Brion La Mission Haut-Brion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (4/28/2021)
(Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan , France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/18/2021)
(Ch La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2021 (4/1/2021)
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| Château La Mission Haut-Brion Producer website - Read more about Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
Château La Mission-Haut-Brion is the greatest Graves wine after Haut-Brion and in some vintages is considered the superior wine of the two. La Mission-Haut-Brion is situated just across the road from Haut-Brion in the commune of Talence in the southern suburbs of Bordeaux. Since 1983, both properties have been under the same ownership, Domaine Clarence Dillon S.A. La Mission-Haut-Brion's vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 48%, Merlot 45%, Cabernet Franc 7%) lie on a large (up to 18 metres deep in places) gravel bank interspersed with clay. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats and then matured in oak barriques (100% new) for 18 months. The wines of La Mission Haut Brion are rich, oaky and powerful and need at least 10 years of bottle ageing before they should be broached.
Jancis Robinson on La Mission Haut Brion.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its winesPessac-Léognan Pessac-Leognan reds:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Soil: Predominantly gravel and sandy rock, with varying proportions of clay and sandstone
Surface Area: 1,491 ha
Pessac-Leognan whites:
Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Soil: Gravel and rocks covered with sand, sandstone, and clay
Surface Area: 275 ha |
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