2008 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Community Tasting Note
kfrench150 Likes this wine:
91 Points
Monday, August 9, 2021 - Decanted off only a small amount of chunky sediment. Medium dark, pure ruby red colour. Fairly subdued nose that needs a lot of coaxing before revealing slight charcoal, light red and black fruits, dusty earth, light India ink and a bit of bramble. Very subtle. Silky smooth feel, medium bodied, tangy acidity, slippery tannins and a long, dry finish. Cool black and blue fruit on the palate. Lots of blue plum, blackberries, black currant leaf, carbonate minerals, cedar and ink. Really opened up after 2 hours showing more sour cherry and chalk. Subtle and subdued at this point. Probably needs more time. Only 91 points at this time.
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Comment posted by Mark1npt:
8/9/2021 8:14:00 AM - Great notes, thanks! Did you happen to decant beforehand? I see you said it got better over 2 hours. Wondering ip opening say, 4 hours ahead, would have pushed it further along?
Comment posted by kfrench150:
8/9/2021 5:01:00 PM - Entirely possible. But it seemed to peak at that point of dinner and then dropped back down again. Perhaps just shut down too hard at this point?
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
8/9/2021 5:28:00 PM - Oh, ok.....if it dropped back down then it's probably just not old enough yet. Thanks for your update!
Comment posted by Bordeaux_Jon:
3/20/2022 9:19:00 PM - I’ve been Coravinning a bottle and had a similar experience. Usually subsequent Coravin pours are more open but this third pour is very austere. Smooth though with little tannin so I’m wondering if this is it? It doesn’t feel built to age. I had the chappelle a while back and it was not good. I think this just wasn’t the best vintage for them.
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
3/21/2022 4:38:00 AM - '08 is def a different year, but I still hold out hope that it will turn and become one of those late bloomers that we all start to rave about, like '03 has. Most '08s probably just aren't ready yet......