2003 Château La Mission Haut-Brion

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Decanting Queen Likes this wine:

95 Points

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - Deer Valley Palooza in 3 stages with Mark1npt and Agelvis; 6/25/2023-7/1/2023 (8,100 ft): Drank with my daughter as this is one of her birth year wines. 2.5 hour decant was perfect and this wine was drinking beautifully. Dark plummy fruit, mild tobacco, leather, so silky smooth and a long finish. Tannins were surprisingly subdued. She loved it and looking forward to the next bottle sometime next year.

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Comment posted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine:

6/28/2023 12:46:00 PM - Love La Mission! Glad it was a good bottle and your daughter enjoyed it!
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:

6/30/2023 8:08:00 AM - She said it was one of her favorite wines ever. Unfortunately I have created an expensive palate.
Comment posted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine:

6/30/2023 11:02:00 AM - If that is as expensive as she gets, you should consider yourself lucky!
Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:

6/30/2023 1:14:00 PM - Love the thought of sharing birth year wines with my kiddos. They're growing up too fast and I'm in now hurry to speed things up but I do look forward to sharing the cellar with them.

Hope all is well DQ!
Comment posted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine:

6/30/2023 1:18:00 PM - My nieces' like their birth year wines (1994), but they still love younger wines even more....maybe as their palate develops further! Of course, they will never turn down a birth year wine, but left to their own devices, they wouldn't select one either! Still, I have quite a few 1994s in my cellar (obviously, CA.....wasn't a good year in Bordeaux, as you know)
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:

7/1/2023 7:39:00 AM - MJP—that time will come before you know it!