2020 Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 98.3 points

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  8/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 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.

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  5/22/2021 - vvWine.ch wrote: 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

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  5/20/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 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

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