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2021 Château La Mission Haut Brion, 6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

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2021 Château La Mission Haut Brion

750ml

RATINGS

97Wine Enthusiast

Yeast and apple aromas are lifted by the wine's acidity and a citrus shot...its apple flavors and touches of wood giving shape to this impressive wine.

95The Wine Advocate

...unfurls in the glass with a complex, detailed bouquet of plums, cassis, flowers, spices, licorice and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, rich and concentrated, its fleshy, layered core of fruit is framed by beautifully velvety tannins.

95Decanter Magazine (points)

Green peppercorns and tomato leaf mingle with blackcurrant on the nose. Quite herbal and savoury, earthy...hints of fragranced perfume... Supple with lots of energy, focus and precision - this has a real brightness to the red berry summer fruits. Crystalline and pure...tannins that give a soft support around the palate. Elegant and charming... Quite high acidity keeps the freshness and zing... Well worked and a characterful wine. Delicate but very enjoyable.

94-95James Suckling

Lots of sea-salt, iodine and purple-fruit aromas and flavors to this. Turns to bark and forest floor. Powerful. Full-bodied and muscular.

94Jeb Dunnuck

Black raspberries, dried flowers, tobacco, violets, and a beautiful spicy character...pure, medium-bodied, incredibly polished, elegant Péssac-Léognan that has fine tannins, an utterly seamless, graceful mouthfeel, no hard edges, and a gorgeous finish...ample depth and richness, has good mid-palate depth, and is already just about impossible to resist.

93Vinous / IWC

...very cohesive bouquet, well-defined with minerally red and black fruit, hints of white flowers and a distant tang of black olive. The almost "estuarine" element becomes more prominent with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, quite fresh...lifted by the salinity and sustain on the finish—also its typicité.

17.5Jancis Robinson

A mix of refined power and elegance... Fragrant dark fruit and cassis notes as the wine opens. Texturally very fine with plentiful tannins that are coated and smooth. Lovely freshness accompanied by persistence and drive. Great balance.

PRODUCER

Château La Mission Haut Brion

Château La Mission Haut-Brion, a Classified Red Wine of Graves, has one of the most intriguing histories in Bordeaux. Wine was produced on the estate, located in Talence, in the early 16th century by the de Roustaing family. In 1682 the estate was bequeathed to an order of Catholic friars who not only built an architecturally significant chapel, which is today part of the estate, but who became excellent viticulturalists. In the early 19th century the estate was bought by a native of New Orleans of French descent who wanted to retire in Bordeaux. By the early 20th century the estate’s wines were considered so fine that they sold for more than the wines Châteaux Margaux and Latour. The estate continued to be well-managed, and after several changes in ownership it now belongs to the Dillon family, which also owns Château Haut-Brion. La Mission owns 51.6 acres of vineyards planted to 45% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan was created in 1987 from the northern part of the left bank Graves appellation. Before then it was simply part of Graves, or sometimes it was called Haut-Graves. Unlike many other Bordeaux appellations, Pessac-Léognan is known for both red and dry white wines, although its reds are more famous. The appellation includes ten communes and the area’s most important châteaux, including Château Haut-Brion, the only non-Médoc estate included in the 1855 Bordeaux classification. There are 2,964 acres of vineyards in Pessac-Léognan and 16 classified growth estates. The main red grapes grown are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, along with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. White grapes grown are Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, with a little Muscadelle. Pessac-Léognan is considered to have the best terroir of the greater Graves region.

VINTAGE

2021 Château La Mission Haut Brion