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100-96
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Jeb Dunnuck -
98-97
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James Suckling -
98-96
/ 100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW -
97
/ 100
Decanter -
96
/ 100
Jane Anson
Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 2023
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| "One of the finest wines in the vintage" Jeb Dunnuck | |
| 52.7% Merlot, 29.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 17.7% Cabernet Franc |
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SKU: CLMH202310 UCAU
Red
Classification
Cabernet Blend
Variety
2023
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Bordeaux, Pessac-Leognan
Region
14.2%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
100-96 / 100"One of the finest wines in the vintage, the 2023 Château La Mission Haut-Brion is based on 52.7% Merlot, 29.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc. It's one hell of a gorgeous wine offering a massive nose of black raspberries, graphite, liquid flowers, scorched earth, and chocolate-like aromas and flavors. It delivers remarkable purity, full-bodied richness, no hard edges, and fine-grained, sweet tannins. The overall balance paired with opulence here is something to behold, and it’s incredible to find this level of quality in the vintage."
- Jeb Dunnuck
98-97 / 100
"The classy mouth-feel and length to this is really gorgeous, and it seduces you with its texture of fine silk and finesse. Lasts for a long, long time. Medium body with medium, creamy and round tannins and a layered, textured finish. Shows blackcurrants, lead pencil and crushed stone at the end. 52.7% merlot, 29.6% cabernet sauvignon and 17.7% cabernet franc."
- James Suckling
98-96 / 100
"A blend of 52.7% Merlot, 29.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 17.7% Cabernet Franc, La Mission Haut-Brion 2023 has a pH of 3.7 and a deep garnet-purple color. It slowly emerges from the glass with fragrant notes of ripe plums, boysenberries, and Morello cherries, opening out to a wonderfully evocative nose of Indian spices, fragrant soil, iron ore, and rose oil. The full-bodied palate is laden with ripe, opulent black fruit and exotic spices layers, lifted by red berry accents and ferrous sparks, framed by velvety tannins and finishing with epic length."
- Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
97 / 100
"A generously scented nose, very floral and perfumed, lovely high aromatics and fully expressive. Blue fruits, red cherries and some plum. Weighty and full, this really leaves a lasting impression on the palate, juicy but not too much, a tiny hint of sourness in the back gives the zing while the structure and the tannins do most of the talking, really putting the structure at the fore with a powdery, chalkiness that lingers. It’s serious, but in no way austere. Weighty but still streamlined. Chocolate, cherry and blackcurrant, feels very calm and confident, polished and sophisticated. It’s not trying too hard and feels settled in the glass. Delicious. 3.8pH. 4.4 acidity. 80 IPT. 47% grand vin production."
- Decanter
96 / 100
"Zesty, focused, bright and vivid, white flowers, gorgeous texture and aromatics, pulls you forward through the palate, structured and with great ageing ability. Delicious vintage of this wine. 40% new oak. Harvest from August 21 through to September 5 for the 2.5ha of white wines. A test with shade cloths to mitigate heat spikes is underway at the estate, will be fascinating to watch the progress."
- Jane Anson
Tasting Notes
Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2022 is a red wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation in Bordeaux, France. It is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc grapes. The wine is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 70 to 75% of which are new.
The 2023 vintage is a blend of 52.5% Merlot, 29.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 17.7% Cabernet Franc. The wine has a deep purple color with aromas of blackberries, plums, and cassis. The palate is full-bodied and structured, with firm tannins and a long finish.
A warm, dry September meant the property had one of their longest ever harvests, with red varieties picked from the 6th of September until 5th October. There is real depth and concentration to the wine this year. The harmonious palate has forest berries, dark fruits and a slight floral element. Despite having one of the highest tannin levels ever recorded at the estate, they are well integrated and incredibly fine, leading to a wonderful, lingering finish.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity