Château La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, Pessac Léognan, 2023

Name: Château La Mission Haut Brion Blanc, Pessac Léognan
Brand: Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Price: 1540.37 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

Despite good yields, production has been restricted here to 400 cases only. A little more Sauvignon than usual was used for the blend (65.3% with balance coming from Semillon) belying the fleshy rounded body and smooth texture of this wine. The Sauvignon character does play its part though, providing some edge and a herbal twist to what is a broad, generous Mission blanc, replete with gentle ripe notes of guava, pear and Mirabelle.

critic reviews

94-96/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

A blend of 65.3% Sauvignon Blanc and 34.7% Semillon, the white La Mission Haut-Brion 2023 has a pH of 3.2. It races out with ready-to-go notes of fresh grapefruit, lime blossoms, and fresh pineapple giving way to wafts of fragrant mandarin peel, beeswax, and wet pebbles. The medium-bodied palate is tightly wound and elegantly styled, with beautiful tension and a mineral-laced finish.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2034

date of review 05/2024

96/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2040

date of review 05/2024

93-95/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is driven by the Sauvignon Blanc (65%) on the nose: Granny Smith apples, kiwi fruit, slate and light spicy aromas. There’s very fine delineation, but I err toward the more nuanced Haut-Brion Blanc. The palate is lively on the entry with a touch of white pepper, very good tension and ample energy. Conference pear mixes with melon and grassy notes toward the finish. This will provide immediate pleasure over the next 20 years, though Haut-Brion Blanc has the intellectual heft.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2052

date of review 04/2024

93-95/100Yohan Castaing,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Offering up generous amounts of lemon oil, spices and ripe orchard fruits with a touch of spring flowers, the 2023 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and broad, with a rich, aromatic palate. It concludes with an ethereal, powerful finish that carries elegant white fruit notes. It's a blend of 65.3% Sauvignon Blanc and 34.7% Semillon.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2045

date of review 04/2024