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La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan
Château La Mission Haut-Brion

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan, 2020

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2020

6x75cl

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£452.42

2020

6x75cl

DP

£452.42

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan, 2020

2020
Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan, 2020
ABV:
12.5%
94/100
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Confident tannic frame that holds the damson and charred black cherry and pomegranate fruit in place, along with spiced turmeric and smoked earth. Things widen out through the mid palate, and the texture becomes appealingly velvety. Full of joy. Harvest September 7th to 29.
Date Reviewed:
02/2023
93/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
The 2020 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion is composed of 55.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 44.7% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it charges out with boisterous scents of black cherry compote, stewed black and red plums, and blueberry pie, followed by suggestions of vanilla pod, dark chocolate, and clove oil with a touch of cedar. The medium to full-bodied palate is jam packed with ripe, seductive black fruit preserves, framed by velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy.
Date Reviewed:
03/2023
90/100
Neal Martin, Vinous
The 2020 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion offers plenty of ripe brambly red fruit on the nose: cranberry and wild strawberry, hints of blue fruit in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, rounded tannins that lend a very smooth texture and approachability. Red fruit merge into blacker fruit towards the second half that displays fine sapidity and quite a persistent finish. There is something sedate about this La Chapelle, comfortable in its own skin.
Date Reviewed:
02/2023

specifications

country:
France
region:
Bordeaux
Appellation:
Pessac Léognan
Producer:
Château La Mission Haut-Brion
style:
Red
Grape Variety:
Cab Sauvignon Merlot
Allergen Information:
This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Haut Brion’s sister property has a habit of trumping its more illustrious sibling. Owned by Domaine Clarence Dillon S.A., La Mission’s vineyards lie in the same suburbs as those of Haut Brion on deep gravel croupes interspersed with clay. The cepage is not dissimilar in the red wine (48% Cabernet, 45% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc) although the Haut Brion Blanc (formally Laville Haut Brion) has a lot more Semillon in the blend than Haut Brion Blanc.

Stylistically, La Mission Haut Brion rouges is more accessible and open than the deeply mineral and slightly introverted Haut Brion when young, but given time the Haut Brion will begin to show its power. Both wines reward long term aging to be at their best.

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