2015 Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion
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Tasting Notes
Very powerful and tannic yet salty and savory. Full body, dense and chewy yet polished and bright. Great second wine from La Mission. Only 30% Merlot. Mar 2016, www.JamesSuckling.com
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James Suckling
Jancis Robinson MW
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30% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon. Picked from 9 September to 1 October because of stress. Very rich, almost raisiny nose. Lots of (dried) fruity appeal. Pretty tough dried-grape impression on the finish. Not one of the most fluid wines from this stable! A bit of heat on the end. This wine may always be a bit of an anomaly. Apr 2016, www.JancisRobinson.com, Drink: 2025-2033
This is certainly a ripe second wine - the Merlot proportion was harvested at over 15% - but the quality of the terroir shines through, giving the blend balance, freshness and harmony. Sweet, plush and textured, but with tangy underlying acidity. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2022-2030
Tension and spice but tannins need some time to soften up. Always a beautiful sense of effortless confidence in this wine, no exception here, though not quite up to 2009 or 2010. 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 35% new oak; 34% of the total crop. Apr 2016, Jane Anson, www.Decanter.com, Drink: 2021-2032
About the producer
Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion – sister estate of Ch. Haut-Brion and part of the Clarence Dillon stable – is one of the greatest estates in all of Bordeaux. Based in Pessac-Léognan but not officially classified, it produces outstanding red and white wines.