2024 La Mission Haut Brion Blanc
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The 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc offers a restrained yet elegant nose. With hints of tropical fruits, manguo and guava, there is a discreet yet highly attractive bouquet. Dry extract brings a fantastic mouth-feel, combining concentration, power and tension. It feels super dense and layered but seems reticent to open up right now. Nonetheless, this has all the marks of a Grand Vin and will simply need patience to tell its full story. Aged in 40% new oak. 13.7% alcohol and 3.25pH. Blend: 59% Semillon, 41% Sauvignon
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
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Based on 59% Semillon and 41% Sauvignon Blanc that had malolactic fermentation blocked and will spend 7 months in barrel, the 2024 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is another juicy, lively, almost racy yet still impressive white from this vintage. Tart lemon, pineapple, honeyed mineral, and minty, gooseberry notes all emerge on the nose, and it's medium-bodied, with a bright, crisp mouthfeel, terrific overall balance, and a great finish.
Needs a lot of swirling to begin to reveal notes of yuzu, freshly squeezed lemons, and green mango, plus hints of lime blossoms and sea spray. The medium-bodied palate delivers a satiny texture with tightly knit citrus and floral layers, finishing long and minerally. Gorgeous.
The 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc reveals a gently reductive bouquet of pear, white peach, confit citrus and verbena mingled with exotic anise touches that emerge with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, it's bright and enveloping with an elegantly phenolic mid-palate and a mouthwateringly mordant finish. This is a blend of 59% Sémillon and 41% Sauvignon Blanc.
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.