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Deep garnet colored, the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion has a commanding, profound nose of baked blackberries, boysenberries and warm cassis plus suggestions of candied violets, red roses, chocolate box, cedar chest and smoked meats with a waft of iron ore. Full-bodied, powerful and hedonic, the palate bursts with expressive black fruits and floral sparks, framed by exquisitely ripe, grainy tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with epic length. A real head-turner, this beauty is already very impressive, but for that full WOW experience I would give it another 3-5 years in bottle to blossom.
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2070
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 5th March 2020
Blueberry and blackberry with hints of spices and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, with super silky tannins with cocoa, spice and berry character. Lots of sweet fruit with coffee undertones. Refined and complex. Better than I remember.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2070
Review Date: 9th May 2012
Intense and engaging. Despite showing lots of heft and tarry grip, the singed apple wood and alder notes are well-defined in this red, accentuating a core of roasted fig, blackberry coulis and macerated red and black currant fruit. The long, bramble-edged finish sports showy ganache and Lapsang souchong tea notes, while the structure refuses to yield until everything has finally played out. Muscular and vivacious. Best from 2019 through 2040. -JM
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2070
Review Date: 31st March 2013
(62% cabernet sauvignon, 37% merlot and 1% cabernet franc; 15.1% alcohol) Deep ruby-purple. D eep, refined aromas of blackcurrant, cedar, minerals and wet stone on the reticent, cabernet sauvignon-dominated nose. Then very dense and powerful on the palate, with pristine blackberry, mineral and forest floor flavors and a supple touch that Haut-Brion doesn't yet show. The tannins are amazingly fine and polished, indeed among the noblest of the year, but this otherwise great wine lacks the sheer massive concentration of Haut-Brion. At 10,000 vines per hectare, La Mission almost always has 0.2% or 0.3% more alcohol than Haut-Brion, according to Jean-Philippe Delmas. But the exact measure of La Mission's success in 2010 is that its 15.1% alcohol is not at all obvious.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2070
Review Date: 1st May 2011
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- Year 2010
- Colour Red
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Sub Region Pessac-Leognan
- Designation
- Classification
- Pack Size 12x75cl
- ABV 15°
- Drinking Window 2023 - 2070
- Drinking Recommendation Not Ready
- LWIN 101317920101200750
- Reviews (4)
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100 Wine Advocate
Deep garnet colored, the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion has a commanding, profound nose of baked blackberries, boysenberries and warm cassis plus suggestions of candied violets, red roses, chocolate box, cedar chest and smoked meats with a waft of iron ore. Full-bodied, powerful and hedonic, the palate bursts with expressive black fruits and floral sparks, framed by exquisitely ripe, grainy tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with epic length. A real head-turner, this beauty is already very impressive, but for that full WOW experience I would give it another 3-5 years in bottle to blossom.
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2070
Reviewer Name: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Review Date: 5th March 2020
97-98 James SucklingBlueberry and blackberry with hints of spices and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, with super silky tannins with cocoa, spice and berry character. Lots of sweet fruit with coffee undertones. Refined and complex. Better than I remember.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2070
Review Date: 9th May 2012
97 Wine SpectatorIntense and engaging. Despite showing lots of heft and tarry grip, the singed apple wood and alder notes are well-defined in this red, accentuating a core of roasted fig, blackberry coulis and macerated red and black currant fruit. The long, bramble-edged finish sports showy ganache and Lapsang souchong tea notes, while the structure refuses to yield until everything has finally played out. Muscular and vivacious. Best from 2019 through 2040. -JM
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2070
Review Date: 31st March 2013
94-97 Stephen Tanzer - Vinous(62% cabernet sauvignon, 37% merlot and 1% cabernet franc; 15.1% alcohol) Deep ruby-purple. D eep, refined aromas of blackcurrant, cedar, minerals and wet stone on the reticent, cabernet sauvignon-dominated nose. Then very dense and powerful on the palate, with pristine blackberry, mineral and forest floor flavors and a supple touch that Haut-Brion doesn't yet show. The tannins are amazingly fine and polished, indeed among the noblest of the year, but this otherwise great wine lacks the sheer massive concentration of Haut-Brion. At 10,000 vines per hectare, La Mission almost always has 0.2% or 0.3% more alcohol than Haut-Brion, according to Jean-Philippe Delmas. But the exact measure of La Mission's success in 2010 is that its 15.1% alcohol is not at all obvious.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2070
Review Date: 1st May 2011
- Producer
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Château La Mission Haut-Brion is the chief challenger to neighbour Château Haut-Brion for supremacy in the Pessac-Léognan appellation. In 1983 the estate was acquired by Domaine Clarence Dillion – the owners of Haut-Brion since 1935. Situated on uniquely stony soil, the vineyard area extends nearly 21 hectares (52 acres) between the two portions in Pessac and Léognan, with a grape variety distribution of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc. Cultivated by monks until the French Revolution, the Chateau produces approximately 6,000-7,000 cases per annum. There is also a second wine called La Chapelle de la Mission, from the vineyard's younger vines (4,000 cases annually). La Mission Haut-Brion is a strong contender for First Growth status. The red is consistently powerful with dark plum and earthy notes, requiring at least 10 years cellaring. There is also one of Bordeaux’s top whites simply called La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc.
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