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95 Robert Parker
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 La Mission Haut Brion should be considered as one of the wines of the vintage, perhaps even outclassing the gaff across the road! It has an ebullient bouquet with vivid dark berry, cold, warm gravel and undergrowth scents that are very complex and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, crisp acidity and a very precise structure, with superb tension on the finish. If you are seeking a 2007 Bordeaux, then this would undoubtedly be one of my picks. Tasted February 2017.
95 Robert Parker
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 La Mission Haut Brion should be considered as one of the wines of the vintage, perhaps even outclassing the gaff across the road! It has an ebullient bouquet with vivid dark berry, cold, warm gravel and undergrowth scents that are very complex and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, crisp acidity and a very precise structure, with superb tension on the finish. If you are seeking a 2007 Bordeaux, then this would undoubtedly be one of my picks. Tasted February 2017.
92 Vinous
(48% cabernet sauvignon, 43% merlot and 9% cabernet franc) Good full red-ruby. Complex aromas of black raspberry, mocha, smoke, licorice, minerals and flint, plus a whiff of caramel. Juicy, spicy and penetrating, with lovely cut and intensity. Leaner than Haut-Brion today, but this is essentially a supple wine, despite some evident minerality and the fact that the cabernet sauvignon component here actually had a slightly higher pH than the merlot. Finishes with rather fine tannins. This is actually a hair higher in acidity and lower in pH than the Haut-Brion 2007.
17 Rene Gabriel
48 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 43 % Merlot, 9 % Cabernet Franc. Nur 36 % der Ernte ergab Grand Vin. Mitteldunkles Lila-Rubin, fein aufhellend aussen. Schlankes, aber recht aromatisches Bouquet, schwarze Pflaumen, Teernoten, dunkle Hölzer und an Frucht zulegend, wirkt dezent parfümiert im Innern, am Schluss frische, grosse schwarze Kirschen zeigend. Langer Körper mit mittleren Fleischproportionen, die Gerbstoffe sind reif und stützen den Wein, angenehmes, langes Rückaroma, die Grundaromatik der Beeren bewegt sich im blauen Bereich. Insgesamt ein sehr delikater, tänzerischer Mission, was bei diesem Château bei seiner Grundcharakteristik bisher selten war. (18/20). 12: Aufhellendes Granat, mittlere Tiefe. Die Nase beginnt mit einem Napa-Cabernettouch, rote und schwarze Kirschen, feine Schokonoten. Im Gaumen recht saftig elegant mit mittlerem Gerüst, der Körper ist an sich recht angenehm, die Tannine sind aber auf der Zunge noch leicht mehlig, ja sogar fast leicht sandig. Aber das ist bei Mission eine grundsätzliche Charaktersache. Es sind noch gewisse Reserven drin. trinken ( - 2025)
17 Rene Gabriel
48 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 43 % Merlot, 9 % Cabernet Franc. Nur 36 % der Ernte ergab Grand Vin. Mitteldunkles Lila-Rubin, fein aufhellend aussen. Schlankes, aber recht aromatisches Bouquet, schwarze Pflaumen, Teernoten, dunkle Hölzer und an Frucht zulegend, wirkt dezent parfümiert im Innern, am Schluss frische, grosse schwarze Kirschen zeigend. Langer Körper mit mittleren Fleischproportionen, die Gerbstoffe sind reif und stützen den Wein, angenehmes, langes Rückaroma, die Grundaromatik der Beeren bewegt sich im blauen Bereich. Insgesamt ein sehr delikater, tänzerischer Mission, was bei diesem Château bei seiner Grundcharakteristik bisher selten war. (18/20). 12: Aufhellendes Granat, mittlere Tiefe. Die Nase beginnt mit einem Napa-Cabernettouch, rote und schwarze Kirschen, feine Schokonoten. Im Gaumen recht saftig elegant mit mittlerem Gerüst, der Körper ist an sich recht angenehm, die Tannine sind aber auf der Zunge noch leicht mehlig, ja sogar fast leicht sandig. Aber das ist bei Mission eine grundsätzliche Charaktersache. Es sind noch gewisse Reserven drin. trinken ( - 2025)
91 Wine Spectator
Offers berry and coffee bean aromas, with hints of mahogany. Full-bodied, with a lovely silky texture and a vanilla, berry and chocolate aftertaste. Hard not to drink now. There's lots at the finish. Even a little chewy. Best after 2013. 4,500 cases made. -JS
91 Wine Spectator
Offers berry and coffee bean aromas, with hints of mahogany. Full-bodied, with a lovely silky texture and a vanilla, berry and chocolate aftertaste. Hard not to drink now. There's lots at the finish. Even a little chewy. Best after 2013. 4,500 cases made. -JS
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Château La Mission Haut Brion
Similarly owned by the Dillon family, Château La Mission Haut-Brion is certainly the second best producer in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, after its neighbor and Graves greatest producer, Château Haut-Brion. With a history beginning in the early 16th century, La Mission Haut-Brion now justly rivals its sister winery in more than just select vintages, the estate has actually been raised to a comparable First Growth rank in 2009. While the Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé’s La Tour Haut-Brion, used to be La Mission’s second wine, it is now a separately owned brand, however still managed by the Dillon family. The 29-hectare property is planted primarily to the production of their first-rate reds. Their La Mission Haut-Brion is the flagship wine, it is exemplary of their house style - rich, barrel-fermented, dense, and powerful. The château also produces La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion, a second wine that is riper but nonetheless arousing.