2024 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan [EP 2024]

Winemaker Notes

Beautiful deep garnet-red color. The first nose is intense, very fruity and ripe. When swirled, these sensations are multiplied tenfold - it's bewitching! The palate is broad, fleshy and refined. The wine fills the mouth with a soft, generous presence. Tannins are present, juicy and smooth. The three grape varieties have come together to create a perfect balance of aromas, flavors and tannins. Simply delicious, and so full of promise!

About Winery

Château la Mission Haut-Brion is a Bordeaux wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation, classed among the Crus Classés in the Graves classification of 1953. The winery, located in close vicinity of the city of Bordeaux, belongs to the wine region Graves, in the commune of Talence with additional property in Pessac.

The château also produces a second wine from younger vines, La Chapelle de la Mission, since the 1991 vintage, and the dry white wine Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc since the 2010 merger of Château Laville Haut-Brion.

American wine critic Robert Parker awarded the maximum one hundred points for the 2000 La Mission Haut Brion, making it six occasions Parker has given the estate this score. Jancis Robinson, MW describes La Mission as "the quintessential insider's wine" while David Peppercorn, MW holds the estate's consistent performance over the last century as justification to classify La Mission as a Premier Cru, as was done to Château Mouton Rothschild in 1973. In 2009, the Liv-ex Bordeaux Classification considered Château La Mission Haut-Brion as a potential First Growth along with Château Mouton Rothschild and the four estates classified in 1855: Château Haut-Brion, Château Margaux