2024, Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Rouge, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Grand Cru Classé de Graves

Last year EP $410.00-

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.

The 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion is such a classy wine. Strong floral and savoury notes meld into a core of plum, blackberry, gravel, spice, leather, tobacco and incense. Medium in body, with no hard edges, the 2024 is a delight. It offers lovely freshness and energy throughout.  Drink 2038-2039.
93-95 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.

Deep garnet-purple coloured. Needs a little patient swirling to bring out evocative scents of juicy black plums, fresh blackberries, and kirsch, plus nuances of lilac, star anise, and fragrant soil. The medium-bodied palate is satiny textured with great energy and freshness, delivering layers of blackberries and floral notes, finishing long and perfumed.
94-96 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW.

The 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion has a beautifully defined bouquet with pure, mineral-led black fruit, hints of blueberry and a subtle sea spray influence. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins. Fresh and vibrant, this La Mission feels very cohesive and sophisticated. Its noticeable complexity is a cut above. 2031 - 2050
93-95 Neal Martin, Vinous.

Medium to full intensity, vibrant plum colour, this is elegant and balanced, with the same juicy orchard apple character that you find in La Chapelle, along with cloves, incense, slate, crayon and baking spice, lots of complexity and balance. The aromatics are a little subdued right now but this has ageing ability and estate signature. 75% new oak.
94 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux