Beskrivelse
Château La Mission Haut Brion ligger i appellationen Pessac Léognan (i Graves) nær Bordeaux. Slottet har rødder tilbage til 1500 tallet og er klassificeret som Cru Classé i Graves klassifikationen fra 1953. Det ejes i dag af Domaine Clarence Dillon. Vingården ligger på grusede skråninger med sand/ler underlag, som giver vinene deres mineralske karakter. De røde vine er typisk sammensat af Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot og Cabernet Franc og beskrives som strukturerede, med mørk frugt, tobak, læder og mineralsk finesse.
Årgangen beskrives som “dense, concentrated, powerful”. Smagsnoter: Crème de cassis, sorte kirsebær, røget kød, blyant, grafit og knust sten. Kraftig og koncentreret med modne tanniner og stor længde.
Stor, intens og lagringsdygtig vin – et sandt kraftværk.
Robert Parker 99 point.
- Drink Date: 2026 – 2060
The 2018 La Mission Haut-Brion is a blend of 53.5% Merlot, 42.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3.6% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it emerges from the glass with a first wave of stewed black and red plums, mulberries and black raspberries scents, followed by pronounced notions of warm cassis, clove oil, violets and chocolate box, with hints of cast-iron pan, pencil lead and forest floor coming through after a few minutes. The medium to full-bodied palate shimmers with energy, delivering layers of red and black fruits with earthy and mineral sparks and a texture so satiny you need to remember to look for it, finishing with amazing vibrancy. This is so wonderfully evocative and singular, and yet it feels like its holding something back. It makes for an impressive glass right now, but give it a good 5 years in bottle to allow further nuances to emerge and expect it to seriously reward those who can wait a good 12-15 years, when it should really hit its stride.
Leveres i orig. trækasse ved køb af 6 flasker.
