Château La Mission Haut-Brion lies just across the road from First Growth Haut-Brion, in the outskirts of Bordeaux and both properties share the ownership and investment of Domaine Clarence Dillon. Their wines generally exude opulence and a sense of chic, their whites are electrifying in their hare's breath balance - electrifying, orchestral - and they age
"Pessac-Léognan at its best, ticks all of the boxes, opulence, nobility, focus and drive. This, the second vintage after beng renamed, flies the flag wth aplomb. There is a blend of ripe peach and citrus on the nose, underscored by a mineral seam which persists throughout a poised, layered finish "
Sauvignon/Semillon
ABV 14.5%
Drink now / lay down 2017 - 2030
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Bordeaux Wine
Today's Bordeaux' wines retain a certain stoical classicism, whilst meeting more modern expectations of accessibility.