Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 750 ML
| Vintage: | 2010 |
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| Winery: | Chateau La Mission Haut B |
| Description: | This full-bodied, colossal giant of a wine is one of the goliaths of the vintage. It may well have the highest level of natural alcohol for any wine from the Left Bank of Bordeaux (15.1%) and has the definite potential to be a 50- to 75-year wine. Dense purple, it offers up notes of lead pencil shavings, charcoal embers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur along with massive concentration, a multi-dimensional mouthfeel and a monumental finish that goes well past a minute, which I think might be a record for a young Bordeaux. Keep in mind that the 2009, which I gave three digits, came in at 14.7%, but the pH of the 2010 is lower, giving the wine a freshness and precision that is remarkable. The final blend was 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and ? unlike the Chapelle de la Mission, which has 26% Cabernet Franc ? there?s only 1% Cabernet Franc in the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion. This is a wine for those of you with youth on your side as well as patience. It will need a good decade of cellaring. An amazing wine. |
| Price: | $ 1699.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
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| Telephone (regular): | 407-826-1542 |
First added to 1000 Corks on May 24, 2021.
