Château La Mission Haut Brion Pessac-Léognan 2010

Name: Château La Mission Haut Brion Pessac-Léognan 2010
Brand: Château La Mission Haut Brion
SKU: WVB-102696
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In an enviable position across the road from Chateau Haut Brion, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion commands attention for its reputation as a concentrated, powerful, dense and oak-influenced Graves wine that requires exceptional patience to drink at an ideal maturity. The gravel rich soils of the estate vineyards host Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and a smaller portion of Cabernet Franc, but the 2010 is composed of formidably structured Cabernet Sauvignon (62%) and Merlot (27%), with just 1% Cabernet Franc influence. The vintage has proven spectacular for Chateau La Mission Haut Brion - a wine of incredible architecture, brooding intensity and formidable length; a wine to lose in a cellar for significant time.

Pessac-Léognan 2010 is by Château La Mission Haut Brion. It has a critic score of 98 out of 100 based on an aggregation of ratings from our partner sites. This 2010 vintage is available in 750ml volume.

Specifications

Critic Score 98/100

Producer Château La Mission Haut Brion

Blend Red Blend

Vintage 2010

Size 750ml

MPN # WVB-102696

Shipping Dimensions 3" x 3" x 12" - 2.65 lbs
7.6 x 7.6 x 30.5 (cm) - 1.2 kg
(L x W x H). Bottle dimensions without packaging.

Critic Scores & User Ratings are based on an aggregated score from our partner websites.

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Critical Acclaim

A strong candidate for a perfect score in about 15 years, the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion could well turn out to be a modern-day version of their 1955. Sadly (or maybe fortunately) for me, I'm not old enough to have tasted the 1955 in 1958 from bottle, but this wine could also be an update on the more modern 2000 which, of course, I know well and actually own. 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. Anticipated maturity: 2024-2075+. The Wine Advocate 205

Robert Parker

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