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2018 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion wine Pessac Leognan France sold by Angry Wine Merchant
1.5 L
2006 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - Angry Wine Merchant
2006 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
2006 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion - Angry Wine Merchant
2006 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
2006 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
2006 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
2006 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion

2018 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

Bordeaux Blend Red Wine

BordeauxGravesPessac-Leognan

Cru Classe de Graves

Sale price$790
RP 99
V 97
JD 100
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2 available
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RP 99

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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. Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Issue date: March 2021. Drinking window: 2026 - 2060.
V 97

Vinous

The 2018 La Mission Haut-Brion was double decanted and assessed after two hours, and the over the following 24 hours compared directly with – what else? – Haut-Brion. They were initially poured blind. This has retained a very perfumed and hedonistic bouquet of black fruit and pressed violets, and less of the graphite that I picked up out of barrel; touches of ash/fireside hearth develop with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, and quite structured, more so than the Haut-Brion. There is a brightness here that I really like. Vivid, animated and brimming with energy and still incredibly persistent on the finish. A fabulous La Mission Haut-Brion that deserves several years in bottle, and though I would not rank it alongside, say, the 1955 or 1989, it is a magnificent Pessac-Léognan. Reviewed by: Neal Martin, Issue date: January 2021. Drinking window: 2024 - 2060.
JD 100

Jeb Dunnuck

Although it emerges from a similar terroir and the same winemaking team, the 2018 Château La Mission Haut-Brion is a dramatically different wine than the Haut-Brion and has a more concentrated, dense, powerful style that is all potential at this point. Dense purple-hued, with lots of crème de cassis, black cherries, smoked meats, lead pencil, graphite, and crushed stone aromatics, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a concentrated mid-palate, masses of ripe tannins, integrated acidity, and one hell of a finish. This blockbuster, backward, monster of a La Mission Haut-Brion needs to be forgotten for a good decade (or more) but is going to be just about immortal. Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck, Issue date: March 2021. Drinking window: 2031 - 2081.
2018 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion wine Pessac Leognan France sold by Angry Wine Merchant
2018 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Sale price$790

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