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2015 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

Name: 2015 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion
Brand: Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion
SKU: LMH-B15-750
Price: 445.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Bordeaux Blend Red Wine

France / Bordeaux / Graves / Pessac-Leognan

$445

JD 98

RP 98

V 98

Size:

750 mL

Quantity:

Availability: 1

Cru Classe de Graves

2015 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France

Complex, full-bodied, rich… Château La Mission Haut-Brion summons the most complimentary adjectives. The blend evolves according to the vintages but Château La Mission Haut-Brion retains its characteristics of great intensity.

Tasting note
The color of this wine is very deep, with garnet red highlights. A sense of complexity is evident on the initial nose. The oak is present but not excessive, and is well-balanced. Notes of chocolate and licorice appear upon swirling. These are markers of very ripe fruit. The attack on the palate is dense and tight, almost caressing. Then, the wine gains power, without being aggressive, with fresh fruity flavors. The finish is long with notes of mocha. There are also hints of chocolate. The 2015 is, without a doubt, one of Mission's greatest vintages!

The Climate
2015 appears to be the hottest and sunniest year across our entire region since weather statistics began. A long, dry, scorching period allowed for excellent flowering until the arrival of miraculous rains in August. Thanks to this beneficial rain, the plant was able to support its grapes until they reached perfect maturity. The harvest began with a beautiful and sunny September. Thanks to this ideal weather, we were able to calmly await the optimum for all the grape varieties. All the conditions were met to allow 2015 to become part of the lineage of Bordeaux's greatest vintages.

Harvest date
From September 9th to October 1st

Assembly
Merlot: 58%
Cabernet franc: 7%
Cabernet sauvignon: 35%

New barrels
78%

Alcohol
15%

Date of release
From May 29 to June 2, 2017

JD 98

Jeb Dunnuck

More opulent, sexy and concentrated, the 2015 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion is a tour de force that has everything you could want from Bordeaux. A huge nose of smoke tobacco, gravelly earth, graphite, cassis, and blackcurrants gives way to a full-bodied, concentrated, perfectly balanced beauty that has incredible depth of flavor and intensity, yet with no weight. While the overall impression is upfront and in your face, it has incredible elegance and length on the finish (as well as ripe tannin) and will keep for three decades. The 2015 is 58% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc. Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck, Issue date: November 2017. Drinking window: 2018 - 2048.

RP 98

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The deep garnet-purple colored 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion is a blend of 58% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon. Youthfully mute with bright, youthful red currants, black raspberries, cassis and freshly crushed blackberries notions, it slowly unfurls to reveal an earthy/minerally undercurrent of damp soil, charcoal, iron ore and truffles plus a waft of violets. Medium to full-bodied, decadently fruited and yet wonderfully elegant with very ripe, very silky tannins, freshness that sits well in the background and an almost electric intensity of vibrant red and black fruit flavors, it finishes long and minerally. Just. Beautiful. Consider giving it 6-7 years in bottle before broaching and drink it over the next 30+. Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Issue date: February 2018. Drinking window: 2024 - 2055.

V 98

Vinous

The 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion is blessed with an outstanding bouquet of brilliantly focused and delineated black fruit laced with graphite and cedar - pure class. The medium-bodied, harmonious palate delivers fine-grained tannin and impressive depth. There is a slight savory element (just like the Haut-Brion) that infuses the middle, and brown spices and sage linger on the finish. This is a profound La Mission Haut-Brion that dares surpass Haut-Brion on this showing. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. Reviewed by: Neal Martin, Issue date: January 2019. Drinking window: n/a.

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CRITICAL REVIEWS
WINEMAKER NOTES

JD 98

Jeb Dunnuck

More opulent, sexy and concentrated, the 2015 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion is a tour de force that has everything you could want from Bordeaux. A huge nose of smoke tobacco, gravelly earth, graphite, cassis, and blackcurrants gives way to a full-bodied, concentrated, perfectly balanced beauty that has incredible depth of flavor and intensity, yet with no weight. While the overall impression is upfront and in your face, it has incredible elegance and length on the finish (as well as ripe tannin) and will keep for three decades. The 2015 is 58% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc. Reviewed by: Jeb Dunnuck, Issue date: November 2017. Drinking window: 2018 - 2048.

RP 98

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The deep garnet-purple colored 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion is a blend of 58% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon. Youthfully mute with bright, youthful red currants, black raspberries, cassis and freshly crushed blackberries notions, it slowly unfurls to reveal an earthy/minerally undercurrent of damp soil, charcoal, iron ore and truffles plus a waft of violets. Medium to full-bodied, decadently fruited and yet wonderfully elegant with very ripe, very silky tannins, freshness that sits well in the background and an almost electric intensity of vibrant red and black fruit flavors, it finishes long and minerally. Just. Beautiful. Consider giving it 6-7 years in bottle before broaching and drink it over the next 30+. Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Issue date: February 2018. Drinking window: 2024 - 2055.

V 98

Vinous

The 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion is blessed with an outstanding bouquet of brilliantly focused and delineated black fruit laced with graphite and cedar - pure class. The medium-bodied, harmonious palate delivers fine-grained tannin and impressive depth. There is a slight savory element (just like the Haut-Brion) that infuses the middle, and brown spices and sage linger on the finish. This is a profound La Mission Haut-Brion that dares surpass Haut-Brion on this showing. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. Reviewed by: Neal Martin, Issue date: January 2019. Drinking window: n/a.

2015 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France

Complex, full-bodied, rich… Château La Mission Haut-Brion summons the most complimentary adjectives. The blend evolves according to the vintages but Château La Mission Haut-Brion retains its characteristics of great intensity.

Tasting note
The color of this wine is very deep, with garnet red highlights. A sense of complexity is evident on the initial nose. The oak is present but not excessive, and is well-balanced. Notes of chocolate and licorice appear upon swirling. These are markers of very ripe fruit. The attack on the palate is dense and tight, almost caressing. Then, the wine gains power, without being aggressive, with fresh fruity flavors. The finish is long with notes of mocha. There are also hints of chocolate. The 2015 is, without a doubt, one of Mission's greatest vintages!

The Climate
2015 appears to be the hottest and sunniest year across our entire region since weather statistics began. A long, dry, scorching period allowed for excellent flowering until the arrival of miraculous rains in August. Thanks to this beneficial rain, the plant was able to support its grapes until they reached perfect maturity. The harvest began with a beautiful and sunny September. Thanks to this ideal weather, we were able to calmly await the optimum for all the grape varieties. All the conditions were met to allow 2015 to become part of the lineage of Bordeaux's greatest vintages.

Harvest date
From September 9th to October 1st

Assembly
Merlot: 58%
Cabernet franc: 7%
Cabernet sauvignon: 35%

New barrels
78%

Alcohol
15%

Date of release
From May 29 to June 2, 2017

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