Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé 2015 OWC

“100 points. Full-bodied, tight and focused. Incredibly straight and minerally. Toned muscles here” – James Suckling

“2015 is unquestionably one of the greatest vintages at La Mission!” – Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

Endnu en magisk 100 points La Mission Haut-Brion – her fra den eftertragtede årgang 2015! Vinen forveksles ofte med 2. vinen til Château Haut-Brion 1. Cru Classé, men dette er en fejl og selvom de er naboer, så er er ”La Mission” et selvstændigt slot med en prægtig historie.

Chateau La Mission Haut Brion er beliggende i den sydlige udkant af storbyen Bordeaux. Slottet stammer fra slutningen af 1500-tallet, men har siden 1983 tilhørt den amerikanske Dillon-familie, der ligeledes ejer naboslottet Chateau Haut-Brion. Slottets 25 hektar er beliggende på dybe grusaflejringer og velsignet med gamle, tætplantede vinstokke. Den årlige produktion er på blot  6.000-7.000 flasker.

I skrivende stund har den ikoniske kultvin scoret 100 points fra Robert Parker hele 9 gange!

Ved køb af 12 flasker leveres vinen i original trækasse.

Anmeldelser af Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé 2015

100/100 James Suckling
"Rose petals, sandalwood and currants with some plums and fruit tea. Full-bodied, tight and focused. Incredibly straight and minerally. Toned muscles here. Tannic. Traditional and unwavering. Try in 2024."

99/100 The Wine Cellar Insider
“With a depth of color from the rim to the center of the glass, this is all about the incredibly ripe, dark red fruits, soft, but strong tannins and the layers of fruit that seem to start and have a hard time stopping. The finish hangs in there for over 40 seconds! The wine is rich, full bodied and concentrated, yet it's elegant, powerful and graceful. Everything is in balance and harmony here. This will easily age for 3, 4, 5 or 6 decades.”

98/100 Robert Parker
"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+.”

98/100 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.”

97/100 Jean Marc Quarin

97/100 Jeannie Cho Lee

96/100 Decanter
"Taut and tense from the off: coffee, smoky almond and pulsing with vibrancy and energy. Reservations over the high alcohol at 15.1%abv but 3.74pH means you barely feel it. Such beautiful tannic grip and sense of forward motion, showing great ageing potential. Beautiful length of damson and loganberry fruits and fragrant heather and garden herbs. Lovely texture, structured and tannic hold. 78% new oak.
Drink; 2026-2040"

96/100 Falstaff

96/100 Cellar Tracker

96/100 Winespectator

96/100 Wine Enthusiast

95/100 Tim Atkin

95/100 Vinous

19/20 la Revue du Vin de France

18,5/20 Jancis Robinson
"Very dark and glamorous-looking. Fairly dumb nose but obviously great weight and intensity. A big brooding monster! Massive charge of tannins. Big and pretty alcoholic on the end. Not very communicative at the moment. Lots of palate-tanning tannins. After a while in the glass, a whiff of cordite emerged. Sorcery?!
Drink 2030-2050"

18/20 Vinum Wine Magazine

18/20 Bettane & Desseauve

La Mission Haut-Brion 2015 er fremstillet på 58 % Merlot, 35 % Cabernet Sauvignon og 7 % Cabernet Franc, der høstes fra slottets egne marker i Pessac-Leognan med Haut Brion 1. Cru Classé som nabo. Vinstokkene nyder derfor godt af den samme god soleksponering og grusede Graves-jordbund, der gør vinene herfra så specielle. Vinen bliver modnet på 78 % nye egetræsfade.