Lot 404
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 2000 (1) WA 100
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 2005 (1) WS 97 WA 100
Lot 404 Details
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 2000 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Grand Cru Classé
One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in 2002. After ten years in bottle, it still reveals a dense opaque purple color along with a potentially sensational bouquet of blueberries, black currants, graphite, asphalt and background oak. Extremely powerful, full-bodied and superbly concentrated with good acidity and high but round tannins, this massive La Mission-Haut-Brion should take its place among this estate’s most hallowed vintages when it hits full maturity in another one to two decades. Drink: 2020-2050 WA 100
CHÂTEAU LA MISSION HAUT-BRION 2005 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Grand Cru Classé
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The 2005 La Mission Haut-Brion is pure perfection. It has an absolutely extraordinary nose of sweet blackberries, cassis and spring flowers with some underlying minerality, a full-bodied mouthfeel, gorgeously velvety tannins (which is unusual in this vintage) and a long, textured, multi-layered finish that must last 50+ seconds. This is a fabulous wine and a great effort from this hallowed terroir. Drink this modern-day legend over the next 30+ years. Only 5,500 cases were produced of this blend of 69% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc. June 2015 Drink: 2015-2045 WS 97 WA 100