Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2006

Red wine | Cru Classé de Graves Pessac-Léognan AC

The Mission takes its name from the “priests of the Mission” who cultivated the Château’s vines at the time. According to Robert Parker, "The Mission has long been one of the best wines and one of the most consistent qualitatively speaking." Certainly the most mysterious wine of the Haut-Brion lineage!

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CHF 750.00 (75cl)

CHF 750.00 (75cl) (75cl)

CHF 100.00/10cl

France Bordeaux
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
5 - 30 years
14.50% vol.

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2006

CHF 750.00 (75cl)

CHF 750.00 (75cl) (75cl)

Colour

Intense purple red, with violet reflections.

Nose

Intense aromas of red and black fruits, such as raspberry and blackberry, followed by scents of Havana, roasting culminating in a very pretty woodiness.

Palate

The mouth begins with a great sensation of sweetness, then the wine broadens and invades us. From that moment on, the very mature tannins take over, giving the full measure of the great concentration of this wine.

Wine-growing terroir

Château La Mission Haut-Brion is located just opposite Château Haut-Brion, in the town of Talence, in an urbanized area in the Pessac-Léognan appellation. The soils of this vineyard are sandy and gravelly and the subsoil clayey-sandy.

Winemaking

Fermentation in 180 hl stainless steel vats with thermoregulation, aging for 22 months in new barrels.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Wooden box

95 100

Wine Spectator Almost jammy, with vanilla bean and coffee undertones. Full-bodied and very powerful, with big, juicy tannins and a long finish. Very big and generous for the vintage, showing exceptional quality. Best after 2015.

94 100

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château La Mission Haut-Brion has a very attractive, captivating bouquet: red berry fruit, warm gravel, Hoisin and a pinch of truffle all beautifully conveyed. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin that lends this La Mission such symmetry and detail. It is not a powerful wine, never pressing its foot down hard on the accelerator, but that is one of it strengths, and those black truffle and mineral notes surfacing towards the poised finish are entrancing. Classic from start to finish, the only facet that is missing is that peacock's tail on the finish.

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Located southwest of Bordeaux, Château La Mission Haut-Brion has been dedicated to viticulture since 1540. The Dillon family acquired the property in 1983, comprising 29 hectares of vines and forming part of the Pessac-Léognan appellation. The estate faces Château Haut-Brion and shares with it this vast gravel terrace, called Haut-Brion.

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