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La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion
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2022
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Loads of black, red, and deep fruits with tobacco leaves, herbs, and burning forest leaves open the wine. On the palate, the wine is even better with its smoked fruit palate, savory, spicy, sweet, dark cherries, and currants in the finish. There is a polish to the tannins, sweetness to the fruits, and smoky plushness in the finish. Enjoy it while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 55.9% Merlot, 35.4% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.4% Cabernet Franc, 13.9% ABV. 3.88 pH. Drink from 2025-2040. 94-95 Pts. 3,666 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
The fruits are bright, fresh, crisp and savory, with a leafy, tobacco wrapper, forest leaf, and spearmint accent on the nose, as well as in the chalky, spicy, tobacco-infused, red berry oriented finish. Enjoy it while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 51% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc, 13.4% ABV. Drink from 2024-2034. 90-92 2,356 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
The wine is rich, lusciously textured, deep, and concentrated, with layers of ripe, dark currants, savory herbs, and red plums on the nose, and mid-palate, all of which carry through to the long finish. Drink from 2025-2045. 2,173 Views Tasted Aug 21, 2023Tobacco leaf and currants, savory herbs, cedar, and red plums open the perfume. On the palate the wine is loaded with sweet, red fruits, soft, polished tannins, freshness and a tobacco infused, refined, spicy currant character. Give this at least 5 years before popping a cork. Enjoy it while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. 92-94 Pts 3,469 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Smoky red fruits, spice, licorice, cocoa and black plums come through easily on the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, fresh, savory and vibrant, with a focus on its earthy, tobacco-tinged, savory red fruit filled mid-palate and finish. Drink from 2023-2034. 3,019 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Smoked black cherries, plums, licorice, herbs and earth create the nose. On the palate, the wine is supple, soft, filled with fruit and vivacity. There is length and freshness in the finish. There is a lot of LMHB character here. The wine blends 50% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc reaching 14.4% ABV. 5,417 Views Tasted Jun 13, 2020 |
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2018
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Full-bodied, rich, deep, and concentrated with ripe, smoky blackberries and dark red pit fruit. The smoke, tobacco, dark cocoa, espresso, and forest leaf complexities add to the experience. The long, smoky, fruit-filled finish truly resonates. One of the best vintages for La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion. It is difficult to believe that this is a second wine! The wine is a blend of 51.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40.8% Merlot, and 7.6% Cabernet Franc. 3,228 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021The smoke, barbecue, flowers, black cherry and tobacco on the nose is just great. On the palate, the wine is rich, fresh, and loaded with tobacco leaf and sweet, dark red fruits and spice. One of the best vintages for La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion. It is difficult to believe that this is a second wine! The blend is 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot and 21.5% Cabernet Franc. 92-94 Pts 4,221 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
This is a medium/full-bodied production with smoky truffle, black cherry and leafy notes on the perfume. On the palate, the wine exhibits an invigorating spice, sweet fruits, ready tannins and a crispness to the cassis and dark chocolate finish. 3,051 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
The fruit shows it smoke and earthy essence with ease. Medium/full-bodied with length and freshness, the ripe, dark red fruits and tobacco leaf are the defining character here. This is only in the beginning stage of its life. Give it at least 5 years before popping a cork. 4,189 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Medium/full bodied, with spicy, sweet, fresh cassis, the wine offers clean, spicy, open fruits, polished tannins, length, fruit and spice in the finish. Made from a blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot and 21.5% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13.8% ABV. 4,619 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Smoke, blackberry and cassis wet earth and tobacco notes can already be discerned. Full bodied, lushly textured, polished fruits, with length and freshness are the defining character here. The softness to the fruits brings a lot of charm and polish to the finish. 4,323 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Silken, polished, ripe, round and packing layers of sweet, lushly textured fruits, smoke and tobacco, this medium/full-bodied wine ends with a long, fresh, ready, fruit-filled, finish. Made from a blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 14.6% ABV. 92 - 94 Pts 3,240 Views Tasted Apr 23, 2016 |
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2014
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Polished, and medium-bodied with clean fruit, this wine starts off with dark ripe berries and moves to a fresh cassis and peppered blackberry finish. Made from a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28.5% Merlot and 15.5% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 14.25% ABV. 89-91 Pts 4,053 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
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2013
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Surprisingly fresh and supple for the vintage, the wine is focused on its sweet, cherry, plum and earthy character. You can drink this now, or age it for a year or two. But this is a wine for enjoyment during its youth. 4,113 Views Tasted May 25, 2016Ruby in color with light cherry and strawberry character, this lighter style of La Chapelle de La Mission Haut will drink well early. 86-88 Pts 3,832 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2014 |
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2012
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Lots of smoke, earth, spice and ripe blackberries with polished textures, a medium body and a round, elegant finish. 4,583 Views Tasted May 15, 2015A subtle nose of earth, tobacco and cassis move to fresh, polished red berries, and an herbal, crunchy blackberry and cassis finish. 88-90 Pts 4,608 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
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2011
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Soft, forward, with slightly dry tannins, the wine, dominated by its fresh, black and red cherry profile is already drinking well. 5,189 Views Tasted May 21, 2014Produced from 68.7% Merlot, 19.6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11.7% Cabernet Franc , is ruby in color with truffle, black cherry, licorice, supple textures and a fresh, soft red berry finish. 88-90 5,558 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2012 |
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2010
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Toffee, coffee, smoke, herbs and blackberries open to a fresh, sweet, supple textures wine filled with sweet red berries and spice. 4,962 Views Tasted May 8, 2013La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion produced from 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc is filled with smoke, tar, blackberry and tobacco scents. Full bodied, with layers of chocolate covered blackberries that end with a blast of fresh, juicy cassis. 91-93 Pts 5,069 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2011 |
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2009
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
From a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the wine is packed with anise, truffle, smoke and black cherry jam aromas. On the palate, the wine is plush, soft, round, sweet, ripe and ends with a cassis and black cherry filled finish. 4,468 Views Tasted May 3, 2012 |
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2006
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Tobacco, cigars and cassis make a great combination, especially when you add in the mature mouth feel and taste. This is ready for consumption today. 4,145 Views Tasted May 25, 2016 |
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2003
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Light in color, medium bodied, with a mature nose of tobacco, smoke earth and musty forest scents, the wine ends with a short, sweet and tart, cassis and cranberry note. Do not age this wine from this point forward. If you have a bottle, pop the cork as the fruit will only continue to fade from here. 3,381 Views Tasted Mar 1, 2014 |
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2000
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
2000 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion with an earthy, smoky, cassis nose, soft textures and medium body and soft cherry finish is fully mature. 88 Pts 5,368 Views Tasted Dec 17, 2010This offers a spicy, tobacco, black fruit filled nose. The wine is already drinking well. 5,855 Views Tasted Mar 5, 2010 |
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1998
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
1998 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion opened with aromas of smoke and spicy cassis. This simple wine ends with a cassis, cranberry finish. 85 Pts 3,139 Views Tasted Dec 17, 2010 |
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1995
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
1995 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion offers a leafy, smoke and kirsch perfume. Short and light, this needs to be drunk up. 85 Pts 3,931 Views Tasted Dec 17, 2010 |
