1995 Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion
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45% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.7% Petit Verdot. Mid ruby with lots of rust at the rim. Very mellow nose, even losing a bit of force. Just a slightly rusty edge and no tannins left at all. Starting to dry out and fairly light but with the imprint of warm bricks still, if fading. (JR)
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The new second wine of La Mission-Haut-Brion, Chapelle-Haut-Brion, is a worthy addition to the Dillon family's portfolio. The 1995 is a sleeper, and one of the better second wines of this vintage. It comes across as more extracted than the 1996, but offers a lovely, rich, medium-bodied, well-endowed personality. The wine reveals much of the character of La Mission-Haut-Brion in its sweet berry fruit intertwined with smoke, tobacco, and roasted herbs. Round, spicy, and generous, with no hard edges, it will provide ideal drinking over the next 7-8 years.
About the producer
Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion – sister estate of Ch. Haut-Brion and part of the Clarence Dillon stable – is one of the greatest estates in all of Bordeaux. Based in Pessac-Léognan but not officially classified, it produces outstanding red and white wines.