2009 Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£648.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

A gorgeous red, with sweet tobacco, plums and ripe strawberries and hints of cigar box. Full body, with chewy and ripe tannins and a creamy texture. Dense and rich, yet so balanced and beautiful. Second wine of La Mission Haut-Brion. Better in 2016. James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

Score: 94-/100James Suckling

Deep purple with good complex savour on the nose. Relatively high volatility and a really firm tannic backbone. But there is polish here too. Deep and rich underneath. Very dry finish. Very firm – just extra depth but no extra obvious sweetness/ ripeness until the very end when there is quite a bit of alcohol. Obvious top growth address even in this wine.

Score: 17.5-/20Jancis Robinson

A structured young red with blueberry, toasted oak and coffee aromas and flavors. Full and silky, with ripe tannins and beautiful fruit. Long and flavorful. Second wine of La Mission

Score: 90-93/100Wine Spectator

The second wine, the 2009 La Chapelle de la Mission, is essentially an equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with slightly more Cabernet Franc that came in at 14.2% natural alcohol. It reveals an extraordinary meaty nose displaying hints of volcanic soils, burning embers, sweet black currants, blueberries, plums, tobacco leaf and wet stones. This tasty, full-bodied, supple-textured beauty should drink well for 15-20 years. Wine Advocate.February, 2012

Score: 91-/100Robert Parker

Tasted at the chateau. A deep purple/garnet core. The nose is ripe and well-defined with graphite and mineral tinged black plum fruit with just a hint of Japanese umiboshi. The palate is medium-bodied, firm tannins, good weight, blackberry, a touch of burnt toast and graphite. Just a touch of hardness of youth, chalky, slightly pointed on the finish. I suspect this will really come into its own after bottling. Tasted April 2010.

Score: 89-91/100Neal Martin

About The Producer

The producer

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of the greatest estates in all of Bordeaux, arguably the King of the Left Bank. Robert Parker has awarded it more 100 point scores than any other wine in the Médoc, equalling Petrus in achieving 12 perfect 100 point scores.

Of course, the reputation and quality of the wines from this estate long predate the modern-day critics. Prior to the 1855 classification, Château La Mission Haut-Brion was one of the most expensive wines in Bordeaux, second only to its historic neighbour Château Haut-Brion.

The two properties are both owned by the Dillon family (Domaine Clarence Dillon) who bought Château Haut-Brion in 1935 and purchased Château La Mission Haut-Brion 48 years later, in 1983.

Your Guide to Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion is one of the greatest estates in all of Bordeaux, arguably the King of the Left Bank. Robert Parker has awarded it more 100 point scores than any other wine in the Medoc, equalling Petrus in achieving 12 perfect 100 point scores. Of course, the reputation and quality of the wines from this estate long predate ...

BY Gavin Smith,

ON March 5, 2020

F+R Hosts La Mission Haut-Brion at Davies and Brook Restaurant

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BY FINE+RARE,

ON February 14, 2020

Haut-Brion 2009: Double Magnums & Imperials

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ON September 29, 2016

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Last week we had the pleasure of hosting Stephanie Libreau from Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion at our London HQ, for a vertical tasting dating from 2016 back to 2012. These wines are brilliantly made, unique in so many ways and represent the cutting-edge of vinification techniques in Bordeaux. The rise in quality at the Chateau, along with the estate's reputation ...

ON June 13, 2019

Château Haut-Brion – The Insider’s First-Growth

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pessac Leognan

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pessac Leognan

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 94-/100James Suckling

Score: 17.5-/20Jancis Robinson

A structured young red with blueberry, toasted oak and coffee aromas and flavors. Full and silky, with ripe tannins and beautiful fruit. Long and flavorful. Second wine of La Mission

Score: 90-93/100Wine Spectator

Score: 91-/100Robert Parker

Score: 89-91/100Neal Martin

The producer

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

The two properties are both owned by the Dillon family (Domaine Clarence Dillon) who bought Château Haut-Brion in 1935 and purchased Château La Mission Haut-Brion 48 years later, in 1983.

Your Guide to Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

BY Gavin Smith,

ON March 5, 2020

F+R Hosts La Mission Haut-Brion at Davies and Brook Restaurant

Click here to register for future events

BY FINE+RARE,

ON February 14, 2020

Haut-Brion 2009: Double Magnums & Imperials

ON September 29, 2016

Bordeaux Radicals: Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion

ON June 13, 2019

Château Haut-Brion – The Insider’s First-Growth

ON November 11, 2015

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pessac Leognan

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Pessac Leognan

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2009 Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion

La Mission Haut Brion