Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2023

Characteristics and tasting tips for Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2023

Tasting

Colour
The colour is a beautiful dark red shade.

Nose
The nose exudes delicious fruity notes.

Palate
A broad attack while remaining smooth and fresh precedes a generous palate with fine tannins.

An aromatic and delicate Grand Cru Classé from Pessac-Léognan

The estate

Neighbour to the illustrious Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of the iconic references of Bordeaux, and has been for centuries. Founded in the 16th century by the Lestonnac family, the estate was then managed by the Lazarist priests. Now belonging to the Clarence Dillon estate and Prince Robert of Luxembourg, Château La Mission Haut-Brion continues to shine among the world's greatest wines.

The vineyard

Located in the communes of Talence and Pessac, Château La Mission Haut-Brion overlooks a vineyard planted on beautiful gravel soils resting on a subsoil of clay, sand, limestone and faluns (a shell limestone). The vines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion give birth to great Pessac-Léognan wines.

The vintage

A cool and rainy winter precedes a spring whose alternation of warm days with relative humidity promotes both the rapid and homogeneous budding of the vineyard and a significant mildew pressure controlled by the know-how and reactivity of the teams. The flowering is qualitative and suggests a generous harvest. Carried out under warm and clement conditions, the harvest reveals fresh and aromatic white grapes as well as red grapes ideally combining concentration and liveliness with a beautiful fruity structure.

Vinification and ageing

Ageing in barrels (of which 69.5% are new).

Blend

Merlot (52.7%)
Cabernet Sauvignon (29.6%)
Cabernet Franc (17.7%)