116 Ratings
Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé de Graves
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Wine Description
(2013 Vintage) This is a triumph for 2013, power, precision, focus and weight combined with balance make this one of my wines of the vintage.
Expert Reviews
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Robert Parker"The 2000 La Mission Haut-Brion is certainly one of the candidates for the wine of the vintage. Its performance was off-the-charts in two separate tastings for this report. Deep blue/purple, with a nose of creme de cassis, floral scents, graphite, and subtle smoke, the wine is pure, deep, sumptuously textured, full-bodied, powerful (although certainly not at the power level of the amazing 2009). This wine certainly transcends its 13% natural alcohol and has the same level of concentration found i...
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Wine AdvocateRating: (90-91) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 134 on Apr-01
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Wine SpectatorRating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 03/31/03
Got this wine from my father. This is one of the best year for La Mission Hant-Brion. Score 100/100 from RB several times. Plum and dark berry nose right out of the bottle. Full body with oak herbaceous aftertaste. Tannin is velvet smooth. Love this wine , cheers.