Fine
95p
96 Tb points
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Wine Description
The Story
Château La Mission Haut-Brion has a history as deep as its roots. It was started way back in the 16th century by the de Lestonnac family, and by the 17th century, a group of Lazarist priests took over and really put it on the map. Sitting directly across the street from its famous neighbor, Château Haut-Brion, the estate straddles the communes of Talence and Pessac. Since 1983, it has been part of the Domaines Clarence Dillon family, led by Pr...
Wine Information
Everything started off for an extraordinary year: a very hot June (20.5 C), a very hot July (20.6 C) and a very hot August (20.6 C). But as it often is in Bordeaux, September makes the difference, and on the 4th the rain and cold began. It rained for 22 days. The result was a very good vintage but not a great one.
Vintage 1952
Bordeaux by Tb: The recovery after the Second World War was slow and winegrowers had many challenges to overcome. Their production facilities were in poor condition and there was no capital for investments. However, thanks to several large harvests, the period from 1945 to 1961 produced some of the most heralded Bordeaux wines ever made. 1952 is on equal footing to finish on the list of the greatest vintages of the time, among 1945, 1947, 1949...
