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Country ranking ?
575
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Producer ranking ?
33
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Decanting time
2h
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When to drink
from 2018
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Grilled seafood, fresh oysters, Turbot a la Meuniere, Lobster Thermidor
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The 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, a blend of one-third Sauvignon Blanc and two-thirds Semillon, picked between 28 August and 8 September, has an attractive bouquet with lime, Granny Smith apples, orange zest and cold stone, well defined if not the most complex that I have encountered over the years. The palate is lively on the entry with fine tension and impressive intensity, spicy on the tip o... | |
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Formerly named Château Laville Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is produced in such extremely limited quantities that it is confined to the initiated. Its make-up almost 85% of Semillon, 14% Sauvignon Blanc and a pinch of Muscadelle ? also makes it unique. When young it possesses the characteristics of a premier Gewurztraminer. With time it trades its Alsatian color for the amber of the great Sauterne wines. Then this dry white ...
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Full report of Bordeaux 2015 by Andrew Caillard MW “Next in line in a great series of vintages; 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2015.
2015 is a wonderful Bordeaux vintage without the hype or hysteria associated with 2009 and 2010. The wines are generally expressive and generous with wonderful concentration and structure. Given another year in barrel, the wines should gain more complexity and fruit volume. Châteaux, in all sub-regions, are e...
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Bright lemon yellow, superb white flowers and fresh dry herbs nose, marvellous lift and freshness despite evident ripeness, really well-defined depth and certainly the finest expression of Semillon in dry Bordeaux.
Made up of 33% Sauvignon Blanc and 67% Semillon, the La Mission Haut-Brion 2015 Blanc has a slightly closed nose, offering peeks at lemon curd, white peach and yuzu notes with accents of musk perfume, garrigue, fresh hay and wet pebbles. Medium to full-bodied with a lovely textural element of phenolic grip and a racy acid line cutting through the intense stone fruit and savory layers, it finishes with great persistence.
2015 Haut Brion white showed as splendidly as LMHB and the only thing which put HB in the front of LMHB, was more intensity, more depth and longer finish. 96p.
Bright yellow with green hue. Slightly closed nose with pure fruit, aroma reminiscent of grapefruit-zest, ripe apricots and Mirabelle, tropical fruit in the background. Opulent character, excellent minerality with almost salty taste, yellow stone fruit flavour, hints of vanilla, convincing freshness and length.
Pale colour. Line, lemony herb garden aromas. More precision than above. Well concentrated fruit sweet wine with lemon glacé grapefruit flavours with some yeasty brioche notes, fine looseknit lacy textures ad long fresh acidity. Very good. Quite crunchy at the finish. 95 points
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Origin
Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux
Vintage Quality
Outstanding
Drinking temperature
9-11C
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