Chateau La Mission Haut Brion (6 / Case) Pessac Leognan

The concentrated expressive nose features very ripe black fruit aromas as well as roasted nuances. The wine is fresh and powerful on the palate from the onset going on to show roundness finesse and complex fruit. This charming and unique wine signs off with a flourish while treating the palate to a long and enduring aromatic finish. Current vintage notes: 2014 was marked by an extraordinary Indian summer that saved the vintage. Fine spring weather was conducive to a good start to the growing season. However challenging summer conditions seriously slowed down ripening. Fortunately the month of September was absolutely beautiful with dry extremely sunny weather accompanied by highs of close 30C. This superb weather with cool night-time temperatures enabled the grapes to ripen beautifully and they were able to be brought into the vat house having reached a perfect level of ripeness. – Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion *95-97/100 Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate