The Château La Mission Haut-Brion of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux

Château La Mission Haut-Brion - Bordeaux Grand Premier Cru
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
This estate is part of the Domaine Clarence Dillon.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Mission Haut-Brion wines

Looking for the best Château La Mission Haut-Brion wines in Pessac-Léognan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Mission Haut-Brion wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château La Mission Haut-Brion wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

How Château La Mission Haut-Brion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, italian veal roulade or duck breast with pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

On the nose the red wine of Château La Mission Haut-Brion. often reveals types of flavors of cream, coconut or fig and sometimes also flavors of perfume, toffee or prune. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Mission Haut-Brion. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

  • 1947With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1953With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.71/5
  • 1945With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1961With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.

In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

How Château La Mission Haut-Brion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of gloom and doom, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or spanish omelette (tortilla auténtica).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

On the nose the white wine of Château La Mission Haut-Brion. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or hazelnut and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, oil or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Château La Mission Haut-Brion. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion

  • 2010With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion.

  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château La Mission Haut-Brion and wines from the region

Rare Lafite 1887 magnum tops £22,000 in Sotheby’s auction

A magnum of Lafite Rothschild 1887 sold for £22,500 ($28,300) at a Sotheby’s auction of ‘vinous treasures’ spanning nearly 200 years. The wine, held in storage with Octavian group in Wiltshire, had a pre-sale high estimate of £18,000. A single bottle of Château d’Yquem 1831 sold for £27,500 (pre-sale high estimate: £20,000). Another bottle of Yquem, from the 1896 vintage, sold for £15,000, tripling its pre-sale high estimate. ‘An extraordinary wine from a very great Sauternes vintage,’ said Sere ...

Rare Haut-Brion helps Prince Robert of Luxembourg cellar auction ‘smash’ estimate

All 818 lots were sold in the auction, which saw Prince Robert of Luxembourg, chairman and CEO of Château Haut-Brion owner Domaine Clarence Dillon, open up his personal cellar to raise funds for the PolG Foundation. Featuring 4,200 bottles and covering Bordeaux wine royalty spanning more than a century of vintages, Sotheby’s said the auction ‘smashed’ its pre-sale high estimate of around $4m.  Two 4.5-litre Jeroboams of Haut-Brion, one from the 1926 vintage and the other from 1 ...

Haut-Brion 2021 released: latest en primeur reaction

Haut-Brion 2021 released en primeur Château Haut-Brion 2021 was released en primeur at the same price as fellow First Growths Mouton Rothschild and Margaux – €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on last year’s release, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. With an offer price of £5,100 (12x75cl in bond), data from both Liv-ex and analyst group Wine Lister suggested the new release was broadly in-line or slightly under current market prices for several recent vintages. Châtea ...

The word of the wine: Cornalin

Black grape variety native to the Valais (Switzerland). It produces renowned wines of a dark purple colour with violet hues, an elegant bouquet and a powerful, fresh, fruity (cherry) and spicy palate. Cornalin wines can be drunk young or after several years of ageing, with game.

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