Château La Mission Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of the Château La Mission Haut-Brion is in the top 10 of wines of Pessac-Léognan.
Taste structure of the Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) from the Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of Château La Mission Haut-Brion in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of Château La Mission Haut-Brion in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples.
Food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
Pairings that work perfectly with Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
Original food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of Château La Mission Haut-Brion matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, cream and tuna quiche or grandma's chicken casserole.
Details and technical informations about Château La Mission Haut-Brion's Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves).
Discover the grape variety: Ravat 51
An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) from Château La Mission Haut-Brion are 2010, 2014, 2001, 1995 and 1992.
Informations about the Château La Mission Haut-Brion
The Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Bitter
Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.
