Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion • Pessac-Leognan, France
Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is the rare, dry white Grand Vin of this famed Pessac-Léognan estate, born from form…Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is the rare, dry white Grand Vin of this famed Pessac-Léognan estate, born from former Château Laville Haut-Brion vineyards and tiny production on deeply gravelly Graves soils. Typically based on old-vine…Learn More »
$1100
/750ml
2010 Retail Average
96
/100
2010 Pro Rating
Power pulses through the 2010 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, a deeply concentrated, Semillon-driven white layering ripe orchard and tropical fruit with citrus oil, crushed stone and subtle toast in a taut, almost red-wine-like frame. The palate is viscous yet razor‑cut by acidity, giving a long, emphatic finish that moves from juicy apple and plum toward faint nutty, savory tones as it lingers. This is a seriously structured, legendary-style dry white Bordeaux built for the long haul.
Lobster poached in butter, Roast chicken with morel cream, Turbot with beurre blanc
Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is the rare, dry white Grand Vin of this famed Pessac-Léognan estate, born from former Château Laville Haut-Brion vineyards and tiny production on deeply gravelly Graves soils. Typically based on old-vine Sémillon with a significant proportion of Sauvignon Blanc (and occasionally a touch of Muscadelle), it marries rich, almost waxy, sweet-wine-like depth and exotic aromatics with pronounced acidity, mineral drive, and impressive capacity to age. This is a powerful, textural Bordeaux blanc that often shows mor…