Mission

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

From magnum. Medium deep ruby , thin ruby rim . Deep and perfumed , floral with violets , iris , summer fruits , spicy notes and warm embers . Quite rich and ripely fruited , cassis , blackberry , sweet cherry . Good freshness and ripe , very fine tannins . Long and detailed , so elegant on the palate . Balanced Red currant , cassis tinged finish , mineral and saline hints . Come back in 5-10 years will show well over the next 10-15 years . This shows pretty similar to last year , a really elegant and refined edition of this wine. — a month ago

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Sabelli-Frisch

La Malinche Mokelumne River Mission 2018

Really good and really interesting history for this varietal. #berserkerdaybuys — 3 months ago

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Cru Classe des Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

MGM
Wow. Just one hour of air into the bottle and he’s already delivering so much.
This is an amazing wine.
— 3 months ago

Somm, Paul and 6 others liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Grand Premier Cru Bordeaux 1989

Lovely complete and complex fruit. Plum and red cherry. Herbs. Blood and iron. Complex. Excellent — 8 months ago

Matt LichtenbergPaul Woolls
with Matt and Paul
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Shay A

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Had the ‘89 HB last weekend…based on your notes above, it was a bit more elegant, yet just as complex. A stunner on a table of worthy wines.

Buena Vista Winery

The Sheriff Sonoma County Red Blend 2023

Full bodied, but a total fruit bomb. Smooth, rich and slightly velvety. Lots of tannins, finishes bolder. — 18 days ago

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Gorgeous and deep. Blood and herbs ( rosemary and thyme), black pepper and iron. Intense and salty and delicious. Great. Stuff — 2 months ago

David Schachter
with David
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Sandlands

Amador County Mission 2019

From arguably the oldest vines in California, the Mission vines at Deaver Ranch were planted by John James Davis in 1854. While the Mission variety may be considered obscure by today’s standards, back in the day, it was the common variety being cultivated in California. It’s a versatile variety which served multiple purposes. Anymore, it’s rare to find a serious dry wine made with Mission. Thankfully, Tegan Passalacqua has been known to occasionally make such a wine from these historic plantings.

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2019 pours a pale garnet color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of confected cherry, watermelon Jolly Rancher®️, strawberry, rhubarb, semi-dried hay and soft minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. There is something unexplainable about how remarkable this wine is. There’s humility to it A wine full of wisdom. I wish I had more to try down the road alas, I was only allocated a single bottle. However, I am so grateful for the one and to be able to share it with some old friends and some new friends. Drink now through 2034+.
— 3 months ago

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Douglas Braun

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Yes super interesting varietal made some for fun from an old planting two vines thought to be seedlings from the mission period ( from the Santa Ynez Valley)literally the trunk was as big as a tree it made light colored wine with earthy , spice characteristics I believe it was identified as Pais from Spain - but what a treat to try from a producer with some experience with the variety
Jay Kline

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@Douglas Braun yes!! Pais is the same aka Criolla. Thanks for sharing your story.

Black Star Farms

Arcturos Pinot Noir Rose 2023

Ted
9.0

Solid rose with fresh strawberries on the palate. — 2 months ago

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Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

From magnum. Slightly deeper ruby , thin ruby rim . Quite a lot more dense and darker fruits , cassis , violet , red plum , blackberry, warm earth . On the palate this is denser and more tannic , more body , dark cassis , summer fruits , violets , hedgerow fruits . Hugely elegant and long , balanced and refined . Mineral and earthy but bright and vivacious . Again shows pretty similar to last year , more dense, intense and bigger boned than La Mission , but still supremely refined and balanced . Come back in 10 -15 years , and will surely show well for another 15-20 — a month ago

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Quite bright medium ruby , ruby pink rim . Quite elegant and reserved , some red cherry, violet , summer fruits , scorched earth , touch of spice . On the palate quite elegant also , summer fruits, blackberry , blackcurrant , red plum . Good balanced acidity , herbal touches on the medium length , saline tinged finish . Quite polished but still grippy tannins . This is showing well , especially with food , but has a relatively long future , from now and over the next 5-10 years. A very successful second wine . — 7 months ago

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