Mission Bell Winery

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Medium ruby , quite narrow ruby pink rim . Light spice and mix of summer fruits , floral , seashell , mineral notes . Touch of scorched earth and cocoa . On the palate a mix of summer fruits, with a saline kick in the mid palate , long and involving, balanced alcohol, very balanced acidity with velvety but noticeable tannins . Very elegant and graceful . Will need time, but less than the Haut Brion , in 15-20 years this will be fantastic . — 7 days ago

Jan, Jeroen and 13 others liked this

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2008

Dark fruit, bell pepper, light body, tangy, and earthy. — 20 days ago

Tom liked this

Bell Hill Vineyards

Old Weka Pass Road Pinot Noir 2016

A pale crimson with a tawny edge - almost transparent. A high quality Pinot Noir from Canterbury wizards Marcel Giesen and Sherwyn Veldhuizen. As I said last tasting note - pale but powerful. As good a new World Pinot Noir as you will find, and this is Bell Hill’s second wine. I can’t improve on the previous Delectable note from October 6 2023. These wines from Bell Hill aren’t cheap but are a lot cheaper than good Burgundy. — 2 months ago

Ming, David and 18 others liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Cru Classe des Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

a sultry, smoky tobacco, stony, brambly drop of damson plum, black currant and cassis ~ and even tastier w grilled steaks, hassleback potatoes and sautéed wild mushrooms! — 7 days ago

Jake, David and 9 others liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

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

Primeur Tasting
Lean precise and harmonious.
Nice elegance.
Beautiful and accessible.
— 12 days ago

Bell Wine Cellars

Clone 4 Unfiltered Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Intense, powerful Cabernet Sauvignon that needs steak. Extraordinary flavor and great elegance and smoothness in the finish. An excellent Napa Cabernet, and a paradigm of this big style of wine. — a month ago

Tom liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan White Bordeaux Blend 2013

More expressive than HB.
Very elegant, deep and austere.
At the same time it’s able to be expressive.
96-97
— 12 days ago

Freek, Peter and 5 others liked this

Bell Wine Cellars

Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Fresh & very St. Emilion in the nose. Rich yet savoury. Cassis & gravel.
On the palate this is more Californian - broader & richer yet still very elegant, impeccably balanced and so elegant. And drinking very nicely right now.
— 14 days ago

Daniel liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Way too young but still showing the LM character with black fruit, graphite, cedar, leather, tar & tobacco — 2 months ago

Tom, Shay and 8 others liked this

Mission Hill Family Estate

Compendium Okanagan Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

I have fallen for the big reds of Okanagan valley.
Impressive!
— 2 months ago