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MISSION HT BRION 21 Pessac 2021

Name: MISSION HT BRION 21 Pessac 2021
Brand: Château La Mission Haut-Brion
SKU: 2401
Price: 355 EUR
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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

0,75L

Bordeaux / France / Red

355,00 €

In stock

MISSION HT BRION 21 Pessac 2021 - De Coninck Wine

Tasting profile

Light

Full-bodied

Smooth

Tannic

Dry

Off-dry

Lively

Round

Fruity

Oaky

Mineral

Fruity

Mission Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 is one of the great wines of the Pessac-Léognan appellation, produced at a historic estate located next to Château Haut-Brion on Bordeaux’s Left Bank.

The vineyard is rooted in an exceptional terroir of deep gravel mixed with gravelly clay subsoils, providing ideal drainage and natural vine regulation. This terroir gives the wines great depth, noble structure, and a strong identity.

The 2021 vintage, more classical and fresher than recent warm and solar years, produced wines defined by balance and precision. The blend is typically dominated by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by Cabernet Franc, resulting in a structured, dense, and harmonious wine.

Ageing in French oak barrels, with a significant proportion of new oak, adds complexity, spicy notes, and a tight yet refined texture.

On the nose, aromas of fresh black fruits, cherry, cedar, smoke, and graphite emerge. On the palate, the attack is straight and precise, with fine but firm tannins, great tension, and long aromatic persistence.

This is a great ageing wine from Pessac-Léognan, combining elegance, depth, and energy, with remarkable development potential over several decades.

Château La Mission Haut-Brion – Pessac-Léognan

The Château La Mission Haut-Brion is a prestigious wine estate located in Talence and Pessac, in the heart of the Pessac-Léognan appellation, on Bordeaux’s Left Bank. Historically linked to the Lazarist order, the estate today shares a close proximity and reputation with Château Haut-Brion.

The vineyard covers approximately 29 hectares, planted on an exceptional terroir of deep gravel mixed with gravelly clay subsoils. This geological combination allows the production of wines with great concentration, noble structure, and an intense aromatic signature.

The estate is mainly planted with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by Cabernet Franc. This distribution produces powerful, structured wines with remarkable depth and strong ageing potential.

Winemaking is carried out with great precision, focusing on careful extractions and rigorous parcel selection. Ageing in French oak barrels, with a high proportion of new oak, contributes to the wines’ complexity, structure, and longevity.

Today, Château La Mission Haut-Brion is regarded as one of the greatest estates in Pessac-Léognan, producing deep, intense wines designed for long ageing.

Wine region

Bordeaux / France

Wine type

Red

Volume

0,75L

Alcohol content

13,5%

Aging potential

20 ans +

Grape varieties

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot