Château La Mission Haut Brion - Pessac Léognan 2022 (750ml)
Price: $349.00
| Producer | Château La Mission Haut Brion |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pessac-Leognan |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 100 Points
As to the Grand Vin, the 2022 Château La Mission Haut-Brion is pure perfection, and it's as seamless, pure, and layered as they come, while still bringing incredible intensity and richness. Smoky red and black currants, leafy tobacco, scorched earth, as well as a hint of violets, all define this incredible wine, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, velvety sweet tannins, moderate acidity, and a gorgeous finish. I love this sexy, opulent, straight-up heavenly wine today, yet it can be drunk with incredible pleasure any time over the coming 50+ years. Reminding me of the 2009 and an undeniable candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2022 hit a solid 14% alcohol with a lofty pH of 3.95.
Vinous: 100 Points
The 2022 La Mission Haut-Brion is a total stunner, just as it was en primeur. An archetype of finesse. Dark and explosive, with no hard edges, the 2022 is captivating right out of the gate. Vibrant red fruit, blood orange, new leather and exotic spice notes are all beautifully alive in the glass. The 2022 is seamless and resonant, with magnificent balance and tons of pure class. I would be thrilled to own it. In a word: dazzling.
James Suckling: 98 Points
Showing blackcurrants, crushed stones and flint undertones, this is full-bodied and very tight with great length and precision, both refined and rather timid at this stage. The strong tannins come out at the end, muscular and beautifully formed, giving tension and power. This needs lots of time to soften. Best after 2030
Decanter: 97 Points
Wonderful aromatics on the nose - chocolate, tobacco, blackcurrants, figs and strawberries. Clean and crystalline, such a lovely texture to the wine - beautifully refined, the tannins super fine but coating the palate in a layer of chalky powder and leaving a fine mineral grip on the tongue. Well constructed, certainly not plush or heavy, this is straight and streamlined, svelte but with power running underneath and the muscles flexing towards the finish giving a flash of heat and grippy spice. There's tension but it comes across as more energetic than making the wine feel compact. I love the salty, crushed stone and graphite touch on the finish. Nothing is out of place. Very much like its Primeurs sample. 3.95pH. 62% new oak.
Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW: 97 Points
This is the one red from the Clarence Dillon stable not ruled by Merlot in this vintage, Cabernet Sauvignon accounting for just over 51% of the total (a slim majority!), with the remainder mostly Merlot, and the élevage was in 62% new oak. I find an intertwining of dark fruits, finely described, with a classical La Mission perfume on the nose, the notes of coffee bean and toasted currants mingled with rose petals and verbena. The palate is just dying to please, opening with a melting texture that just glides across the palate, filled with finely grained currant, toast, black damson and blackberry, lifted with little notes of rose and vanilla flower, all wrapped around a core of beautifully finessed tannins, finely grained and knit together, Such a contrast here between the precision of the structure and the melting palate of tar and chocolate, but it is the structure that wins in the length, all polished, tightly grained, powdery and long. An excellent La Mission which promises much. The alcohol on the label is 14%.
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