2006 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1x750ml

Robert Parker 94

Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion has a very attractive, captivating bouquet: red berry fruit, warm gravel, Hoisin and a pinch of truffle all beautifully conveyed. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin that lend this La Mission such symmetry and detail. It is not a powerful wine, never pressing its foot down hard on the accelerator, but that is one of it strengths, and those black truffle and mineral notes surfacing towards the poised finish are entrancing. Classic from start to finish, the only facet that is missing is that peacock’s tail on the finish. Tasted January 2016. [Neal Martin, 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2038

Vinous 92+

Bright red-ruby. Redcurrant, cherry, iron, brown spices and licorice on the nose. Begins lush, full and generous if not overly sweet, then tightens up with air, showing its rather powerful underlying structure. This sharply delineated wine will need a good seven or eight years in bottle to reveal itself. [Stephen Tanzer, 07/01/2010]