CHATEAU LA MISSION-HAUT-BRION Rouge. Pessac-Leognan 2009 Bottle
Red Still Wine | France | Bordeaux | Graves/Pessac-Léognan | 75cl
£595.00
ABV: 14.5%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Graves/Pessac-Léognan
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Description
La Mission Haut-Brion 2009 is a magnificent wine that has received outstanding accolades, including a perfect 100 points from The Wine Advocate and 98 points from James Suckling. This deep garnet-coloured wine offers vibrant aromas of warm red and black currants, chocolate-covered cherries, and espresso, complemented by hints of lilacs and truffles. James Suckling praises its tight, focused tannins and layered fruit. Wine Enthusiast awarded it 97 points, highlighting its generous structure with dark fruits and coffee notes. Decanter rated it 97 points for its striking nose and plush, velvety texture. Vinous noted its extravagant bouquet and supple palate. This exceptional wine has remarkable ageing potential, making it perfect for enjoyment through 2045 and beyond.
*****
THE WINE ADVOCATE 100 points !!!
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Drink Date: 2020 - 2053
The deep garnet colored 2009 La Mission Haut-Brion absolutely sings of warm red and black currants, chocolate-covered cherries, liquid licorice, sassafras and espresso with hint of lilacs, pencil shavings and truffles. Full-bodied, rich, bold and oh-so-decadent in the mouth, the palate is completely packed with black fruit preserves and exotic spice layers, framed by wonderfully velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing epically long. Wow!
Published: Mar 14, 2019
JAMES SUCKLING 98 points
What a gorgeous nose of ripe dark fruits such as bramble berries, blueberries and currants, with hints of orange flowers. This is so tight and focused, with laser-guided tannins. It starts very slowly and then builds and builds and builds on the palate. Currants and blackberries galore, yet a tangy, firm and creamy textured tannin structure. Racy, muscular structure. Try in 2021.
WINE ENTHUSIAST 97 points
Such a generous and ripe wine, with a dark core of tannins surrounded by opulent fruit. Black fruits, coffee, very concentrated flavors, a powerhouse of structure and richness. The warmth of the wine is palpable, as is the aging potential. — Roger Voss
DECANTER 97 points
Tasted by: Jane Anson
(at BI Wine's 10 Years On Tasting, London, 07 Feb 2019)
Part of Anson: How Bordeaux 2009 wines taste now
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2042
As with its sibling, Haut-Brion, you immediately get a sense of the generosity of the year here. It has a striking nose with touches of kirsch, black cherry, liquorice and dark chocolate, while the exoticism of 2009 is clear in the plush, ripe, fleshy and velvet-textured fruit. It's gourmet and well built, with plenty of life ahead of it. On the finish, a slate character does an excellent job of lifting everything up together, bringing a sense of balance and a welcome savoury bite. Exceptionally good.
VINOUS 97 points
Drinking Window 2022 - 2060
From: A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019)
The 2009 La Mission Haut-Brion has a wonderful, extravagant bouquet with a slight medicinal note (not apparent on the bottle poured blind the following week) infusing the precocious red fruit, all beautifully defined with star anise and bayleaf developing. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, very well judged acidity, precocious in style with a long finish that maintains that medicinal leitmotif. Wonderful. Tasted at BI Wines & Spirits' Ten Year On tasting. - By Neal Martin on February 2019
JANCIS ROBINSON 18.5 points
Dark crimson. Deep, dark and intense aromas. Really rich but not at all sweet. Very La Mission! Lots of spice and mineral flavours as well as still-notable tannin. Extremely persistent. (JR)
