Magnum La Chapelle de la Mission - Château La Mission Haut Brion

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

the5/22/2017

Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Duftige Schattenmorellen und erkalteter Früchtetee, schwarzer Pfeffer und Brazil-Tabak. Am mittleren Gaumen mit viel Eleganz und Klassik stützendes Tannin, im Rückaroma wieder viel Kirschfrucht, endet sehr lang.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2017

The 2016 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion is a blend of 36.5% Merlot, 21.5% Cabernet Franc and 42% Cabernet Sauvignon picked from 19 September to 14 October. Matured in 23% new oak, it has a very succinct bouquet with tensile black cherry and pressed flower aromas, subtle at first but soon gaining intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, very precise and focused with razor-sharp definition. This is one of the most sophisticated La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion releases that I have tasted from barrel and it bodes well for the future. I expect this will nudge past the 2015 once in bottle. Let's see!

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16,5 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/28/2017

Le meilleur jamais fait ! Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez fin, fruité, pur et mûr. Bouche ronde, abondante, juteuse, avec de l’éclat et une nuance crémeuse évoquant la rive droite. Tannicité un brin présente en finale. Bonne longueur. Assemblage : 42 % cabernet sauvignon, 36,5 % merlot, 21,5 % cabernet franc.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/27/2017

Medium/full bodied, with spicy, sweet, fresh cassis, the wine offers clean, spicy, open fruits, polished tannins, length, fruit and spice in the finish. Made from a blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot and 21.5% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13.8% alcohol.

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/26/2017

The 2016 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion is a striking second wine. Medium in body, but certainly not lacking in depth, the 2016 speaks to balance and feel above all else. Gravel and floral notes lead into a core of intense dark red cherry/raspberry fruit, licorice and dried flowers. There is wonderful depth and density here, but also a refreshing sense of grace.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/25/2017

The success of La Mission is even more impressive as this was not an easy vintage for the Haut-Brion stable. They are close to the city here, and things got hot on their gravel soils. It is one of the main reasons that alcohols are lower than in recent years, because various plots shut down and stopped accumulating sugar. Although yields were high at 52hl/ha, the extra volume was mostly put towards the third wine. They have performed an amazing sleight of hand here, as La Chapelle has plenty of the signature of its brilliant big brother. There is less persistency but still plenty of juicy, ripe fruits and a toasty edge to the aromatics that is a classic signature of the house. There is a gap between the two wines, perhaps more than in some other years, but it's a space where you would be very happy to sit and enjoy the view. From a blend of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot and 21.5% Cabernet Franc, aged in 25% new oak. 3.6pH. Drinking Window 2023 - 2040

matthewjukes.com

18,5 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe4/25/2017

(42 Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5 Merlot, 21.5 Cabernet Franc) | 23% new oak | 13.8% alc. | 65 IPT | Harvested between 19 September - 14 October This is a stunning La Chapelle with very expressive fruit and really sensual, open, floral tones. Beautifully aromatic and really inviting, this is a bouquet of a bouquet which is fascinating and enthralling. The tannins are really bright, punchy, fresh and clean and this lifts the whole wine to another level. This is a forward wine and it is stunning. It is unprecedent- ed for me to award a Grand Vin and a Second wine the same score, but the two wines from La Mission are so different and so engaging that I cannot resist it in this vintage. I judge all wines on flavour and not on label or indeed whether they are first, second, third or last. In this instance this is one of my favourite, early-drinking wines of the vintage and it thoroughly warrants its massive score. 18.5

Jancis Robinson

17 /

byJancis Robinsonthe4/21/2017

Sumptuous first-growth suavity on the nose. Sinews and dry finish but a little austere. Just slightly muscular. Dry but not drying finish.

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/19/2017

Barrel Sample. While this wine has great tannins, it is the fruit that makes it—black currant, blackberry and acidity all come together in great balance. This will age quickly over the next 10 years.