In Bond Fine Wine. 2015 Château Mission Haut Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France. Grand Cru Classé • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 94–97/100 (AG). Drinking window: 2025–2050. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 98/100 · -, 30/11/2017 · Drink 2018-2048
More opulent, sexy and concentrated, the 2015 La Mission Haut Brion is a tour de force that has everything you could want from Bordeaux. A huge nose of smoke tobacco, gravelly earth, graphite, cassis, and blackcurrants gives way to a full-bodied, concentrated, perfectly balanced beauty that has incredible depth of flavor and intensity, yet with no weight. While the overall impression is upfront a…
Albany Vintners (AV) — 95–97/100 · -, 27/04/2016
The sister-Chateau of Haut Brion and often its equal in quality. 58% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, representing 55% of the crop. Intense aromas. On the palate, it is immediately beautifully, with layers of tightly wound rich savoury handsome fruit. Long with a spiced fruit finish and a caressing mouthfeel. Potent and glamorous with tremendous structure.
Neal Martin (NM) — 96/100 · Vinous, 2025-06-03 · Drink 2027-2050
The 2015 La Mission Haut-Brion has a supremely gifted bouquet with vigorous blackberry, pencil box and cedar scents that seem to have moved little since I last tasted it in 2019. The palate is medium-bodied, very ripe and actually much toastier than I remembered. This has pliant tannins and the savory element I picked up on before is now accentuated. That shaves some of the enjoyment away on the…