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This blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, matured in 60% new oak, is somewhat introverted and linear, making it a chewy Smith Haut Lafitte that will need time to unwind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90\/92\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYohan Castaing, Wine Advocate, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToasted cedar and sandalwood oak on the nose, the team as Smith Haut-Lafitte has done a lovely job of adding a gourmet lick of grilled blueberry and raspberry fruits to the opening moments of the wine, alongside richer damson and black cherry in the mid-palate. Great energy, lift and juice, vivid fruits, graphite, ink, chalk tannins, slimmer through the mid palate than in the bigger vintages, but everything in its place. 21hl\/h yield, 60% new oak. 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Prances out with showy notes of raspberry coulis, fresh black currants, and plums, plus suggestions of cinnamon stick, lilac, and fertile loam. The light to medium-bodied palate has great tension and fine-grained tannins supporting the vibrant black and red berry flavors, finishing long and fragrant. The intensity and black fruit on here with no form of must concentration is impressive!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. Aging 70% in barrels (2\/3 new), 15% in foudres, and 15% in ceramic\/concrete. Yield was 42 hl\/ha.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94\/96+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Pape Clément now only comes from the original terroir in Pessac. It underwent a rigorous sorting such that 30% was deselected and the Grand Vin comprises half of the remainder. It is aged 70% in barrel (two-thirds new), 15% in foudres and 15% in concrete and stainless-steel\/sandstone vessels. It has an elegant bouquet, certainly more restrained than recent vintages with crisp black fruit and veins of blueberry and iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied and powdery in texture with sappy blackberry and bilberry fruit, but the tannins just feel a bit sharp on the finish at the moment. Tasted four or five times, the 2024 is a Pape-Clément with good intentions but doesn't deliver on its promise. The same approach in a benevolent vintage would yield a far better wine. 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The medium-bodied palate is so silky and seamless, melting in your mouth with saline-laced citrus and tropical fruit layers, finishing with epic length and depth. Incredible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Haut-Brion Blanc also has a reserved bouquet like the La Mission Blanc and demands more encouragement than usual. Eventually, there are lime, gooseberry, crushed stone and mirabelle scents that start to gain intensity after ten minutes. The palate is very well balanced with a slightly more pithy texture. It is quite peppery, with fine grip and hints of green olive toward the persistent finish. This is excellent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/97\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Martin, vinous.com, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château La Mission Haut-Brion","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottle Case 6x75cl","offer_id":55396975116661,"sku":"","price":2580.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/6713\/2731\/files\/missionhautbrionblanc_7048513f-ddd5-44eb-bb4b-859bb31cd4ff.png?v=1710612927"},{"product_id":"chateau-la-mission-haut-brion-2024-pessac-leognan","title":"Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2024, Pessac-Leognan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eLOW STOCK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN BOND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppellation - Pessac Leognan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOwner - Dilon family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2024 La Mission is comprised of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon with 46.5% Merlot and 2.5% Cabernet Franc. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond wines – La Clarté Haut Brion, Ch La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnual production – 95,000 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion has a beautifully defined bouquet with pure, mineral-led black fruit, hints of blueberry and a subtle sea spray influence. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins. Fresh and vibrant, this La Mission feels very cohesive and sophisticated. No, there is not the depth and persistence of a top-drawer vintage, but its noticeable complexity is a cut above. 2031 - 2050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Martin, vinous.com, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes of dark berries, spices, mulberries and discreet hints of new oak preface the 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion, a medium to full-bodied, dense and attractively seamless wine for the vintage, with a textural mid-palate that's underpinned by a firm chassis of tannins, concluding with a long, broad and rather ripe finish. Slightly austere at this stage, it is likely to flesh out with élevage, developing into a structured and serious La Mission with promising aging potential. Like its sibling Haut-Brion, the estate benefited from its intramural location in Pessac, which allowed for more complete ripening in a year that posed greater challenges for some other Pessac-Léognan properties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYohan Castaing, Wine Advocate, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep garnet-purple colored. Needs a little patient swirling to bring out evocative scents of juicy black plums, fresh blackberries, and kirsch, plus nuances of lilac, star anise, and fragrant soil. The medium-bodied palate is satiny textured with great energy and freshness, delivering layers of blackberries and floral notes, finishing long and perfumed.\u003cbr\u003e46.5% Merlot, 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Cabernet Franc, aging in French oak, 75% new.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94\/96\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium to full intensity, vibrant plum colour, this is elegant and balanced, with the same juicy orchard apple character that you find in La Chapelle, along with cloves, incense, slate, crayon and baking spice, lots of complexity and balance. The aromatics are a little subdued right now but this has ageing ability and estate signature. 5.3 press, 75% new oak, 26hl\/h yield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion is such a classy wine. Strong floral and savory notes meld into a core of plum, blackberry, gravel, spice, leather, tobacco and incense. Medium in body, with no hard edges, the 2024 is a delight. It offers lovely freshness and energy throughout. There is a bit of graininess in the tannin, a reminder of the challenges of the growing season. Drink 2038-2039.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château La Mission Haut-Brion","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottle Case 6x75cl","offer_id":55396977443189,"sku":null,"price":870.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/6713\/2731\/files\/ChateauLaMissionHaut-Brion2020_bc600197-aae5-47c1-b9c3-00dfcc6897ca.png?v=1710611907"},{"product_id":"chateau-haut-brion-blanc-2024-pessac-leognan","title":"Château Haut-Brion Blanc 2024, Pessac-Leognan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN BOND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eAppellation - Pessac Leognan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eOwner - Dillon family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003eThe 2024 blend is 44% Sauvignon Blanc, 56% Sémillon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a little shaking, notes of orange blossoms, fresh grapefruit, and just-ripe pineapple slowly emerge from the glass, followed by hints of fennel seed, wet pebbles, and blanched almonds. The medium-bodied palate is so silky and seamless, melting in your mouth with saline-laced citrus and tropical fruit layers, finishing with epic length and depth. Incredible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Haut-Brion Blanc also has a reserved bouquet like the La Mission Blanc and demands more encouragement than usual. Eventually, there are lime, gooseberry, crushed stone and mirabelle scents that start to gain intensity after ten minutes. The palate is very well balanced with a slightly more pithy texture. It is quite peppery, with fine grip and hints of green olive toward the persistent finish. This is excellent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/97\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Martin, vinous.com, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalest gold in colour, beautiful quality, has intensity and grip, it hugs on to the palate, delivering white peaches, pear, apple orchard, fragrant and charming, with a sweet apricot puree and bitter fennel on the finish. Acidity and structure a little more pronounced here than on La Mission, clearly will go the distance, if a touch less charming right now. 40% new oak, harvest September 2 to 10. 3.22ph. 38hl\/h yield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Haut-Brion Blanc is seamless and textured in the glass. Silky and creamy in feel, with fabulous balance, Haut-Brion Blanc is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage. Marzipan, chamomile, spice, lemon confit and a kiss of French oak are all beautifully woven together. The long, sustained finish is a thing of beauty. 2029 - 2039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/97\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinerally and understated nose, but it’s so pure and bright, showing lots of purity and precision this year. Subtle aromas of seashells, green kiwis, wet stones and meringue follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate. Lots of texture and energy, yet it remains dry and really long. 56.1% semillon and 43.9% sauvignon blanc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98\/99\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZekun Shuai, JamesSuckling.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Haut-Brion","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottle Case 6x75cl","offer_id":55396979933557,"sku":"","price":3180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/6713\/2731\/files\/hautbrionblanc2021_56aa2b51-a73c-4b2e-9d74-9203c0734a7b.png?v=1710612721"},{"product_id":"chateau-haut-brion-2024-pessac-leognan","title":"Château Haut-Brion 2024, Pessac-Leognan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOW STOCK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN BOND\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eAppellation - Pessac Leognan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eOwner - Dillon family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2024 the blend is 47.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37.5% Merlot and 15.3% Cabernet Franc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eSecond wine – Le Clarence de Haut Brion (Chateau Bahans Haut Brion until 2006)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eAnnual production – 160,000 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tasting_note rounded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex justify-content-between\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"notranslate\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Haut-Brion, which contains more Cabernet Franc this year from a high-performing vat, has an altogether more polished, powerful and fruit-driven bouquet than La Mission at the moment. Black and blue fruit, black olive and subtle sea spray scents emerge with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, vibrant and focused, with fine tannins and an engaging underlying sapidity coming through with more weight and sustain on the finish. This is a very capable Haut-Brion that will not kowtow to the challenges of the 2024 season—rather, it seems to relish them. 2030 - 2055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/95\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Martin, vinous.com, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep garnet-purple colored. Needs a lot of shaking to wake up scents of crushed black currants, red currant jelly, and boysenberries, followed by hints of Sichuan pepper, garrigue, and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate has a firm texture of ripe, fine-grained tannins and great freshness framing the tightly wound, mineral-laced fruits, finishing on a lingering ferrous note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e37.5% Merlot, 47.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15.3% Cabernet Franc, aging in French oak, 75% new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/97\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium to full intensity, takes its time to open, this is carefully built, slow and steady in its expression, textured, restrained, cocoa bean, espresso, redcurrant, orchard, sage, bilberry. Very much a classical style of Haut-Brion that will I am sure give great pleasure after a decade in bottle - not as monumental as some, but don't count this out - there are all the bones of this exceptional wine, and the tannic architecture will widen over ageing. 1.7% press, 75% new oak, 26hl\/h yield, Jean-Pierre Masclef technical director and Jean-Pierre Delmas estate director.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Haut-Brion is dark and brooding in demeanor, but obviously not as tannic or forbidding as it can be in the early going. All the Haut-Brion signatures are very much present, but they're portrayed in a decidedly understated style that speaks to the personality of the year. Black fruit, scorched earth, spice, tobacco and leather build with time in the glass. The 2024 is a super-classy Haut-Brion. There's gorgeous substance here. 2034 - 2054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94\/96\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis year, the style of Haut Brion shows through with transparency, beautiful balance and precision. Fine austerity, with excellent minerality, dark olives and red and dark berries. Structured on the mid-palate. Beautiful depth for the vintage, with really fine-grained tannins and a lengthy finish that lingers. So much vibrancy and finesse. A classic vintage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97\/98\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZekun Shuai, JamesSuckling.com, April 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Château Haut-Brion","offers":[{"title":"6 Bottle Case 6x75cl","offer_id":55396982194549,"sku":null,"price":1440.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0131\/6713\/2731\/files\/haut_brion_d121d54d-80c0-4219-a23a-936581455dca.png?v=1710611857"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.finewinedirect.co.uk\/collections\/bordeaux-2024-en-primeur-pessac-leognan.oembed?constraint=de-fieuzal","provider":"Fine Wine Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}