Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2024, Pessac-Leognan
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Delivery 2027
Appellation - Pessac Leognan
Owner - Dilon family
In 2024 La Mission is comprised of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon with 46.5% Merlot and 2.5% Cabernet Franc.
Second wines – La Clarté Haut Brion, Ch La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion
Annual production – 95,000 bottles
TASTING NOTES
The 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
93/95
Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2025
Notes 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.
93/95
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate, April 2025
Deep 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.
46.5% Merlot, 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Cabernet Franc, aging in French oak, 75% new.
94/96
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025
Medium 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.
94
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2025
The 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.
93/95
Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2025
