Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion (Futures Pre-Sale) 2011

Professional Ratings

• 96 Wine Spectator
  Tightly wound, with a good chalky vibrancy and taut red currant, damson plum and bitter cherry notes that show ample length.
  Barrel Sample: 93-96 Points
• 95 James Suckling
  What a beautiful nose of Cabernet Sauvignon with currants, berries and hints of dark chocolate. Full and super silky with fine tannins and a very firm and long finish. Very long.
  Barrel Sample: 94-95 Points
• 95 Wine Enthusiast
  An impressive wood- and tannin-laden wine, with intense, solid fruit. It’s powerful, very dry and complex.
  Barrel Sample: 93-95 Points
• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The production of the 2011 La Mission-Haut-Brion (55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc) was a tiny 4,100 cases, compared to 6,000 cases in 2009 and 5,100 cases in 2010. The 2011 is a big, sexy, smoky, classic La Mission displaying lots of road tar, graphite, barbecue, meats, mulberry, black currant and blueberry notes. It is full-bodied with sweet tannin as well as an expansive, fleshy style. The harvest was late in 2011 despite the fact that this micro-climate is one of the warmest and most precocious in all of Bordeaux since it is essentially in the city of Bordeaux. This brilliant wine, one of the vintage-s superstars, should drink reasonably well in 3-4 years and keep for 25 or more.
  Barrel Sample: 93-95 Points