Last call - only 0 left!
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion 2009
Bordeaux Red Blends
-
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine
Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2009
Size
750ML
ABV
15%
Features
Collectible
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
A bewitching wine, from beginning to end of the end of the tasting experience! The color is very deep and the nose is intense, with plenty of character. This rich and utterly delicious wine spreads out beautifully on the palate. The tannin is smooth and sweet. 2009 La Mission Haut-Brion inevitably reminds tasters of one of the estate's finest successes: the 2000 vintage. The concentration, class, and balance between power and freshness are the hallmarks of both 2000 and 2009. However, 2009 has greater conentration, as well as another dimension and even stronger sensations. 2009 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion is already mythical.
Blend: 47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc
Professional Ratings
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2009 La Mission-Haut-Brion stood out as one of the most exceptional young wines I had ever tasted from barrel, and its greatness has been confirmed in the bottle. A remarkable effort from the Dillon family, this is another large-scaled La Mission that tips the scales at 15% alcohol. A blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (47% of each) and the rest Cabernet Franc, it exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a magnificent bouquet of truffles, scorched earth, blackberry and blueberry liqueur, subtle smoke and spring flowers. The wine's remarkable concentration offers up an unctuous/viscous texture, a skyscraper-like mouthfeel, sweet, sumptuous, nearly over-the-top flavors and massive density. Perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime La Mission-Haut-Brion, the 2009 will take its place alongside the many great wines made here since the early 1920s. The good news is that there are nearly 6,000 cases of the 2009. It should last for 50-75+ years. Given the wine's unctuosity and sweetness of the tannin, I would have no problem drinking it in about 5-6 years.
-
Wine Enthusiast
Such a generous and ripe wine, with a dark core of tannins surrounded by opulent fruit. Black fruits, coffee, very concentrated flavors, a powerhouse of structure and richness. The warmth of the wine is palpable, as is the aging potential.
-
James Suckling
Dark, cool and sleek, this is a very sophisticated wine with great structure and polished tannins that's just beginning to give its best. The cassis and blackberry fruit is brightest on the long finish and that suggests this has great aging potential. Drink or hold.
-
Wine Spectator
This is forcefully rendered, with dark tar, espresso and chocolate up front, backed by dense layers of fig sauce, currant reduction and smoldering black tea leaves. There's dense flesh and great drive on the finish, which has serious grip. Best from 2016 through 2035.
Other Vintages
2022-
Suckling
James - Vinous
- Decanter
-
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Suckling
James - Decanter
-
Dunnuck
Jeb
-
Parker
Robert -
Suckling
James -
Dunnuck
Jeb - Decanter
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Suckling
James -
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine - Decanter
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Parker
Robert -
Suckling
James - Decanter
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine
-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert - Decanter
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine -
Dunnuck
Jeb
-
Parker
Robert - Decanter
-
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Spectator
Wine -
Suckling
James -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Suckling
James -
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine - Decanter
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert -
Dunnuck
Jeb - Decanter
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine
-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Spirits
Wine &
-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spirits
Wine & -
Spectator
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Suckling
James
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine
BNPMISSHBR_2009 Item# 118674