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La Mission Haut Brion, Blanc 2022
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Reviewed by: Yohan Castaing
Perhaps it's because of the drought-affected vintage, or it could be due to the fantastic terroir of La Mission Haut-Brion, but in any case, the 2022 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is especially aromatically expressive, bursting with lively aromas of pear, linen, smoke, gunflint, lemon and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, crystalline and pure, it's tensile and seamless, with impressively vibrant acids and a saline finish.
Reviewed by: Yohan Castaing
The 2022 Blanc from La Mission Haut-Brion is showing very well in the bottle and gains flesh and structure during its élevage. Revealing a lively, gourmand, vibrant bouquet of white fruits, pear, spices and spring flowers, it's full-bodied, round and generous with a fleshy core of fruit (attributed to the 72% of Sémillon in the blend), bright acids and subtle dry extracts framed by gastronomic bitterness, a result of the year's dry conditions. Although it presents a slightly austere profile at the moment, this wine is on its way to becoming a great bottle.
About the Producer
25 hectares of red grape varieties, including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, are planted in the traditional vineyard of the winery; the Werner family's vineyard also has 4 hectares of white grape varieties, including Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, used for Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc at different times during the Werner family's reign And the production of the original Chateau Laville Haut-Brion Blanc (Chateau Laville Haut-Brion Blanc). The Werner family's original Chateau La Tour Haut-Brion ceased production after 2005, and the 5 hectares of vineyards it owns are mainly used for the blending of the second red wine of Chateau Meixun. In terms of wine production, the winery will set up screening stations on trucks in the vineyard to screen the manually picked grapes for the first time. Fermentation is then carried out in a stainless steel wine tank equipped with a computer-controlled system that monitors the homogenization and temperature of the wine after measuring the temperature of the pressed grape juice and residue. Clarified with fresh egg whites before bottling, but not filtered.
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Package Size
1 x 75cl
