Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan

2023

Blend

52.7% Merlot, 29.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.7% Cabernet Franc

Wine designation

Château La Mission Haut Brion, Red, 2023
Category: Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair with some of Bordeaux’s finest dishes: an entrecôte with a red wine and shallot sauce to a roasted duck with a Porto reduction.

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan

2023

Tasting notes

A bold red color, with a persistent fruit-forward aromatic nose, opening up to reveal perfectly ripe red fruits. A breadth of flavors with great fruit. On the palate, revealing tannins with great volume and flavor.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 25.6 hectares for red
Soil composition: Gravel based with a subsoil composed of clay, sand and limestone.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Stainless steel tanks with temperature control – Blending takes place following the malolactic fermentation prior to barrel maturation
Aging: Oak barrels
69.5% new oak barrels
Type of oak: French
Winemaker: Jean-Philippe Delmas

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Originally part of a larger estate belonging to Arnaud de Lestonnac, before being acquired by Pères Lazaristes in 1540, the congregation of priests would develop the vineyards significantly. The name « La Mission » was added during the time the Lazarists priests operated the estate. Confiscated by the state during the French Revolution before being purchased in 1821 by Martial-Victor Vaillant. The estate was purchased by Domaine Clarence Dillon in 1983, managed alongside Château Haut-Brion.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

Sustainable agriculturally minded with the objective being to reduce the amount of phytosanitary treatments per season. The soil structure is maintained to improve the conditions for active microbial life.