Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2012

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2012

Tasting

Nose
The bouquet reveals notes of great maturity with licorice, accompanied by fresh minty touches. The fruit is present with a slight oak woodiness.

Palate
The tasting reveals a balanced and harmonious wine, with remarkable length.

Service and aging

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2012 requires an hour of decanting before serving. To be kept until around 2052.

A powerful and harmonious grand wine from Pessac-Léognan

The property

Neighbor to the illustrious Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of the iconic references of Bordeaux, and has been for centuries. Founded in the 16th century by the Lestonnac family, the property was then administered by the Lazarist priests. Now belonging to the Clarence Dillon estate and Prince Robert of Luxembourg, Château La Mission Haut-Brion continues to shine among the world's greatest wines.

The vineyard

Located in the municipalities of Talence and Pessac, Château La Mission Haut-Brion overlooks a vineyard planted on beautiful gravel soils resting on a subsoil of clay, sand, limestone and faluns (a shell limestone). The vines of Château La Mission Haut-Brion give birth to great Pessac-Léognan wines.

The vintage

2012 is characterized by marked heterogeneity. Bud break was disrupted by a cool and rainy April. The veraison took place slowly, followed by hot and dry months of July and August. The harvest took place from September 19 to October 9.

Vinification and aging

Aging in oak barrels, 74% of which are new.

Blend

Merlot (62%)
Cabernet sauvignon (38%).