2022, Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, RougeBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc This is the second wine of La Mission Haut Brion and it usually contains all the fruit from the Tour Haut Brion vineyard. 2022 is 55. 9% merlot, 35. 4% cabernet sauvignon and 8. 7% cabernet franc. The 2022 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion is a powerful, dense wine, almost shockingly so. Gravel, spice, leather, menthol and dried flowers give the 2022 tons of aromatic presence to play off a

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dark and brooding with softly perfumed violet and rose aromas but it's the texture that captivates on the palate with soft and seductive velvety tannins that immediately expand in the mouth giving power but also refinement

70% new oak

tangy acidity and concentrated ripe fruit - it’s forward and intense

with nuance and balance

sage and light earthy notes

there is concentration and structure

This is first-class juice

Juicy and alive

but there is an excellent core of ripe fruit here

Wonderful clarity

Drinking Window: 2027 - 2037