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Laville Haut-Brion Blanc 2004 75cl

AOC | Graves, Pessac-Léognan | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
93 Wine Spectator
Not giving much on the nose, but there's some mineral, fennel, slate and citrus fruit. Full-bodied, with a caressing texture of ripe fruit and dried pineapple and mango character. Needs time to develop in the bottle. Best after 2009. 700 cases made. JS
91 Robert Parker
La Mission-Haut-Brions white wine offering, the 2004 Laville Haut-Brion, exhibits waxy notes of honeyed citrus and orange rind in an opulent, medium to full-bodied style with lovely fruit and acidity, a striking minerality, and a long finish displaying notions of brioche and smoky wood. It will be drinkable young, but should keep for 20-25 years.
Producer
Château La Mission Haut Brion
Similarly owned by the Dillon family, Château La Mission Haut-Brion is certainly the second best producer in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, after its neighbor and Graves greatest producer, Château Haut-Brion. With a history beginning in the early 16th century, La Mission Haut-Brion now justly rivals its sister winery in more than just select vintages, the estate has actually been raised to a comparable First Growth rank in 2009. While the Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé’s La Tour Haut-Brion, used to be La Mission’s second wine, it is now a separately owned brand, however still managed by the Dillon family. The 29-hectare property is planted primarily to the production of their first-rate reds. Their La Mission Haut-Brion is the flagship wine, it is exemplary of their house style - rich, barrel-fermented, dense, and powerful. The château also produces La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion, a second wine that is riper but nonetheless arousing.