Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc 2011

Tidigare känt som Château Laville Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion är ett vin för den initierade. Detta torra vita vin uttrycker alla särdrag hos ett Graves-vin, specifikt för Sémillon som odlas på dessa berömda terroirer.

Efter att ha sålt gårdens vita vin under namnet Châteaula Mission Haut-Brion i årgångarna 1927, 1928, 1929 och 1930,ägarna vid den tiden, familjen Woltner, bestämde sig för att byta namn till Laville Haut-Brion efter att ha köpt en liten granngård som heter Clos Laville. Men vad kan vara mer normalt än att kalla Château la Mission Haut-brions vita vin Château la Mission Haut-Brion blanc? Så det kommer att vara dess namn från och med nu, från och med årgången 2009. Näsan är intensiv med fina mineraliska övertoner.
Smakerna sprider sig vackert i gommen och avslöjar inte bara en fin konsistens, fyllighet och massor av volym, utan även fräschör på eftersmaken, vilket bidrar till perfekt balans och en vacker lång finish. Årgången 2009 är mer överdådig än 2007 och fräschare än 1989, och uppnår en balans som är nära perfektion.

Druvor

73% sauvignon blanc & 27% sémillon.

Tasting note 

At Château Haut-Brion and neighboring La Mission Haut-Brion, only about one hectare out of around 80 hectares of vineyards was damaged by frost in 2017. It seemed that in the areas where there was a little wind, there was no frost. Bud break was on March 13—not so early for this warm little pocket of vineyards close to the city—but the evolution of the vines was certainly faster than usual for the rest of the spring. It was a very dry, warm spring with even flowering. At the end of June, there was some rain to quench the parched vines, then July was a little cooler, according the Jean-Philippe Delmas. By mid-September, after the whites had already come in, the rains became an issue. The Merlot was almost all in before the rain, but the Cabernet Franc was affected and not much was used this year. Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested after the rains. Overall yields averaged-out at a very respectable 49.6 hectoliters per hectare. The final blends have been completed and are in barrel.

While the reds are incredibly impressive at both properties in 2017, I have to confess that I was completely blown-away by the caliber of the whites. WOW! Possessing at once electric intensity and yet bags of tightly-wound layers just waiting to be expressed over many years of cellaring, this is a truly spectacular vintage for the dry whites at both estates.

At Château Haut-Brion and neighboring La Mission Haut-Brion, only about one hectare out of around 80 hectares of vineyards was damaged by frost in 2017. It seemed that in the areas where there was a little wind, there was no frost. Budbreak was on March 13—not so early for this warm little pocket of vineyards close to the city—but the evolution of the vines was certainly faster than usual for the rest of the spring. It was a very dry, warm spring with even flowering. At the end of June, there was some rain to quench the parched vines, then July was a little cooler, according to Jean-Philippe Delmas. By mid-September, after the whites had already come in, the rains became an issue. The Merlot was almost all in before the rain, but the Cabernet Franc was affected and not much was used this year. Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested after the rains. Overall yields averaged out at a very respectable 49.6 hectoliters per hectare.

While the reds are incredibly impressive at both properties in 2017, I have to confess that I was completely blown away by the caliber of the whites. WOW! Possessing at once electric intensity and yet bags of tightly wound layers just waiting to be expressed over many years of cellaring, this is a truly spectacular vintage for the dry whites at both estates.

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate