La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion 2021

Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

VertdeVin

The nose is fruity and offers power, a certain racy concentration. There are hints of ripe wild strawberry, fresh/juicy blackcurrant and slightly graphite, combined with touches of flowers, ripe red berries, liquorice and toast. The palate is fruity, elegant, balanced and reveals minerality, freshness, good definition, fine crispness, freshness/acidity of the fruit and energy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, juicy/fresh strawberry and more lightly ripe blackcurrant combined with hints of blueberry, tonka bean, nutmeg as well as hints of graphite and caramelisation. Nicely marked by fresh/pulpy red fruit. Good length. The tannins are well handled. Nice work on the good bitter taste in the background.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2021 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion offers up a complex, fresh bouquet with aromas of lead pencil, spices, dark berries and menthol. Medium to full-bodied with a fleshy texture, it’s perfectly balanced with a structuring core of fruit, powdery tannins and a long, ethereal, delicate finish. It’s more polished and round than Le Clarence de Haut-Brion.

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2021 La Chapelle De La Mission Haut-Brion is a gorgeous second wine that shines for its purity and finesse while still bringing plenty of fruit. Redcurrants, black raspberries, and flowers, as well as some tobacco and spice, all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, has beautiful tannins, and outstanding length. I'd be thrilled to drink a bottle any time over the coming 15 years.

Decanter Magazine

Gorgeous pink rose floral notes on the nose, so aromatic and pretty with red cherries and strawberries. Tannins are firm on the palate, gripping the tongue but the density is so appealing, bright with high acidity giving a high tone and a chalky edge to the flavour and texture on the tongue. You get the crushed stone and graphite edges too. It's direct and linear, all travelling in one line, just stopping short of sharp but well defined with real clarity and drive. Lovely density of flavour with a weightless texture except for the grippy, mint and slate tannins that are so cooling and fresh. Charming and lively.

James Suckling

e: 93-94 Points
16 May, 2022 – Nicely firm and structured with a tight core of blackberry, stone and bark with some graphite. Grainy, firm tannins. Fresh and focused finish. 51.3% merlot, 45.2% cabernet sauvignon and 3.5% cabernet franc.