Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2018 Aux Origines nectarine and orange blossom

nectarine and orange blossom

with lots of extraction

it's another tour de force from the incredibly talented Jean-Luc Thunevin

This blend of parcels from the communes of Chacé and Varrains is only made in the best vintages

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2018 Aux Origines nectarine and orange blossomAlthough it emerges from a similar terroir and the same winemaking team, the 2018 Chteau La Mission Haut Brion is a dramatically different wine than the Haut Brion and has a more concentrated, dense, powerful style that is all potential at this point. Dense purple hued, with lots of crme de cassis, black cherries, smoked meats, lead pencil, graphite, and crushed stone aromatics, it hits the palate with full bodied richness, a concentrated mid palate,