Château la Mission Haut Brion Graves 2000
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- Winery:
- Château La Mission Haut-brion
- Region:
- France
- Type:
- Red Wine
- Drink Dates:
- 2010 - 2040
Review Highlights
This wine's winery: Learn more about Château La Mission Haut-brion
This wine's region: Learn more about France
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"While still tight from bottling, its inky purple color is accompanied by extravagantly sweet aromas of blackberries, blueberries, toast, scorched earth, coffee, asphalt, graphite, and smoke." Read full review »
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"Full-bodied, with firm, yet polished tannins and a medium finish of tobacco, berry and dark chocolate." Read full review »
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"Full-bodied, with firm, yet polished tannins and a medium finish of tobacco, berry and dark chocolate." Read full review »
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"Velvet start with inky ripe tannins creeping up only from behind." Read full review »
Winemakers Notes
Alcohol Percentage: 12.5 %
Sugar Rate: 0-5 g/l
What to Expect
The classic Bordeaux blends rely on either Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon for the bulk of the wine with additions of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec helping to add complexity, color, body and structure to the finished wine.
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User Reviews
"100,Wine AdvocateA superstar of this great vintage, the 2000 La Mission Haut-Brion is as profound as the 1989, 1982, and 1975. It is more structured and tannic than the 1989, more civilized and refined, but not as thick as the 1982, and sweeter as well as purer than the 1975. The 2000 is neither flamboyant read more...
Parker review: A superstar of this great vintage...its inky purple color is accompanied by
extravagantly sweet aromas of blackberries, blueberries, toast, scorched earth,
coffee, asphalt, graphite, and smoke. Super-intense and unctuously-textured,
with a sumptuous mid-palate read more...
...At the moment, it is closed, solid and chunky, but all the right hints are there, and it will develop slowly and in a sustained way over many years... Wine Enthusiast. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2000 Mission Haut Brion, La 6000ml
Lovely aromas of dried lavender, crushed berries and minerals. Full-bodied, with firm, yet polished tannins and a medium finish of tobacco, berry and dark chocolate. A balanced and very pretty young red. Not quite as exciting as in barrel, but clearl... Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux read more...
93,Wine SpectatorLovely aromas of dried lavender, crushed berries and minerals. Full-bodied, with firm, yet polished tannins and a medium finish of tobacco, berry and dark chocolate. A balanced and very pretty young red. Not quite as exciting as in barrel, but clearly outstanding. Best after 2010.
Rating: 5/5 - As reviewed by Decanter. Inky, purple colour, very intense, very concentrated nose, packed with fruit, rich, dense yet elegant, tannins evident, yet fine tannins, lovely aromatic fruit mixed with a deep earthiness. Very fine. Ready 2010-2040. (tasted en primeur)
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Suggested Recipe Pairings
Pizza with Eggs, Roasted Red Peppers, Olives and Arugula
Spinach and Red-Pepper Calzones
Warm Rosemary Olives
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