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Château la Mission Haut-Brion Red Bordeaux Blend Pessac-Léognan 2006

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Every year there is a battle royal between the two outstanding wines fromdapper owner Prince Robert of Luxembourg, wi...

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Larchmont, NY (240 mi) 		USD 13.17
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Robert Parker 95 Points One of the vintage's top wines is the 2006 La Mission-Haut-Brion. From bottle, it reminds me of the 1998, given its struct... Read more

This is so perfumed and pretty. Classy and elegant on the nose, with currant, light vanilla and a hint of lilac. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannin... Read more

Almost jammy, with vanilla bean and coffee undertones. Full-bodied and very powerful, with big, juicy tannins and a long finish. Very big and gener... Read more

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Snooth User: garyswine
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12/02/2009

Robert Parker 95 Points One of the vintage's top wines is the 2006 La Mission-Haut-Brion. From bottle, it reminds me of the 1998, given its structure and backward style. Dense ruby/purple-colored, it possesses a boatload of tannin, but with coaxing, tobacco leaf, sweet black currant, burning ember, and blue fruit characteristics emerge. While thick and full-bodied, the tannins seem more elevated than I remember from barrel. It is going to be a beauty, but like many of the top 2006s, considerable patience is required. Only 55% of the production made it into the grand vin as Jean-Philippe Delmas made a severe selection. The final blend was 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the 2006 has one of the highest natural alcohols ever achieved at La Mission, averaging around 14.3%, which is astonishingly high for a Graves. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2035. Wine Spectator 95 Points Almost jammy, with vanilla bean and coffee undertones. Full-bodied and very powerful, with big, juicy tannins and a long finish. Very big and generous for the vintage, showing exceptional quality. Best after 2015. 6,000 cases made.–JS International Wine Cellar 94 Points Medium ruby-red. Roasted redcurrant, scorched earth, minerals, roasted herbs, Cuban cigar tobacco and licorice on the rather forbidding nose. Densely packed but with a light touch thanks to penetrating acidity and minerality. Showing no easy sweetness today, with red fruits lurking in the deep background. Finishes with chewy, serious tannins whose youthful toughness calls for a decade of aging.

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01/17/2009

This is so perfumed and pretty. Classy and elegant on the nose, with currant, light vanilla and a hint of lilac. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and a long, long finish. All in finesse. Very impressive for the vintage; could be the wine of the vi... Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2006 Mission Haut Brion, La 750ml

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10/16/2009

Almost jammy, with vanilla bean and coffee undertones. Full-bodied and very powerful, with big, juicy tannins and a long finish. Very big and generous for the vintage, showing exceptional quality. Best after 2015. 6,000 cases made. -JS Wine Spectator. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2006 Mission Haut Brion, La 6000ml

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02/04/2009

James Parker:This utterly profound, exceptionally rich, full-bodied, thick La Mission is undeniably one of the candidates for the ?wine of the vintage.? It possesses a dense ruby/purple color followed by sweet blue and black fruit notes intertwined

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Winemaker's Notes:

Every year there is a battle royal between the two outstanding wines fromdapper owner Prince Robert of Luxembourg, with First Growth Haut-Brion tendingjust to come out on top. Not so in 2006 where La Mission is definitely the starof the show. Its 2006 has an incredible depth and focus, with subtle creamy newoak and intoxicating blackberry and plum fruit dancing across the palate withsome delicacy. The incredibly long finish is as good as any outside of Ch.Latour. This displays its trademark silky, feminine elegance but in 2006 hasadded structure and multi-layered richness. Exquisite.

Every year there is a battle royal between the two outstanding wines fromdapper owner Prince Robert of Luxembourg, with First Growth Haut-Brion tendingjust to come out on top. Not so in 2006 where La Mission is definitely the starof the show. Its 2006 has an incredible depth and focus, with subtle creamy newoak and intoxicating blackberry and plum fruit dancing across the palate withsome delicacy. The incredibly long finish is as good as any outside of Ch.Latour. This displays its trademark silky, feminine elegance but in 2006 hasadded structure and multi-layered richness. Exquisite.

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