2020, Château La Mission Haut-Brion, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Grand Cru Classé de GravesBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc. A kick of black fruit and confident spice right from the first nose, this is an intense and concentrated La Mission, tightly in control, not letting up from beginning to end. The pencil lead and bitter dark chocolate is layered in between the cassis notes in a way that makes you see the Cabernet influence although this is majority Merlot (once again this is a character of the year, low yields

a little lower than En Barbi

menthol and dried rose petals all race out of the glass

Intensely fruited

The 2022 Sociando-Mallet was picked 7-23 September at just 22hL/ha

The 2020 Echo de Lynch-Bages is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot

juicy lift

liberally extracted tannin that asserts itself on the finish

but that potential is not always realised

featuring ethereal

perfumed bouquet of honeysuckle

delicate opening

with fine tannins and plenty of energy