Bewertungen

• 94/100

  James Suckling
  "The thing that impresses here is the long finish of subtle currant, chocolate and walnut. Full body, silky tannins and a bright finish. Lingers and satisfies. Hints of oyster shell and walnut. Drink or hold."

• 18/20

  Weinwisser
  "65 % Merlot, 32 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 3 % Cabernet Franc. 28,7 hl/ha. Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Sehr würziges, barockes Bouquet, schwarze Beeren, Rauch, schwarzer Pfeffer, gibt sich erstaunlich tiefgründig. Im Gaumen mehr floral denn fruchtig, mürbe Tannine in der Adstringenz zeigend, angenehmer Nachklang. Ein klassischer, vielleicht eher männlicher Haut-Brion, welcher sich mit den Jahrgängen 1988, 1994, 2004 vergleichen wird."

• 93/100

  Jane Anson
  "Edges of grilled woodsmoke, this has character and depth, even edges of slate tannins that I have found in almost none of these wines. Soft and appealing, ready to drink, has charm and balance, and as with La Chapelle there is a sweetness to the raspberry fruit that is thoroughly appealing. One of the better choices in the vintage. 39% of production in this wine."

• 93/100

  Decanter
  "A sweet oakiness marks the red-fruited nose, and there's welcome purity and aromatic intensity. Rich and juicy, it's quite full-bodied and concentrated. The tannins are light and lack the virility of Mission at its best, but overall the wine is polished and elegant with some freshness on the lingering finish."

• 93/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  "Tight at the moment, it takes effort to find the tobacco, cassis and smoke filled character. Medium bodied, with a cassis and fresh,, juicy, cherry finish. This needs a few more years to develop."

• 92/100

  Falstaff
  "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, rauchig, schwarzes Beerenkonfit, feine balsamische Nuancen, Kirschen und Nougat. Mittlere Komplexität, Herzkirschen, zarte Extraktsüße, gut integrierte Tannine, frische Struktur, bleibt gut haften, würziger und mineralisch-salziger Nachhall."

• 92/100

  Lisa Perrotti-Brown
  "Medium garnet in color, the 2013 La Mission Haut-Brion is a bit shut down to start, delivering slowly emerging scents of pencil shavings, iron ore, wood smoke, and dusty soil over a core of plum preserves and fruitcake. The medium-bodied palate is firm and grainy, with just enough freshness and a long, earthy finish."

• 17+/20

  Jancis Robinson
  "Sweet and interesting – quite complex! Racy and without excessively dry tannins. Lots of detail. A good drink. That’s still evolving. Intriguing long finish."

• 91/100

  The Wine Advocate
  "The 2013 La Mission Haut Brion, a blend of 65% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, has a very pretty bouquet. It is not intense or powerful, as you would anticipate given the growing season, but it unfurls in the glass to reveal wild strawberry, raspberry and dried quince scents, augmented by dried orange peel and bay leaf scents. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin on the entry. This is fresh in the mouth, focused and in the context of the 2013 vintage, quite vivacious, full of energy, especially on the finish. While it might lack the depth, that Merlot lends it the fleshiness that lifts this La Mission Haut Brion above others."