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Chapelle de la Mission (2nd wine of Mission Haut Brion) 2012
Pessac-Leognan, Second wine
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Units | Size | Case size | GBP Price: | Quantities | Buy |
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12 | 75cl Bottle | Case 12 | £520 per Case | Case | [Add to shopping basket] |
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The beautiful second wine, the 2012 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion, has a dense ruby/purple color, sweet raspberry and blackcurrant fruit, subtle earth and spice, supple tannins and an opulent fleshy mouthfeel. It is a terrific second wine and outstanding in its own right. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. Score: 90 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2015-2030 01 April 2015 |
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The elegant, medium-bodied, supple-textured, soft, velvety La Chapelle exhibits notes of damp earth, forest floor, raspberry and blueberry fruit. One-third of the production made it into this second wine, which should drink nicely for a decade or more. Like its bigger sibling, the second wine, the 2012 La Chapelle de la Mission, was the result of a harvest that occurred between September 17 and October 9. (Keep in mind that the micro-climate of Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion is essentially within a highly developed suburb of Bordeaux.) Score: 87 - 88 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2013-2023 26 April 2013 |
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Beautiful fruit with plum and spice with hints of hazelnuts. Lovely tannins and body to this second wine of La Mission. Balanced. Score: 91 - 92 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 21 April 2013 |
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56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28.5% Merlot, 15.5% Cabernet Franc. Dark lustrous crimson. Something just a little skinny and herbaceous on the nose. Firm and dry on the palate. Very angular and with dry tannins dominating fruit. May always be a little demanding. Though it has the imprimatur of top-quality oak. Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2020-2028 19 April 2013 |
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Features a bright savory note, offering violet, plum and crushed cherry fruit. Presents a lightly stony finish, with the savory edge taking an encore. Shows the herbal side of Cabernet in this vintage. Tasted non-blind. Score: 89 - 92 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 08 April 2013 |