Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 95
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits’ 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 La Mission Haut Brion should be considered as one of the wines of the vintage, perhaps even outclassing the gaff across the road! It has an ebullient bouquet with vivid dark berry, cold, warm gravel and undergrowth scents that are very complex and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, crisp acidity and a very precise structure, with superb tension on the finish. If you are seeking a 2007 Bordeaux, then this would undoubtedly be one of my picks. Tasted February 2017.
Anticipated maturity: 2018-2040
JancisRobinson.com 16
Deepish garnet with a ruby red rim. Much more meaty and savoury than the Cheval Blanc but also with some lively red fruit on the nose. Still showing a delicate cedary aroma. Tannins are compact and chalky but it finishes rather suddenly, as if the tannins stop the wine’s progress across the palate, but there’s a surprising amount of fruit in the middle. (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2016-2024
