Château La Mission Haut Brion Cru classé Graves 2010

Flaschenbewertung (März 2013):
"A strong candidate for a perfect score in about 15 years, the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion could well turn out to be a modern-day version of their 1955. Sadly (or maybe fortunately) for me, I’m not old enough to have tasted the 1955 in 1958 from bottle, but this wine could also be an update on the more modern 2000 which, of course, I know well and actually own. This full-bodied, colossal giant of a wine is one of the goliaths of the vintage. It may well have the highest level of natural alcohol for any wine from the Left Bank of Bordeaux (15.1%) and has the definite potential to be a 50- to 75-year wine. Dense purple, it offers up notes of lead pencil shavings, charcoal embers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur along with massive concentration, a multi-dimensional mouthfeel and a monumental finish that goes well past a minute, which I think might be a record for a young Bordeaux. Keep in mind that the 2009, which I gave three digits, came in at 14.7%, but the pH of the 2010 is lower, giving the wine a freshness and precision that is remarkable. The final blend was 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and – unlike the Chapelle de la Mission, which has 26% Cabernet Franc – there’s only 1% Cabernet Franc in the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion. This is a wine for those of you with youth on your side as well as patience. It will need a good decade of cellaring. An amazing wine."
98+/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2024 - 2075

Fassbewertung (Mai 2011):
"One of the most powerful La Missions ever produced, the 2010, a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, achieved 15% natural alcohol (even higher than the 2009's 14.7%). Nevertheless, the pH is normal which gives the wine an extraordinary precision, freshness and vibrancy despite its massive size. A blue/purple color is followed by a classic nose of blueberry liqueur, creme de cassis, spring flowers and crushed rocks. This monumental, full-bodied, incredibly rich La Mission-Haut-Brion will need a decade of cellaring and should last for 40-50 years. It is slightly fatter and creamier than its sibling rival, the 2010 Chateau Haut-Brion."
98-100/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: ab 2013 – 2061


Rene Gabriel [WeinWisser #05/2011]:
"62 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 37 % Merlot, 1 % Cabernet Franc, Ertrag: 43 hl/ha. Mitteldunkles Granat mit lila Reflexen. Delikates Bouquet mit nobler Zurückhaltung, Edelhölzer, schwarze Schokolade und feine Tabaknuancen, etwas Holunder. Schwarze Pflaumen, Lakritze, enorm extraktreich, extrem tiefgründig und schwarzbeerig – noch nie war ein Mission als Fassprobe so elegant und feingliedrig! Braucht dennoch viel Zeit, um seine wirkliche Grösse zu offenbaren. «Das grosse Paradox vom 2010er Jahrgang ist, dass wir hinsichtlich Zuckergehalt der Trauben, Tanninmenge und Alkoholvolumen schon wieder ein Jahr der Rekorde haben. Wir sind mit der Mission bei 15 Vol.-% Alkohol gelandet, ohne dass wir uns über ein Monster beklagen müssten», bemerkte Jean-Philippe Delmas bei unserem Besuch."
19/20 Punkte - Trinken: 2023–2050