1972 | Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion | Pessac-Leognan
Red Wine: 1972 | Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion | Pessac-Leognan
The 1972 Château La Mission Haut-Brion was produced during one of Bordeaux's most difficult vintages, marked by poor weather and uneven ripening. Despite the vintage's limitations, the estate crafted a wine that reflects its renowned terroir, emphasizing finesse, earthy complexity, and mature character rather than power.
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Producer: Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion
Vintage: 1972
Size: 750ml
ABV: 12.5%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: France, Pessac-Leognan
The 1972 Château La Mission Haut-Brion was produced during one of Bordeaux's most difficult vintages, marked by poor weather and uneven ripening. Despite the vintage's limitations, the estate crafted a wine that reflects its renowned terroir, emphasizing finesse, earthy complexity, and mature character rather than power. Today, well-cellared bottles are prized more for their historical significance and classical Graves expression than for fruit concentration, offering an elegant and fully evolved drinking experience.
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Château La Mission Haut-Brion is an estate in the Pessac-Léognan appellation in the northern Graves, a few miles southwest of Bordeaux's city center. Its near-neighbor and sister estate Château Haut-Brion was the only estate from the region featured in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, but La Mission Haut-Brion (rated a Graves Grand Cru in the 1959 rankings) is often judged and priced as the equal of Haut-Brion and the other first growths. The wine is particularly known for its fruit intensity, rounded, generous texture and silky tannins, and has received multiple 100-point ratings from American critic Robert Parker. The vineyard shares the same gravelly terrain as Haut-Brion (which sits just over the road), with small quartz stones over a clay-sand subsoil. Around 27 hectares (66 acres) are planted to red grapes, comprising 47 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 43 percent Merlot and 10 percent Cabernet Franc. A little more than three hectares (seven acres) are planted to Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Like Haut-Brion, its vineyards are now entirely surrounded by the houses of Bordeaux's southwestern suburbs – a railway line even bisects the property.
Red Wine: 1972 | Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion | Pessac-Leognan
The 1972 Château La Mission Haut-Brion was produced during one of Bordeaux's most difficult vintages, marked by poor weather and uneven ripening. Despite the vintage's limitations, the estate crafted a wine that reflects its renowned terroir, emphasizing finesse, earthy complexity, and mature character rather than power.
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NOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled.
Producer: Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion
Vintage: 1972
Size: 750ml
ABV: 12.5%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: France, Pessac-Leognan
The 1972 Château La Mission Haut-Brion was produced during one of Bordeaux's most difficult vintages, marked by poor weather and uneven ripening. Despite the vintage's limitations, the estate crafted a wine that reflects its renowned terroir, emphasizing finesse, earthy complexity, and mature character rather than power. Today, well-cellared bottles are prized more for their historical significance and classical Graves expression than for fruit concentration, offering an elegant and fully evolved drinking experience.
Producer Information
Château La Mission Haut-Brion is an estate in the Pessac-Léognan appellation in the northern Graves, a few miles southwest of Bordeaux's city center. Its near-neighbor and sister estate Château Haut-Brion was the only estate from the region featured in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, but La Mission Haut-Brion (rated a Graves Grand Cru in the 1959 rankings) is often judged and priced as the equal of Haut-Brion and the other first growths. The wine is particularly known for its fruit intensity, rounded, generous texture and silky tannins, and has received multiple 100-point ratings from American critic Robert Parker. The vineyard shares the same gravelly terrain as Haut-Brion (which sits just over the road), with small quartz stones over a clay-sand subsoil. Around 27 hectares (66 acres) are planted to red grapes, comprising 47 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 43 percent Merlot and 10 percent Cabernet Franc. A little more than three hectares (seven acres) are planted to Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Like Haut-Brion, its vineyards are now entirely surrounded by the houses of Bordeaux's southwestern suburbs – a railway line even bisects the property.
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Red Wine: 1972 | Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion | Pessac-Leognan
The 1972 Château La Mission Haut-Brion was produced during one of Bordeaux's most difficult vintages, marked by poor weather and uneven ripening. Despite the vintage's limitations, the estate crafted a wine that reflects its renowned terroir, emphasizing finesse, earthy complexity, and mature character rather than power.
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Featured in
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NOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled.
Producer: Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion
Vintage: 1972
Size: 750ml
ABV: 12.5%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: France, Pessac-Leognan
The 1972 Château La Mission Haut-Brion was produced during one of Bordeaux's most difficult vintages, marked by poor weather and uneven ripening. Despite the vintage's limitations, the estate crafted a wine that reflects its renowned terroir, emphasizing finesse, earthy complexity, and mature character rather than power. Today, well-cellared bottles are prized more for their historical significance and classical Graves expression than for fruit concentration, offering an elegant and fully evolved drinking experience.
Producer Information
Château La Mission Haut-Brion is an estate in the Pessac-Léognan appellation in the northern Graves, a few miles southwest of Bordeaux's city center. Its near-neighbor and sister estate Château Haut-Brion was the only estate from the region featured in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, but La Mission Haut-Brion (rated a Graves Grand Cru in the 1959 rankings) is often judged and priced as the equal of Haut-Brion and the other first growths. The wine is particularly known for its fruit intensity, rounded, generous texture and silky tannins, and has received multiple 100-point ratings from American critic Robert Parker. The vineyard shares the same gravelly terrain as Haut-Brion (which sits just over the road), with small quartz stones over a clay-sand subsoil. Around 27 hectares (66 acres) are planted to red grapes, comprising 47 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 43 percent Merlot and 10 percent Cabernet Franc. A little more than three hectares (seven acres) are planted to Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Like Haut-Brion, its vineyards are now entirely surrounded by the houses of Bordeaux's southwestern suburbs – a railway line even bisects the property.
