Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 2016

The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion is flat out gorgeous. Today, La Mission is incredibly primary, with stunning purity in its red/purplish berry fruit. Readers will have to cellar the 2016 for the better part of a decade at a minimum before the telltale aromatics of this fabled château start to blossom in bottle. I adore the 2016 for its gracious personality, fine tannin and remarkable freshness, not to mention that it is absolutely delicious and the kind of wine that is so suggestive of a very bright future.

• Drinking Window: 2026 - 2066
• Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni
• Review Date: January 2019