- Nick's Import
2014 La Chapelle De La Mission Haut-Brion
Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux,
FRANCE
$130. 00
Bottle
$1560.00 Dozen
Other Reviews...
The La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion 2014 is a blend of 45% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Franc and 24% Cabernet Sauvignon. It has a tightly wound bouquet at first with blackcurrant and hints of orange blossom lending a prettiness. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, a nice underbelly of classicism (emanating partly from the 8% vin de presse) underneath a veneer of ripe black fruit, easing down to a supple, "fruity" finish. Fine, though there is a chasm between deuxième and Grand Vins this year. Drink 2017 - 2027.
88-90 points
Neal Martin - The Wine Spectator # 218 (Apr 2015)
Vibrant blueberry and pastille notes form the core, with good energy from the savory and tobacco accents. Has a lightly chewy edge through the finish, giving this a grippy feel. Tasted non-blind.
90-93 points
J.M. - Wine Spectator
Gorgeous nose, open and inviting, with firm fresh fruits, on the perfectly ripe but not overly ripe scale, plum and damson, firm tannins, slightly chewy, this has well controlled extraction, fine tannic structure, with the floating effect in the mid palate that the best estates have mastered so well in 2014 by enhancing the high acidity levels. Perhaps a touch lean, 45% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Franc, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon.
16.75/20pts (89/100pts)
Decanter
A wine with dark berry and currant character that is juicy and rich. Full-bodied, round, velvety and savory. Second wine of La Mission.
93-94 points
James Suckling
The La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion 2014 is a blend of 45% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Franc and 24% Cabernet Sauvignon. It has a tightly wound bouquet at first with blackcurrant and hints of orange blossom lending a prettiness. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, a nice underbelly of classicism (emanating partly from the 8% vin de presse) underneath a veneer of ripe black fruit, easing down to a supple, "fruity" finish. Fine, though there is a chasm between deuxième and Grand Vins this year. Drink 2017 - 2027.
88-90 points
Neal Martin - The Wine Spectator # 218 (Apr 2015)
Vibrant blueberry and pastille notes form the core, with good energy from the savory and tobacco accents. Has a lightly chewy edge through the finish, giving this a grippy feel. Tasted non-blind.
90-93 points
J.M. - Wine Spectator
Gorgeous nose, open and inviting, with firm fresh fruits, on the perfectly ripe but not overly ripe scale, plum and damson, firm tannins, slightly chewy, this has well controlled extraction, fine tannic structure, with the floating effect in the mid palate that the best estates have mastered so well in 2014 by enhancing the high acidity levels. Perhaps a touch lean, 45% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Franc, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon.
16.75/20pts (89/100pts)
Decanter
A wine with dark berry and currant character that is juicy and rich. Full-bodied, round, velvety and savory. Second wine of La Mission.
93-94 points
James Suckling