Chateau La Mission Haut Brion - Chateau La Mission Haut Brion blanc 2024

VINUM: "Was für ein Duft, tief, frisch, feinwürzig, mineralisch, Zitrusfrüchte dominieren, exotische Früchte spielen die zweite Geige; klar und rein am Gaumen, hochpräzis, kein Gramm Fett, sehr gute Struktur, lang, salin, würzig im Abgang, da bleibt einem die Spucke weg: eine Baletttänzerin, ausdrucksstark, kontrolliert, verspielt, eine Grazie."

JAMES SUCKLING: "The quality of the fruit is great, with beautiful depth and clarity. The acidity is quite bright, and there is enough substance and beautiful texture on the palate to keep it balanced. Long and subtle at this stage, but the potential is huge, with a style that's really minerally and classic. 59% semillon and 41% sauvignon blanc."

ANSON: "Beautifully gripping and fragrant aromatics, sage, white apricot and peach, this is a wonderful wine, aerian, lilts upwards through the palate, has tenacity but with the gentlest of grips, white roses, apple blossom, preserved citrus, precise and pretty yet with a slow build of complexity. Clear ageing ability, one of the wines of the vintage. 40% new oak Harvest September 2 to 10. 3.25ph, 38hl/h yield."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Needs a lot of swirling to begin to reveal notes of yuzu, freshly squeezed lemons, and green mango, plus hints of lime blossoms and sea spray. The medium-bodied palate delivers a satiny texture with tightly knit citrus and floral layers, finishing long and minerally. Gorgeous."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "The expressive nose shows its white flowers, lemon rind, honeysuckle, and white peach aromas in the nose easily. The palate is even better with its wealth of sweet, ripe, white peaches, Meyer lemons, spicy pineapples, and green apples. There is purity, elegance, and lift from start to finish. The wine is made from a blend of 59% Semillon, and 41% Sauvignon Blanc, picking took place September 3 - September 9. Yields were 38 hectoliters per hectare. 13.75% ABV, 3.25 pH. Drink from 2027-2040."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc reveals a gently reductive bouquet of pear, white peach, confit citrus and verbena mingled with exotic anise touches that emerge with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, it's bright and enveloping with an elegantly phenolic mid-palate and a mouthwateringly mordant finish. This is a blend of 59% Sémillon and 41% Sauvignon Blanc."

WEINWISSER: "59 % Sémillon, 41 % Sauvignon Blanc, 38 hl/ha. Bezauberndes Bouquet, Nektarine und weißer Pfeffer, dahinter ein Hauch Weingartenpfirsich und Zitronengras. Am saftigen Gaumen mit pfeffrigem Extrakt, guter Länge, schlankem Körper. Im gebündelten feinaromatischen Finale Agrume und erkalteter Grüntee, Wachsnote mit edler Salznote."

FALSTAFF: "Helles Grüngelb, silberfarbene Reflexe. Weiße Blüten, zarte Tropenfrucht, ein Hauch von Mango, mineralisch, ein Hauch von Limettenzesten. Saftig, elegant und ausgewogen, weiße Tropenfrucht, zarte Süße, feiner Säurebogen, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial."

JEB DUNNUCK: "Based on 59% Semillon and 41% Sauvignon Blanc that had malolactic fermentation blocked and will spend 7 months in barrel, the 2024 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is another juicy, lively, almost racy yet still impressive white from this vintage. Tart lemon, pineapple, honeyed mineral, and minty, gooseberry notes all emerge on the nose, and it's medium-bodied, with a bright, crisp mouthfeel, terrific overall balance, and a great finish."