Château La Mission Haut-Brion - Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) 2010 (750ml)

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Producer	Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Pessac-Léognan
Varietal	Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec
Vintage	2010
Sku	131532
Size	750ml

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Professional Reviews

100 points James Suckling

This is crazy. The nose is so unique with the iodine, stones and currant aromas with wet earth and mushroom. Aromas like this don't usually come out until 10 years or so in the bottle. Classic nose for this estate. Full-bodied, with an amazing palate of firm yet polished tannins and a solid palate. So dense and gorgeous. It is really stunning. (02/2013)

100 points Wine Advocate

Deep garnet colored, the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion has a commanding, profound nose of baked blackberries, boysenberries and warm cassis plus suggestions of candied violets, red roses, chocolate box, cedar chest and smoked meats with a waft of iron ore. Full-bodied, powerful and hedonic, the palate bursts with expressive black fruits and floral sparks, framed by exquisitely ripe, grainy tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with epic length. A real head-turner, this beauty is already very impressive, but for that full WOW experience I would give it another 3-5 years in bottle to blossom. (LPB, 03/2020)

99 points Jeb Dunnuck

While the 2010 Château La Mission Haut-Brion started out slightly closed, it just about explodes with air and has an incredible perfume of sweet cigar, tobacco, scorched earth, graphite, and minty herbs with that classic, smoky dark core of currant-like fruits. Beautifully textured, seamless, and full-bodied, it brings remarkable intensity, a concentrated, layered mid-palate, and one hell of a gorgeous finish. I’d probably have rated this one point higher had I not tasted it beside the 2010 Château Haut-Brion. This absolutely sensational La Mission will evolve for another 40-50 years. (04/2025)

98 points Decanter

fragrant violet notes on the nose, a smoothness to the tannins and supple oak which indicate many years of drinking pleasure ahead. A very dry year, 2010 was the driest since 1949 between April and late-September. Vines were dehydrated and concentrated, but very cool nights encouraged freshness and accumulation of anthcyanins in the grapes. Despite the lack of rainfall, and the initial monolithic character of many 2010's, La Mission has matured beautifully. (AH, 04/2024)

98 points Jane Anson

Vibrates with life, still barely unfurling at 14 years old, with evident muscular construction to the tannic frame. A little subdued on the first nose, quickly opening to show notes of black pepper, cinnamon and black truffle alongside liquorice, baked raspberries and blueberry fruits, concentrated, vivid and sculpted, architectural as all the best 2010s are. Drawn out finish, riven with spiced cocoa beans and pulses of fresh acidity, and the drumbeat of interest is going to keep playing for decades. (07/2024)

98+ points International Wine Cellar

Sweet, brooding aromas of cassis, coffee, minerals and licorice. Superconcentrated, voluptuous and seamless, with outstanding density of fruit and noteworthy precision to the compellingly sweet dark berry and mineral flavors. The broad, ripely tannic finish features extraordinary length and lingering violet and flint flavors. The best young La Mission I remember tasting at a similar stage of development. This is one of my three or four top wines of the vintage. (ST, 08/2013)

98 points Vinous

Even though the 2010 La Mission Haut-Brion was poured at the château, Jean-Philippe Delmas had to call for a second bottle as the first was clearly out of sorts. That second is magnificent. Brilliant delineation and almost overwhelming with intensity on the nose, there are layers of black fruit, pencil lead and a strong marine influence with hints of Japanese nori. The palate has a wonderful backbone and more precision than the Haut-Brion, with a persistent, captivating finish. It will need time. (NM, 09/2022)

97 points Wine Enthusiast

A beautifully dense, ripe wine, its intense acidity balanced by an opulent structure and gorgeous fruits. The texture is smooth and velvety, while never losing sight of the powerful structure. This elegant and powerful wine will age for many years. *Cellar Selection* (RV, 05/2013)

97 points Wine Spectator

Intense and engaging. Despite showing lots of heft and tarry grip, the singed apple wood and alder notes are well-defined in this red, accentuating a core of roasted fig, blackberry coulis and macerated red and black currant fruit. The long, bramble-edged finish sports showy ganache and Lapsang souchong tea notes, while the structure refuses to yield until everything has finally played out. Muscular and vivacious. (JM, 03/2013)