Château La Mission Haut Brion - Pessac-Léognan 2001

Wine Advocate

92 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe8/31/2012

Davantage marqué que coutume d'intenses notes de minéral, le 2001 de La Mission est nuancé de camphre, de terre et de fruits noirs. Malgré la douceur et la concentration de son fruité, il s'exprime avec élégance et précision, et révèle une tonicité de très bon aloi. Arborant un prune-pourpre dense, libérant de doux arômes de cassis entremêlés de notes minérales et nuancés en arrière-plan de goudron et de terre, il est moyennement corsé, étoffé et mûr, avec des tannins doux. Sa finale est persistante. Ce 2001 est très proche en style du 1999, tout en étant plus ample, plus concentré et doté d'un fruité plus dense. Il se compose de 62% de merlot, à 35% de cabernet sauvignon et pour le reste de cabernet franc. A boire entre 2010 et 2020, voire au-delà.

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe6/28/2010

Erste Reife, Kräutertöne, Nussnoten. Recht fett. Kaufempfehlung!

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe6/30/2004

Like its more famous neighbor, Haut-Brion, the 2001 La Mission Haut-Brion has closed down considerably since bottling. A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, it possesses an inky/purple color (deeper than Haut-Brion’s) in addition to a tight but promising bouquet of scorched earth, wood, tar, black currants, and a hint of hickory wood. Medium-bodied, firm, muscular, and virile, it is a candidate for long term cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020+.

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2004

Very complex, with blackberries, flowers and minerals. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh, sweet fruit aftertaste. Refined La Mission. Beautiful. Best after 2008. 600 cases imported.

Wine Advocate

91-94 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2003

More intensely mineral in flavor than usual, with notes of camphor, earth, and black fruit, the 2001 La Mission is an elegant, vibrant, well-defined effort with sweet, concentrated rich fruit. A blend of 62% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc, it boasts a dense plum/purple color along with sweet flavors of mineral-infused black currant fruit with a hint of tar and earth in the background. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, with good texture, sweet tannin, and a long finish, it is stylistically similar to the 1999, but with more fruit density, concentration, and size. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020.

Wine Advocate

90-93 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2002

While it is virtually impossible to duplicate the surreal wine made at La Mission-Haut-Brion in 2000, the 2001 La Mission is an elegant, vibrant, well-defined effort with sweet, concentrated rich fruit. It is a blend of 62% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc. The wine boasts a dense plum/purple color along with a sweet perfume of mineral-infused black currant fruit with a hint of tar in the background. It is ripe, medium to full-bodied, with good texture, sweet tannin, and a long finish. It is stylistically similar to the 1999, but with more fruit density as well as delineation. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2018.