Mission Haut Brion Blanc - Pessac-Léognan 2021

Vinous

95

byAntonio Gallonithe4/2/2024

The 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc marries the natural energy of this cool year with lovely mid-palate creaminess and texture. Understated yet persistent, the 2021 presents a gorgeous display of pear, white flowers and mint, along with a subtle touch of

Vinous

95

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2024

The 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc marries the natural energy of this cool year with lovely mid-palate creaminess and texture. Understated yet persistent, the 2021 presents a gorgeous display of pear, white flowers and mint, along with a subtle touch of oak that frames the finish. Today, the 2021 is quite a bit less expressive than it was en primeur. It was also bottled in May 2022 (versus May 2023 for the reds) and may be in a closed period, which is not unusual for wines from cold years. We shall see.

Wine Advocate

94

byWilliam Kelleythe2/22/2024

A fresh, incipiently complex bouquet of pear, grapefruit, freshly baked bread and wet stones prefaces the 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy wine with a satiny attack that segues into a taut, structured mid-palate built around chalky dry extract, which lend this a more tightly-knit, mordant profile than the broader, fatter and more enveloping Haut-Brion Blanc. 94+

matthewjukes.com

18,5

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

La Clarté was superb in 2021, but this wine possesses another level of intensity and also depth of flavour. The sensational weight of fruit is followed by epic acidity and an insanely long finish. The overall impression is of a wine that will live forever. Still, I am determined that, while it has the battery pack to do so, I want to impress on my readers that this wine ought to be drunk while it still has this prodigious spine-tingling acidity and rapier-sharp finish. This is an excellent vintage for elite dry whites, and this wine and its siblings are totally captivating. 18.5+

Jamessuckling.com

95-96

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Peach and waxed-lemon character here. Some fennel and aniseed, too. Very fresh. Medium to full body with a round, creamy palate. A little closed for now at the end. 55.2% semillon and 44.8% sauvignon.

Jeb DUNNUCK

94-96

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

The 2021 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is a powerful, medium to full-bodied beauty with straight racy acidity as well as beautiful notes of tart melon, chalky minerality, charcoal, and white flowers. I love its mid-palate depth and balance, but it's going to require bottle age. It will be very long-lived. The blend is 55.2% Semillon and 44.8% Sauvignon, aging in 53% new barrels.

The Vintage Journal

94-95

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Pale colour. Bitter lemon, grapefruit aromas with verbena toasty notes. Sweet fruited wine with ample grapefruit, tonic water, leesy flavours, fine loose-knit chalky textures, some mid-palate viscosity and fresh linear acidity. Oak dominates the back palate but should settle. Attractive minerally wine with fresh chewing tobacco notes. Very tactile. 55% semillon, 45% sauvignon blanc. 55% new oak. 14% alc

Alexandre Ma

96-97

byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

The La Mission 2021 white is a historic masterpiece. I assume that this wine will prevail over the 2019 after aging. It smells like the Pulighy but tastes like the more powerful Meursault Les Perrières. The jelly-like fruity fragrances complement the beautiful scents of sophora flower, peach blossom, and apricot blossom. Even the high acidity of 2021 is harmonized by such complex flavors, making it more balanced and gentler. The oily texture of Sémillon seems to be milder and more elegant in this vintage, and the crispy mineral notes on the finish serve like a sharp arrow hidden behind the unctuous texture, the arrow of love from Cupid. Yes, you are bound to fall for it because it is so tempting. 2021???La Mission??????????????????????,??????????2019????????????Pulighy,????????????????Meursault Les Perrières????????????????????????????,??2021????????????????????????????????,?????????????????????????,????????????… ??,??????,?????,“??”?????

The Wine Cellar Insider

98-98

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

It takes no time at all to be reeled in here, starting with the nose. Crushed rocks, lemon verbena, flowers, pears, green apples, pears and tangerine rind pack the perfume. As good as the nose is, the palate is equal to the task of keeping you focused with its 60 second plus blast of sweet, juicy, rich, creamy, fresh, vibrant, energetic waves of fruits. This is clearly in contention for one of the best vintages of La Mission Haut Brion Blanc ever produced! Made from a blend of 55% Sauvignon Blanc, 45% Semillon, picking took place September 3, finishing September 10. 14.1% ABV. Drink from 2023-2060. 98-98

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

96

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

95-97

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc has a much more nuanced bouquet than the Haut-Brion Blanc this year with scents of Japanese yuzu, crushed stone, apple blossom and a touch of elderflower. The palate is very well balanced with a fine line of acidity, taut and fresh, vibrant and focused. This is more linear than the Haut-Brion and stricter, yet the precision on the finish is a wonder to behold. Fabulous.

Vinous

94-96

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is another super-expressive white in this range from the Clarence Dillon properties. Effusive floral and citrus notes lend brightness to this creamy, wonderfully inviting Blanc. Deep and textured, the 2021 finishes with real substance. Its a positively gorgeous wine by any measure. The Sémillon is especially vibrant in 2021.

vvwine

95-97

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

55% Semillion, 45% Sauvignon Blanc. Grüngold und super expressiv in der Nase, viel Würze, Passionsfrucht und Salzzitrone, steinige Note. Der Gaumen ist frisch und zeigt eine gute Konzentration, süsse Frucht, knackige Säure, die Struktur ist da, der Wein tänzelt über die Zunge, das hat Spannung, Tiefgang und eine grosse, aromatische Länge. Ein ausgezeichneter Weisswein, der das Potenzial hat, zu reifen. (Verkostet im April 2022. Château La Mission Haut-Brion)

Anthocyanes

96-98

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Assemblages réalisés. Très beau bouquet d'une grande pureté avec des notes de camomille, de tilleul, de fruits blancs frais et une touche d'agrumes très élégante. Superbe toucher de bouche, cristallin et frais, très pur, ciselé qui possède une tension remarquable et une dimension sur l'allonge absolument superbe. La densité se ressent à peine mais reste présente. Un très grand La Mission Haut-Brion. Parti pour 20 à 40 ans. 96-98+

Wine Advocate

93-95

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

Aromas of crisp orchard fruit, grapefruit oil, white flowers, pastry cream and freshly baked bread preface the 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, a medium to full-bodied, ample and incisive wine that's satiny and chiseled, concluding with a long, mineral finish.

Decanter.com

95

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

White chocolate, satsuma, lemon peel, peach and white flowers on the nose. So much intensity on the palate but in the purity of detail so you get the expansive flavour, succulent lemon and orange, zest grapefruit, crisp apple and delicate creamy patisserie elements all underpinned by a salinity and crushed stone texture. It's focused but so expansive as well, chiseled and detailed. A great combination where you get so much flavour in such delicate and defined packaging. Really very delicious and moreish.