La Mission Haut Brion 2016 6L

La Mission Haut Brion 2016 is characterized by a striking and intense garnet-red hue. The nose reveals an impressive maturity, showcasing an abundance of fruit, density, and complexity. It is a concentrated embodiment of maturity. The wine's palate entrance is generous, soft, and broad, gradually unfolding with continuous growth in power. The amplitude of the wine is notable. The tannins exhibit a refined and sophisticated class, underscoring the wine's overall breed. Undoubtedly, this vintage of Mission Haut-Brion stands out as the most complete and charming in a considerable span of time.

Robert Parker - 98+ Points

"The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion is a blend of 57.5% Merlot and 42.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is just a little muted to begin, soon unfurling to reveal slowly growing scents of crushed blackcurrants, black cherries, dark chocolate and candied violets with nuances of crushed rocks, tobacco leaf, forest floor and fragrant earth plus a hint of bergamot. Medium-bodied and exquisitely elegant, the palate offers perfectly ripe, fine-grained tannins and tons of freshness with layer upon layer of perfumed fruit and a very long, ferrous-laced finish."

Antonio Galloni - 97+ Points

"The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion is flat out gorgeous. Today, La Mission is incredibly primary, with stunning purity in its red/purplish berry fruit. Readers will have to cellar the 2016 for the better part of a decade at a minimum before the telltale aromatics of this fabled château start to blossom in bottle. I adore the 2016 for its gracious personality, fine tannin and remarkable freshness, not to mention that it is absolutely delicious and the kind of wine that is so suggestive of a very bright future."