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2022 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sémillon (72%), Sauvignon Blanc (28%)
Not ready (Drink 2028 - 2045)
Antonio Galloni
92-94/100
Neal Martin MW
94-96/100
Jeb Dunnuck
95-97/100
James Suckling
96-97/100
Georgie Hindle
96/100
Jane Anson MW
96/100
Yohan Castaing
94-96/100
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2022 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

Description

As usual, Sémillon dominates the blend, particularly important this year as the older vines proved more drought resistant. The line of acidity is thus less evident, but there is a clear pithy mouthfeel. The bouquet plays towards more exotic pineapple notes, but these aren’t overt. 

To the fore are notes of lemon peel and crunchy nashi pear. One might seek more acidity, yet the textures are sufficiently pronounced that they pull the wine together. This is to be enjoyed relatively young, yet there is more to come. 

Sémillon 72%; Sauvignon Blanc 28%

Drink 2026 - 2038

Score: 17/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd (April 2023)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Alcohol % 12.5%
Maturity Not ready (2028 - 2045)
Grape List Sémillon (72%), Sauvignon Blanc (28%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château La Mission-Haut-Brion

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 92-94/100
The 2022 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is incredibly tightly wound, especially for the year and considering its heavy Semillon tilt in the blend. It will be interesting to see where this goes. There’s tremendous depth here and also a phenolic-like feel that is impossible to escape. My impression is that there is a lot of wine here, but it needs time to come together.Drink 2026 - 2037antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (April 2023)
Drink 2026 - 2037
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Apr 2023)
Neal Martin MW 94-96/100
The 2022 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc contains much more Sémillon (72%) this year due to its quality, according to Jean-Philippe Delmas. It has a perfumed bouquet with white peach, honeysuckle, red apple and light candle wax. Superb delineation. The palate is taut and linear, chalky in texture with good tension. It shows quite impressive weight, perhaps more than the Haut-Brion Blanc, with a dab of ginger enlivening the finish. Superb.Drink 2030 - 2060Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (April 2023)
Drink 2026 - 2037
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Apr 2023)
Jeb Dunnuck 95-97/100
The 2022 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is mostly Sémillon (72%), and compared to its big brother, the Haut-Brion Blanc, it's more closed and inward, with classic Sémillon power and richness. Ripe melon, white flowers, honeyed minerality, and chalky notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a great mid-palate and outstanding length. It's a downright mineral bomb on the finish and is a brilliant white in the making.jeb_dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2023)
Drink 2026 - 2037
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2023)
James Suckling 96-97/100
So much oyster shell here with a chalk stone character, dried lemons, sliced white peaches, and pears. It’s medium to full body with lovely fruit and a flavorful finish. Bitter lemon as well. 72% semillon and 28% sauvignon blanc.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (April 2023)
Drink 2026 - 2037
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2023)
Georgie Hindle 96/100
Crisp, crunchy, juicy, lively and filling, this has an excellent energy and tang to it while still keeping a balanced weight and cool freshness at the end. Not at all showy, very relaxed, generous and fun. I really like this, giving just enough juicy and creamy lemon, apricot and peach fruit and bitter citrus peel to be really interesting. Long length, great persistence and detail. This will be great to drink and enjoy young. 3.3pH.Drink 2023 - 2037Georgina Hindle, Decanter.com (April 2023)
Drink 2026 - 2037
Georgie Hindle, Decanter.com (Apr 2023)
Jane Anson MW 96/100
This is an extremely impressive white with high Sémillon levels in the blend this year, helped by old vines that resisted the heat well. Gorgeous construction and balance, with precision-cut citrus, bitter almond, slate, dill, white pepper spice, a juicy grip through the palate and noble bitterness bringing things to a close. Less 1st wine than last year - 20% less first wine with the same yield; 41% new oak barrels for ageing. Harvest August 17 to 23.Drink 2023 - 2032jane_anson_mw, janeanson_com (May 2023)
Drink 2026 - 2037
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (May 2023)
Yohan Castaing 94-96/100
Perhaps it’s because of the drought-affected vintage, or it could be due to the fantastic terroir of La Mission Haut-Brion, but in any case, the 2022 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is especially aromatically expressive, bursting with lively aromas of pear, linen, smoke, gunflint, lemon and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied, crystalline and pure, it’s tensile and seamless, with impressively vibrant acids and a saline finish.Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate (April 2023)
Drink 2026 - 2037
Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com (Apr 2023)

About this wine

Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan

In 1986 a new communal district was created within Graves, based on the districts of Pessac and Léognan. Pessac-Léognan has the best soils of the region, very similar to those of the Médoc, although the depth of gravel is more variable, and contains all the classed growths of the region. Some of its great names, including Ch. Haut-Brion, even sit serenely and resolutely in Bordeaux's southern urban sprawl.
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