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Château La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1989
I am certainly not going to argue with anyone who believes La Mission-Haut-Brion's 1989 is every bit as profound as the 1989 Haut-Brion. It is a spectacular wine, and as it ages in the bottle, it is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite La Mission-Haut-Brions, ranking alongside the 1982, 1975, 1961, 1959, and 1955. The 1989 boasts a dense, thick, purple color, followed by a sweet, roasted cassis, chocolatey-scented nose with whiffs of tobacco, tar, and minerals. The wine is extremely full-bodied, unctuously-textured, sweet, jammy, and rich...it is already delicious to drink...it will drink well for 15-20 years. Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Greg Gregory 
This took an hour decanted to open up. Out of the bottle it was clumsy and shy. Two hrs in it was a show stopper.
This took an hour decanted to open up. Out of the bottle it was clumsy and shy. Two hrs in it was a show stopper.
9.7
Andrew S
Fantastic mature Bordeaux. Plenty of little complex notes hiding in there.
Fantastic mature Bordeaux. Plenty of little complex notes hiding in there.
9.6
Donald Patz
Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall
Sadly a little over the hill
Sadly a little over the hill
8.3Andrew S
Wow. All there. The nose, the complex flavors, the lengthy finish. Couldn't ask for anything more. It tells a story in your glass, and pushes and pulls in all the right ways. May be the wine of the year.
Wow. All there. The nose, the complex flavors, the lengthy finish. Couldn't ask for anything more. It tells a story in your glass, and pushes and pulls in all the right ways. May be the wine of the year.
10
Charles Antin
Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys
Not as good as it should have been. A bit less powerful than expected?
Not as good as it should have been. A bit less powerful than expected?
9.3
David Kline
What.
What.
9.6Katrina Ryan
For real!
For real!
9.7
Conrad Green
From mag. Polished and pure. Plum and red flowers. Subtle tobacco. More polished than the HB alongside but lacks a little of the animal vigor. Delicious!
From mag. Polished and pure. Plum and red flowers. Subtle tobacco. More polished than the HB alongside but lacks a little of the animal vigor. Delicious!
Rick Baumgarten
Wine of the night and a fantastic night it was
Wine of the night and a fantastic night it was
10
Nicolas Greinacher
Pure perfection, the 1989 Château La Mission Haut Brion is at eye level with the glorious 1989 Château Haut Brion from across the street, but much wilder and rustic in character. Deep garnet coloured, the nose explodes with intense aromas of scorched earth, leather, liquorice, tobacco, charred wood, blueberry and blackberry jam, black currant, mushrooms and graphite. Full bodied, extremely dense and packed with concentrated, ripe black fruits, this stallion of a wine still manages to be absolutely seamless. Drink now until 2040
Pure perfection, the 1989 Château La Mission Haut Brion is at eye level with the glorious 1989 Château Haut Brion from across the street, but much wilder and rustic in character. Deep garnet coloured, the nose explodes with intense aromas of scorched earth, leather, liquorice, tobacco, charred wood, blueberry and blackberry jam, black currant, mushrooms and graphite. Full bodied, extremely dense and packed with concentrated, ripe black fruits, this stallion of a wine still manages to be absolutely seamless. Drink now until 2040
10
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