2006 Chateau La Mission Haut BrionColour : Red Producer : La Mission Haut Brion Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pessac Leognan Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2006 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : RP94 Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : The 2006 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion has a very attractive, captivating bouquet: red berry fruit, warm gravel, Hoisin and a pinch of truffle all beautifully conveyed. The palate is medium bodied with fine

In the same vein as the nose

delivering more red fruit on the nose

thick fruit is given clarity by sound acidity

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A normal blend of 60%

The Paring Sauvignon Blanc is drawn from estate vineyard blocks in Santa Barbara County’s Ballard Canyon

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and cassis

Blackberries

—Robert Parker (06/2015) Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product

2 grams per liter of residual sugar

and then matured in a combination of barriques and larger 20