Chateau La Chapelle La Mission Haut Brion2012 JD 90 "The 2012 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion shows ripe red and black fruits with supple tannins and a softer, approachable style, while the 2018 vintage is more powerful, structured, and complex, offering notes of currants, tobacco, and spice with firm tannins and long aging potential." 2018 JS 94 "Superior depth and structure, a wine to cellar for long term drinking." Chateau La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion Produced in small

to the northern reaches of Dry Creek Valley and Sonoma Coast

The 6th generation is taking over

a dash of lemon/lime zest and a saline character on the very long finish

exceptional dish

a panoply of red fruits unfurls on the palate with an emergence of cranberry

The vineyard’s poor

Lots of dark blue fruits plus slate and stones on the nose

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and nesting boxes for native birds

Shows lots of range and depth

Winery Exclusive

tannins that go the distance and a graphite-filled finish that lingers