2002 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bottle (750ml)
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion

2002 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bottle (750ml)

France | Bordeaux | Red | Bordeaux Blend | 750mL
WA 92
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One of the better successes of the overlooked and misunderstood 2002 vintage is the La Mission Haut-Brion. A wine that's really beginning to drink well, deep, structured, and classically built, this is an under the radar Bordeaux that will continue to improve with time.

La Mission Haut-Brion sits directly across from its First Growth neighbor Haut-Brion in Pessac-Léognan, sharing the same ownership and winemaking family while producing a wine of its own distinct, more muscular character.

2002 is a vintage that gets overlooked, sandwiched between the showier 2000 and 2003, and often misunderstood by collectors chasing bigger names. But it’s exactly the kind of cooler, more classic year where La Mission’s deep gunzian gravel and Cabernet-friendly terroir tend to shine, favoring structure and precision over sheer ripeness.

More than two decades on, this is a wine that’s arrived right where it needs to be: genuinely beginning to open up and show well, with real depth of fruit and a serious, well-built frame underneath. It’s the kind of mature, under-the-radar Bordeaux that rewards collectors willing to look past the headline vintages.

Wine Advocate | 92 Points

"One of the better successes of this overlooked and misunderstood vintage is the 2002 La Mission Haut-Brion, a wine that's really beginning to drink well. Offering up a deep bouquet of cassis, burning embers and cigar ash, it's medium to full-bodied, with a sweet core of fruit and a rich chassis of tannin."

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