2025, Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Rouge

18% Cabernet Franc, 52.60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28.3% Merlot and 1.1% Petit Verdot.

Nicely fragrant floral aromatics on the nose, expressive and open. Supple and round with a gorgeous soft crushed velvet texture and excellently integrated acidity that keeps it lifted and fresh but not too piercing. Great fruit purity with a lick of salty wet stones on the finish. Beautifully presented, all in harmony with a core of mineral, saline, mint, liquorice, cola, clove and cool aspects. Softly chewy with an enjoyable grip. Yum. Love it! 2029-2039. 93 Georgina Hindle, Decanter

The 2025 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion has a pretty bouquet with blackberry, wild hedgerow, light touches of mint and cedar. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, fine tannins, fresh and lively, with a dab of black olive and graphite towards the structured finish. Nice grip here, just give it a couple of years to smooth its edges. 90-92 Neal Martin, Vinous.