Château La Mission Haut Brion: wines and prices

About Château La Mission Haut Brion

Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of the summits of Pessac-Léognan and, for many enthusiasts, a First Growth in all but official classification. It lies in Talence, on the edge of Bordeaux, directly opposite Château Haut-Brion, with which it shares the famed deep gravel soils and a particularly favourable urban microclimate. Its name recalls the priests of the Congregation of the Mission, who owned the estate for more than a century before the Revolution. In the twentieth century the Woltner family made it legendary, renowned for powerful, long-lived wines; in 1983 it passed to Domaine Clarence Dillon, now led by Prince Robert of Luxembourg, which renewed vineyards and cellars under the technical direction of the Delmas family. The vineyard is planted with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. La Mission's style combines density and depth with the smoky, mineral signature of the Graves, and an ageing potential measured in decades.