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Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc 2011 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc 2011 72.9% Semillon, 27.1% Sauvignon Blanc. Quite closed on the nose at this early stage, which is normal for a wine with high Semillon content. Lovely richness on the palate with that super-sec Semillon taste. This reminds me of wonderful old Hunter Valley Semillons! Serena Sutcliffe, MW See illustration Lot 74 6 mags (owc) per lot: HKD 44000-65000 per lot: USD 5500-8500 This great wine was known as Chateau Laville Haut-Brion through 2008 and, since the 2009 vintage, it is called Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc. I am passionate about top white Graves and Haut-Brion Blanc and Laville Haut-Brion represent the pinnacle of the genre. 2008 was the last vintage for the Laville Haut-Brion Label and it is now called La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc. These are phenomenally fascinating wines, unlike anything else in the vinous world and totally individual. The magic mixture of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc is utterly intriguing, a million miles from Chardonnay although, perhaps unexpectedly, these wines have the weight and the vinosity of Montrachet. However, that is the only area where the wines meet! The signature mineral and citrus, floral and peach, wax and petrol scents and flavours of Haut-Brion Blanc and Laville Haut-Brion are paradise for addicts like me. I will happily sip them on their own, but they are formidable with sashimi. Both Haut-Brion Blanc and Laville Haut-Brion age with the utmost style and distinction. Well, in principle they do, although they never seem to last the course in our cellar! Serena Sutcliffe, MW. AREA PLANTED: 2 hectares, 55 ares VINEYARD COMPOSITION: Semillon 87.9% Sauvignon Blanc 12.1% AGE OF VINES: 63 years(average) GEOLOGY: Gravel soil with a subsoil of clay and sand ROOTSTOCK: 420A, 3309 HARVEST: By hand and sorted in the vineyard VINIFICATION Fermented at an average temperature of 20C Degrees (68F) in barrel in temperature controlled cellar AGEING: 50% new barrels for an average of 9-12 months and fined with egg whites PRODUCTION: 650-850 cases Quantity: 1