Like all second wines, La Chapelle comes from the same vines and matures the same way as the first wine, Château La Mission Haut-Brion. It is cared for the same way to give it the same harmony and the same aromas.

La Chapelle is made from the younger vines which have not yet developed the maturity and perfection demanded of a top wine. The continual renewal of the different parcels means that each year there is a certain amount of pulling up and replanting. Usually the parcel will lie fallow for at least twelve months. It is replanted the third year.

The first harvest comes only three years after planting. This initial harvest and the six that follow are generally not blended with top wine. About ten years are required to allow the root system to burrow down through the gravelly soil and gain the depth necessary to the vine to receive with regularity the water it needs. This consistency, once established, is what conditions the good development and maturity of the grapes.

Nevertheless, the wine of La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion, stemmed from the same prestigious terroir as La Mission, is a wonderful wine appreciated by the connoisseurs...