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2024 Vintage En Primeur
Devoted to the terroir
2024 is a vintage that called for devotion and the men and women of Château La Mission Haut-Brion answered with reverence.
Confronted with a season of trials, the guardians of this hallowed land remained steadfast in their care for every vine. Slow ripening demanded patience and precision. The fruit of their labour was precious. In the cellar, winemaking followed the same spirit—gentle, faithful to the terroir, seeking grace over excess.
A wine of quiet radiance began to emerge, carried by the invisible bond between the earth and those who serve it.
Separating the wheat from the chaff
In 2024, in the vineyard as in the cellar, discernment was the guiding light—choosing the finest grapes without compromise, separating the sacred from the ordinary. Some parcels were harvested twice, in reverent patience, allowing each cluster to reach its destined maturity. In the vat house, only the purest fruit passed through. As the first blends took shape, the soul of the vintage slowly revealed itself. It is through this faith in the few, and devotion to detail, that a wine of spirit and harmony was born.
When nature and skill work together, miracles happen
2024 reminded us of a simple truth: when nature and human care align, the result borders on the miraculous.
At Château La Mission Haut-Brion, the vine’s cycle unfolded through challenge—but July and August offered light, warmth, and grace. The harvest began with golden Sauvignon Blanc grapes, full of promise. The whites revealed a luminous expression of balance and purity. The reds followed with vibrant colour, fresh aromatics, silky tannins, and a depth that echoed the soul of the terroir. This vintage is an ode to resilience, to trust in the vine, and to the quiet power of skilled hands guided by faith.
Château La Mission Haut-Brion rouge
A beautiful garnet red hue with purple glints. It is powerful, concentrated and complex on the nose. Already very characteristic of this wine! Swirling reveals an array of red and black fruit, with touches of liquorice. It is magnificent!
The attack is wide and fleshy. Then the wine develops very charmingly, with smoothness, fullness and incredible taste. This Mission Haut-Brion 2024 is the ideal response given by this terroir, faced with the difficulty of weather conditions during this vintage. Summer without a drop of rain, quite unexpectedly and with a very good outcome, enabled the vines to deal with ripening the grapes!
Blend
46.5% Merlot, 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol by volume
13.2° (provisional)
New barrels
75%
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion
A beautiful deep, garnet red colour. Concentrated on the first nose, it reveals notes of ripe red fruit. Swirling the wine increases the soothing sensation felt when biting into a lovely, ripe black cherry. The attack is fresh, finely shaped and precise. The wine’s body, without being too ample, develops on firm, tender tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon is predominant and the finish is very aromatic. This is a splendid wine.
Blend
Blend: 29.2% Merlot, 56.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol by volume
12,9° (provisional)
New barrels
31%
Château La Mission Haut-Brion blanc
Its colour is a soft, pale yellow. The first nose is capitavating, intense. Swirling reveals complexity. Notes of ripe tropical fruit (mango, guava) combine with delicate hints of spices (cinnamon, white pepper). The attack is wide and full-bodied. The wine develops powerful and ample, with a superb vibrancy of acidity. For a white wine, what astounding body and presence on the palate! White Mission 2024 is undoubtedly a great vintage for this very distinctive wine.
Blend
59% Sémillon, 41% Sauvignon
Alcohol by volume
13,7° (provisional)
New barrels
40%
La Clarté de Haut-Brion
A beautiful pale yellow colour with a green-tinted sheen. The nose of this wine is delicate and elegant. Swirling brings hints of melon mingled with white-fleshed peach. Then Sauvignon notes follow gently, along with touches of fine spices. The first taste is full of flavour and aromatic. Afterwards, the wine progresses with full body and a good presence of acidity too. Sémillon’s flavour is subtly foremost. The finish of this Clarté is full of flavour, with some lovely, refreshing touches of bitterness, and this calls irresistibly for the next sip!
Blend
64.5% Sémillon, 35.5% Sauvignon
Alcohol by volume
13.1° (provisional)
New barrels
42%
