WineAuction 2015 Live Auction

YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO

BID NOW, WOULD BE A 100-POINT WINE OF

INTENSITY, RICHNESS, OPULENCE AND CHARM

IN RARE IMPERIAL FORMAT.

here’s a total of 26 hectare under vine on the property with

terroir

composed of deep gravel over clay and sand in the

soil for red grapes. The vines are settled in, averaging 27 years of

age, with a mix of 46% planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% to

Merlot and 10% to Cabernet Franc. “A candidate for the wine of the

vintage, the 2009 La Mission-Haut-Brion stood out as one of the

most exceptional young wines I had ever tasted from barrel, and its

greatness has been confirmed in the bottle. The wine’s remarkable

concentration offers up an unctuous/viscous texture, a skyscraper-

like mouthfeel, sweet, sumptuous, nearly over-the-top flavors and

massive density. Perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime La Mission-Haut-

Brion, the 2009 will take its place alongside the many great wines

made here since the early 1920s.” — Robert Parker

Our advice? Accept this Mission with alacrity!

Generously contributed by

Carl and Marilynn Thoma

ESTIMATED VALUE $7,200

LOT 27

Château LaMission Haut-Brion 2009

PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, BORDEAUX

1 imperial in original wooden case

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