1955 La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan

100 pts - Wine Advocate

["Even allowing for the greatness of Haut-Brion and Mouton-Rothschild, the 1955 La Mission is the "wine of the vintage." It possesses a sweet, cedary, clove, smoke, and black-raspberry-scented nose, and rich, full-bodied, remarkably harmonious flavors that ooze with ripe fruit, glycerin, and heady alcohol. The tannin has totally melted away, and the wine reveals considerable rust at the edge, so it is unlikely that the 1955 will improve with further cellaring. There is no indication of any fragility or decline, so this wine can be safely drunk for 10-15 more years. It is an amazing, complex, superbly well-balanced La Mission-Haut-Brion! Tasted 13 Times With Consistent Notes - WA, RP (10/1994)"]

89 pts - Wine Spectator

98 pts - Vinous

["98"]

Producer: La Mission Haut Brion
Vintage: 1955
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Pessac Leognan
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