Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1989

Chateau La Mission Haut Brion slightly bin soiled label 1989

ex Vat € 1.350,00
in Vat € 1.633,50
Volume 0,75l
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Classification Cru Classe
Type Red
Brand Chateau La Mission Haut Brion
Vintage 1989
Country France
Region Bordeaux, Graves
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend,
Volume 0,75
Condition Perfect
Label Slightly bin stained
Drinkable -2030
Stock 0
Condition Perfect
Label Perfect

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (100)

This is a profound bottle of La Mission-Haut-Brion with a deep ruby/purple color and a gorgeous nose of espresso, tar, tobacco, mineral, and blackberry, blueberry, and black currant fruit. The extraordinary smorgasbord of aromatics is matched by a full-bodied, viscous, opulent style of wine with sweet, jammy fruit yet enough tannin and acidity to provide uplift and definition. Still somewhat of an adolescent in terms of its development, and far less evolved than its gorgeous sibling, the 1990, this is a prodigious, multi-dimensional wine that is a modern-day legend.

Winespectator (96)

What a nose of pressed flowers and full-throttle dried fruits. Full-bodied, with intense and very ripe fruit that has undertones of dried fruit, raisin and grilled meat. Chewy and decadent, almost rustic, offering so much richness and decadence.

Rene Gabriel (20)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 20/20 points.

BOW (10)

Vinous (100)

The 1989 La Mission Haut-Brion is hands-down the greatest of this era, and if one takes consistency into account, it is slipping past the 1989 Haut-Brion. Deep in color with only faint bricking on the rim, it has a breathtaking bouquet of intense blackberry, black truffle, black olive and incense. It is the precision that elevates this above almost everything else. The palate is full-bodied yet paradoxically weightless, offering multidimensional flavors of blackberry, raspberry, white pepper and clove. Then there is the underlying


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