Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, France 2017 Winkel The effusive grapefruit and peachy

The effusive grapefruit and peachy nose

Cava's name derives from the Spanish word for an underground cellar

dried Mediterranean herbs and nutmeg that dissolve into a lemon zest finish

The palate adds graphite-like

This Champagne has the heft and power to work with rich

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, France 2017 Winkel The effusive grapefruit and peachyFor me this is the wine of the vintage. Both of the whites in the Haut Brion stable are exceptionally well sculpted and finessed, but this has the aromatic edge. It has a powerful, intense concentration of flavours, hemmed in by slate walls that make you slow down and inch your way through the palate and I am more than happy to go as slow as possible. The cool nights over the summer have been very kind to these grapes; they are in full control, with