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Chateau La Mission Haut Brion, 1976 Red Wine

Pessac-Léognan
Level top shoulder or better

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 13%

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Price:

£295.00

24 In Stock

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Description

1976 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
A Mature and Characterful Graves from a Warm Bordeaux Vintage

The 1976 Château La Mission Haut-Brion comes from one of the warmest and driest Bordeaux vintages of the twentieth century, producing wines of richness, early accessibility, and distinctive maturity. As one of the great estates of the Graves appellation, La Mission Haut-Brion is renowned for combining power, smoky complexity, and longevity, and the 1976 vintage offers a fascinating mature expression of the estate’s traditional style.

Now approaching fifty years of age, the wine has evolved into a deeply savoury and tertiary-driven claret, with aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, leather, forest floor, wood smoke, and dried dark fruits. Characteristic Graves notes of earth, ash, cigar box, and warm gravel emerge prominently, while traces of blackcurrant and plum still linger beneath the mature complexity.

On the palate, the 1976 La Mission Haut-Brion is soft, harmonious, and fully mature, with resolved tannins and a gentle, elegant structure. Flavours of dried cassis, spice, roasted herbs, smoky earth, and old leather combine with subtle minerality and lingering savoury notes. The warmth of the vintage gives the wine a rounded and accessible character, while the estate’s inherent structure and depth continue to provide impressive complexity and balance.

The 1976 vintage produced wines that matured earlier than some of the more classically structured Bordeaux years, making provenance and storage particularly important today. Well-preserved bottles continue to offer a highly enjoyable and historically fascinating drinking experience.

Serving & Pairing Recommendations

Stand the bottle upright in advance and decant carefully to remove sediment while avoiding excessive aeration. Serve at 16–18°C to allow the wine’s mature aromas and subtle nuances to fully develop.

The 1976 Château La Mission Haut-Brion pairs beautifully with roast lamb, beef dishes, duck, mushroom-based cuisine, or mature hard cheeses. Its mature and savoury profile also makes it an excellent contemplative wine to enjoy slowly on its own.

Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of Bordeaux’s most historic and revered estates, located in the Pessac-Léognan area of Graves. Long regarded as the equal of many First Growths, the estate is celebrated for producing deeply complex and age-worthy wines with distinctive smoky, earthy, and mineral characteristics. Combining concentration, elegance, and remarkable longevity, La Mission Haut-Brion remains one of the great names of Bordeaux.

Condition

Top Shoulder or Better
Good Labels - Provenace: stored in a top country house cellar

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