La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc 2024

The 2024 La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc demands patience, revealing its complexity slowly. Initially reticent, the wine opens with red apple, lime flower and crushed stone before blossoming into something far more expressive. The palate shows impressive weight and density, with vibrant acidity carrying lemongrass and stem ginger through a sustained finish. Given time to breathe, aromatic layers of chai and popcorn emerge alongside wonderful mineralité. This could be among the finest white La Missions in recent memory.