Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Mission Haut Brion
Label Name:
 
Pessac Leognan
Vintage:
 
1994
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Pessac-Léognan (Graves), Bordeaux
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Merlot 57%, Cabernet Sauvignon 42%, Cabernet Franc 1%
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
3
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Notable ratings: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) ~91–92; Jancis Robinson 17/20

Tasting Note
Closed nose with firm, linear dark fruit; on the palate complexity emerges with cedar, cigar and dry blackcurrant notes; structured, full-bodied and aging-capable.

Food Pairing
Roast beef, lamb, duck (Peking duck), mushroom risotto, aged cheeses; Asian: soy-marinated beef, Korean bulgogi, red-braised (hong shao) pork, char siu, umami-rich mushroom or beef noodle dishes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested; grapes destemmed, fermented (indigenous yeasts) with ~15-day maceration; malolactic fermentation; aged in French oak barrels (predominantly new) for ~18–24 months.

Vineyard Info
Historic Pessac-Léognan estate, owned by Domaine Clarence Dillon since 1983; famed for age-worthy, tobacco- and earth-tinged Bordeaux reds.