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.