2016 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion

尊貴而不驕，力量與細膩同在的一瓶酒。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 莊園底蘊 -> 信心保證：出自 Domaine Clarence Dillon 旗下經典酒莊，陳放潛力雄厚。
2) 套路以外的順滑 -> 享受即刻：酒體飽滿但單寧細緻，入口即感優雅張力。
3) 地方表現力 -> 現飲或入藏都值：黑果、雪茄和烘烤香層次豐富，歲月只會讓它更討好。

【侍酒師私房筆記】2016 的黑色果實很成熟，鼻子有咖啡、黑巧克力、煙熏和雪茄盒那種乾香。入口先是甜潤，之後被粉狀、絲滑的單寧收束，酸度來自夜間涼爽的果實，令整體鮮明不沉悶。醒 90 分鐘會更開；愛收藏的話它又能耐得住時間。

【田地與釀造】那年冬春雨多、夏季偏乾，九月中段的雨反而幫助了成熟期；十月收成前無雨，晝暖夜涼帶出色澤與清晰度。採用受控發酵，約18個月法式橡木桶陳年，烘槍、雪松與細緻桶味和果實融合良好。

【場景化配餐】在香港，想 impress 客戶？配一塊厚切 Ribeye 或燒鹿肉；朋友聚會則配陳年 cheddar、烤牛或法式醬料都很合適。

【降維打擊對比】比起同價位那些沒靈魂的「大牌」瓶，La Mission 更有特色和層次：既能立刻表現，也能長期回報你的耐心。

A majestic Pessac-Leognan classic: power and silk in one glass.

【Why choose it?】
1) Estate pedigree -> Immediate confidence: from a renowned château within Domaine Clarence Dillon, this wine carries years of refinement and cellar ageability.
2) Textural mastery -> Drinkability with presence: dense, round palate that remains smooth thanks to polished, sophisticated tannins.
3) Terroir-driven complexity -> Rewarding ageing or now: concentrated dark fruit, tobacco and roasted savoury notes that evolve for decades.

【Sommelier's Private Note】On the nose there’s ripe black fruit layered with cigar-box, coffee and dark chocolate. The palate opens broad and generous, then tightens into a grainy, silky tannin frame—no aggression, only tensile power. Fresh night-time acidity lifts the fruit; the finish is long, mineral and spicy. Best decanted 90 minutes if drinking now, or cellar for graceful evolution.

【Winemaking & Vineyard】Fermentation is carefully temperature-controlled; the wine spends c.18 months in oak, allowing spice and cedar to integrate. Despite a challenging winter and a dry summer followed by helpful September rains, the exceptional terroir produced fully mature, concentrated grapes and wines with freshness and colour.

【Occasion】Perfect for celebratory Cantonese or Western dinners: roast ribeye with Béarnaise, venison at a private dinner, or as a showpiece bottle to impress clients.

【Competitive Edge】Offers the pedigree and long-term ageing of top-class Bordeaux while delivering immediate textural charm—rarer and more characterful than generic big-name bottles at comparable price points.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13.5 - 14%
• Decant Time: 90 minutes
• Taste: cigar box, dark chocolate, cedar, roasted coffee, blackberry / cassis, smoked meat, tar, fine oak spice, silky powdery tannins, fresh night-time acidity, long mineral finish
• Food Matching: Ribeye steak with béarnaise, Steak sandwich, Grilled venison, Aged cheddar and hard cheeses, Rich game or roast beef
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 47%, Merlot : 43%, Cabernet Franc : 10%, Others ,

Winery

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion 是 Pessac-Leognan 的傳奇酒莊，現屬 Domaine Clarence Dillon。以土地特色、厚實結構和耐久陳年力聞名，酒莊注重桶陳與精細釀造。

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion — a historic Pessac-Leognan estate now part of Domaine Clarence Dillon; celebrated for wines that combine concentration, terroir signature and long ageing potential. Matured in oak with meticulous cellar work.