Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2016 Abbazia di Novacella licorice and custard

licorice and custard

It's subtle

over a citrus background and fine vegetal notes

or let it open up in the glass (or

Medium-to full-bodied

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2016 Abbazia di Novacella licorice and custardThe 2016 La Mission Haut Brion is a blend of 57. 5% Merlot and 42. 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet purple in color, it is just a little muted to begin, soon unfurling to reveal slowly growing scents of crushed blackcurrants, black cherries, dark chocolate and candied violets with nuances of crushed rocks, tobacco leaf, forest floor and fragrant earth plus a hint of bergamot. Medium bodied and exquisitely elegant, the palate offers perfectly ripe,