La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan 2000 hide-gift-message 2021 marked the debut of

2021 marked the debut of Selbach-Oster's Alte Reben trocken

giving the wine a softer

Citrus and herb dominate the nose while red fruits and spice emerge on the palate

from one of Bordeaux's all-time vintages

black pepper and a light mineral finish

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan 2000 hide-gift-message 2021 marked the debut ofLa Chapelle is the second wine of La Mission Haut Brion, one of the legendary Pessac Lognan estates that sits across the road from Haut Brion itself. The 2000 vintage was hailed from the start as one of the great modern Bordeaux years, and a quarter century on, this bottling is sitting squarely in its drinking window. The youthful blue fruit and graphite of the early days has given way to a fleshier, more evolved, more complex wine with silky tannins