La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan 2019 Grower Champagne Slow ripening throughout the growing

Slow ripening throughout the growing season built a wine of notable purity and complexity

and the Yarra Valley was its epicenter

Rustic honesty meets beguiling charm

and the only American vineyard he actually owns

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan 2019 Grower Champagne Slow ripening throughout the growingWhere the 2000 La Chapelle is fully mature, this 2019 is still in its youth a chance to lay down a Pessac Lognan second wine from a strong recent vintage. The blend is 50. 1% Merlot, 45. 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4. 4% Cabernet Franc, harvested from September 11 through early October. The wine is deeply colored, with crushed black cherries, blueberries, and the lilacs and dark chocolate aromatic signature of La Mission Haut Brion. The palate is