Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, France 2017 Winkel Cava's name derives from the

Cava's name derives from the Spanish word for an underground cellar

It was bottled in March 2023

A full-bodied

Accents of wild rosemary and sage chime in as this remains fresh and long on the iron and underbrush aftertaste

The effusive grapefruit and peachy nose

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, France 2017 Winkel Cava's name derives from theFor me this is the wine of the vintage. Both of the whites in the Haut Brion stable are exceptionally well sculpted and finessed, but this has the aromatic edge. It has a powerful, intense concentration of flavours, hemmed in by slate walls that make you slow down and inch your way through the palate and I am more than happy to go as slow as possible. The cool nights over the summer have been very kind to these grapes; they are in full control, with