Château la Mission Haut-Brion Pessac Léognan Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc 2022

White rose petals on the nose, softly fragrant, takes a beat before opening and widens to show pumice stone, preserved lemons, quince, with a wash of fresh mint. Excellent quality, clear complexity in such a young wine, has grip and tension, and plenty of finesse. There are some 40-year-plus-Sémillion vines at La Mission, with deep roots, that may have helped retain this freshness, along with the limestone soils. Harvest 16 to 23 August, 2nd earliest harvest after 2003.