Decanter (2023) 93 / 100

Super aromatic and fragrant, dark black berries and perfumed touches with minty freshness and chocolate. Supple and generous, really quite fruity and lively but also quite tannic. A nicely weighted palate with concentrated blackcurrant and strawberry fruits with freshly picked mint, liquorice spice and clove. You can feel the heat of the vintage in the depth and concentration of the fruit but there’s no overt heaviness and nothing harsh here. Tannins are nicely supportive and fleshy giving some bounce and fun to the palate. Juicy and bright, mouthwatering but cool and crunchy too. Really lovely texture and intensity. Maybe not so refined and delicate, but wow this gives a lot of flavour and punch while keeping the juiciness.

JM Quarin (2023) 93 / 100

Couleur rouge sombre et intense. Nez très aromatique, fruité et pur. Bouche charnue de part en part. Après le milieu, elle se trame doucement, tandis que le vin progresse long, profond et même complexe dans la persistance. C'est superbe !

James Suckling (2023) 94 - 95 / 100

Really fresh and linear with graphite, tar, berry and stone aromas and flavors. Medium and fine on the palate showing no heat or over-maturity. Attractive tannins at the end.

Jeff Leve (2023) 93 / 100

Loads of black, red, and deep fruits with tobacco leaves, herbs, and burning forest leaves open the wine. On the palate, the wine is even better with its smoked fruit palate, savory, spicy, sweet, dark cherries, and currants in the finish. There is a polish to the tannins, sweetness to the fruits, and smoky plushness in the finish. Enjoy it while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. Drink from 2025-2040.

Parker (2023) 90 - 92 / 100

The 2022 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion offers aromas of dark berries, licorice, graphite, bell pepper and pencil shavings. It’s medium to full-bodied, fleshy and nicely balanced with a tense, fresh and penetrating finish.

RVF (2023) 91 - 93 / 100

Un fruit très noir, très mûr (même s’il y a quelques pointes herbacées dans le panorama aromatique), une tonalité d’ensemble qui donne bien le ton de La Mission cette année. Si le développement reste assez simple, linéaire, la qualité des tanins et la suavité de la texture sont admirables. L’alcool montre le bout de son nez, mais la finale reste fraîche.

Vinous (A. Galloni) (2023) 91 - 93 / 100

The 2022 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion is a powerful, dense wine, almost shockingly so. Gravel, spice, leather, menthol and dried flowers give the 2022 tons of aromatic presence to play off a core of dark, red-toned fruit. I don’t recall tasting a Chapelle with this much tannin in recent times, going back to the 2010. Readers will find a wine that delivers immense pleasure, though and tons of character.

Vinous (N. Martin) (2023) 90 - 92 / 100

The 2022 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion has a fragrant bouquet with red cherries and crushed strawberry, well-defined and elegant. The palate is medium-bodied with tarry black fruit, slightly powdery in texture with a pert, saline finish. Very composed with a touch of dark chocolate on the aftertaste. It should give 12 to 15 years of drinking pleasure.

Yves Beck (2023) 92 - 93 / 100

De bonne intensité, le bouquet de la Chapelle affiche de rafraîchissantes notes de fraises et de framboises complétées par une touche épicée. Le vin est crémeux, harmonieux et bien soutenu par des tannins soyeux, veloutés. Un vin élégant, mais un peu sur la réserve quant à l’expression gustative en milieu et fin de bouche. La substance est là, la donne devrait changer au cours de l’élevage et d’ailleurs la finale donne déjà des indices de fraîcheur et de fruits. 2026-2037

Appellation	Pessac-Léognan Rouge
Classement	2nd vin
Superficie	25 ha
Encépagement	Merlot 45 % - Cabernet-Franc 30 % - Cabernet-Sauvignon 25 %
Age moyen des vignes	30 ans
Sols et sous-sol	Sols graveleux avec sous-sol argilo-sableux
Elevage	Barriques neuves 25 % pendant 20 mois