Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel

a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel

With intense botrytis as well as a 70-75-second finish

Classic ruby

full styled offering that loses none of its elegance in spite of its flavor authority

A Superiore aged in oak barrels for at least 24 months under the centuries-old vaulted ceilings of the Florio Wine Cellars

Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml a medium to full-bodied mouthfeelWhile in some vintages La Mission Haut Brion and Haut Brion can be close in quality, that is not the case in this vintage. The 1996 Haut Brion, a blend of 50% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc is clearly on a higher plane than the La Mission. There is something much more expansive and complete on the nose: greater depth of fruit, more harmonious with scents of underbrush, tar, black olive and this bottle perhaps less "feral" than I