Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml On the palate it admirably

On the palate it admirably combines elegance with power

and these six vintages from my cellar all acquitted themselves well

and red and black currants

and the overall power

sweet nose of new saddle leather

Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml On the palate it admirablyWhile 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