Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml A Superiore aged in oak

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

tobacco and toffee flavors yet fresh

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but also refreshing lemon and coolish stony/flinty flavors

because it has sound underlying acidity as well as remarkable complexity and freshness

Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml A Superiore aged in oakWhile 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