Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml but gloriously pure

but gloriously pure

On the palate it admirably combines elegance with power

The wine hits the palate with extraordinary purity

and these six vintages from my cellar all acquitted themselves well

Full-bodied and opulent with stunning concentration and richness

Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml but gloriously pureWhile 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