La Mission Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml This full-bodied

This full-bodied

is pulling out all the stops to make Branaire as alluring as several of the Leovilles and Ducru Beaucaillou

magnum and jeroboam (6 to 8 years)

and is certainly a 1985 that has evolved at a snail’s pace compared to most wines of this vintage

marzipan and beeswax

La Mission Haut Brion - 1996 (750ml) Size:750ml This full-bodiedFully mature, with a big, fragrant bouquet of damp earth, weedy underbrush, asphalt, Asian soy, and ripe plums and cherries, this medium bodied 1996 appears to be on a fast evolutionary track. It reveals plenty of delicious fruit, soft tannins and enough acidity to provide definition. I was surprised by how open knit and mature this wine has become. Anticipated maturity: now 2020. Robert Parker 90 points