The wines are made in a mid-weight style that balances forward fruit with the aromatics and phenolics that these cooler sites tend to confer on their own
The tannins are silky but long in terms of persistence
not showy but with great beauty and character
textured and straightforward
blood orange
1988 Haut-Brion, Pessac-L̩ognan The wines are made inA more firmly structured Haut Brion, built somewhat along the lines of the 1996, this dark garnet colored wine is showing notes of licorice, underbrush, compost, truffles, dried herbs, creosote, and sweet black cherries and currants. Medium bodied, rich, but still structured, this wine unfolds incrementally on the palate, showing superb density and a lot of complex Graves elements. It is just beginning to hit its plateau of full maturity. Anticipated