【2020 新作】 [1996] ※ラべル擦れありシャトー・オー・ブリオン-赤ワイン

生産者	シャトー・オー・ブリオン Chateau Haut Brion
ヴィンテージ	1996
ワイン名	シャトー・オー・ブリオン Chateau Haut Brion
容量	750ml
解説	パーカーポイント：95点予想される飲み頃：2016-2050 While 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 have noticed on previous examples. The palate is very well balanced with dark cherries, sous-bois and cedar. This is one vintage where I think the Cabernet Franc plays an important role and lends more complexity. This is a 1996 that has retained and built upon beguiling fleshiness and it will continue to evolve with style and panache. Tasted July 2016. (227, The Wine Advocate 29th Oct 2016)