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| Weight | 4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6 × 6 × 16 in |
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| Class | Wine |
| Category | Fine & Rare, Retail |
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| Best Score | 93 |
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1996 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Pessac-Leognan 750ml
Located in New York
$349.00
17 in stock
VM93
JK92
17 in stock
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Reviews & Scores
The 1996 La Mission Haut-Brion is an improvement on the previous vintage, though it remains a couple of steps behind the high point of the decade, which came two years later. This is quintessential 1996 Pessac, featuring scents of warm gravel and scorched earth on a nose that might be classic to some, but a bit dour to others with a penchant for more hedonistic wines. It’s a structured 1996, drier and more austere than the 1998, but there is good grip and delineation, if maybe just a little leafiness toward the finish. Over the years I have found a bit of bottle variation, and this example falls between the best and worst. Overall, I expected more given the vintage. Give this a couple of hours’ decanting. Tasted at the Vinous 1996 horizontal at Berry Brothers & Rudd. - VM
VM93September 2021
Was even more perfumed and had a sweet cotton candy edge. It was sweet and almost tropical. Eric found the same ‘buttered popcorn’ quality that reminded him of 1989. There were charcoal and mineral flavors that were expressive and possessing ‘pop.’ I did not write down an exact score, but I remember that it was in what I would call the ‘very good’ zone, 90-92 points, maybe a touch more. - JK
JK92March 2007
