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Château Haut-Brion(1998)
- Winery:
- Haut Brion (Château)
- Varietal:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Region:
- France > Bordeaux > Graves > Pessac-léognan
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- resinous, oak, berry, classic, rich, caramel, powerful, red grape, cabernet sauvignon, mineral
About 1998 Bordeaux:
Very rainy month of April. This characteristic proved remarkably useful as the month of May was dry, June normal, July normal largely due to two days of storms with very heavy rain. August was one of the driest on record and in September the downpours only began after September 25th.
Chateau tasting notes
Very classic deep, dense color. Although slightly closed, the nose discovers a handsome complexity and immense richness. The whole evolves with an evident softness where a mixture of the suaveness and inky depth of a seasoned Porto read more...
Very rainy month of April. This characteristic proved remarkably useful as the month of May was dry, June normal, July normal largely due to two days of storms with very heavy rain. August was one of the driest on record and in September the downpours only began after September 25th.
Chateau tasting notes
Very classic deep, dense color. Although slightly closed, the nose discovers a handsome complexity and immense richness. The whole evolves with an evident softness where a mixture of the suaveness and inky depth of a seasoned Porto read more...
- International Wine Cellar
- 95/100
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July 2007
- International Wine Cellar
- May-01
- 94(+?)
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May 2007
- The Wine Advocate
- 96/100
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June 2007
