Mission Haut Brion other_regions Hint of ginger beer on

Hint of ginger beer on the nose

with plentiful fine-grained tannins that firm up on the long finish

Blackberry

all wrapped in a solidly complex and persistent finish that is firm but not so much so that this could not be approached young

Mission Haut Brion other_regions Hint of ginger beer onThe knockout nose, with all its smoke, hot stone, campfire embers, burnt earth, tobacco, cigar wrapper and roasted, ripe red fruits is a beauty. Full bodied, with good concentration, the tannins are a bit rustic, so the wine lacks the polish of the better vintages, but with decanting, the wine fills out, offering a classic expression of its charms. You can drink now with 1 2 hours of air, else, wait another 5 years.