Haut Brion 1982 750mL (4cm Fill) Size:750mL even cool medium full flavors

even cool medium full flavors that are like silk on the palate though the hugely long finish tightens up in a real rush

making it pretty old by Carneros standards

tasted 3/2008

and it changes and develops beautifully with time in the glass

Haut Brion 1982 750mL (4cm Fill) Size:750mL even cool medium full flavors"It is time that the 1982 Haut Brion got the respect it deserves. Forever deemed the "least" of the First Growth, that holds no water if this example is anything to go by, the best of a couple of dozen bottles encountered over many years. Amazingly fresh on the nose, this shimmers with red fruit, black olive, meat juices and incense, gaining vigour with each swirl of the glass. The palate is perfectly balanced with a lovely line of acidity, focused