La Mission Haut Brion 1983, Pessac-Leognan, France CNY_seafood berry fruit and a whiff

berry fruit and a whiff of herbs

this sensational wine is already drinking well

it is rich and structured

cigar box and pencil shavings

La Mission Haut Brion 1983, Pessac-Leognan, France CNY_seafood berry fruit and a whiffThis was the first vintage made under the administration of Jean Delmas. The most notable and dramatic change made at La Mission Haut Brion since 1983 became a more refined, polished, sophisticated style without the pure mass of older vintages, but also without the excesses of tannin and volatile acidity that sometimes plagued ancient vintages. The 1983, a very good vintage in the southern Medoc and Graves, is a relatively lightweight La Mission