1996 La Tour Haut Brion
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Score 87/100 · Robert Parker
La Tour-Haut-Brion's 1996 is an aromatic, surprisingly evolved wine for the vintage with a dark plum color, and a pronounced, smoky, cassis, weedy, dried herb-scented bouquet. A medium-bodied, classic, mid-weight Bordeaux, with plenty of spice, sweet fruit, elegance and complexity, it is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Cabernet Franc. It should provide delicious drinking early, and last for a decade. Apr 1999, www.robertparker.com
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87/100
Robert Parker
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La Tour Haut-Brion
This now defunct château was part of the Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion portfolio until 2006, with the 2005 vintage the last under this label. The fruit is now used for the property’s second wine, La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion.
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