Haut Brion - 1982 (750ml) tb notes of black currants

notes of black currants

I would give bottles another decade to allow the aromatics to calm down

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Alice Feiring picked the same Madeira as a wine of choice for chestnut soup

Haut Brion - 1982 (750ml) tb notes of black currantsI know Jean Delmas, whom I respect as one of the worlds greatest wine producers, has always thought the 1982 Haut Brion was similar to the 1959, but I have yet to see that. It seems to me the 1989 is closer to the 1959, another perfect wine and one of the all time great Haut Brions. While the 1982 is a beauty, it has never hit the highest notes this vintage or terroir can achieve. Complex aromatics of scorched earth, smoked herbs, and sweet red and