Haut Brion 1982 750mL (3.5cm, Soiled/Scuffed Label) Size:750mL "It's a beaten-up old vineyard

"It's a beaten-up old vineyard

1999 California Cabernet blind retrospective (2009)

Solid and masculine

Oyster aftertaste

It grows and grows and turns almost flamboyant

Haut Brion 1982 750mL (3.5cm, Soiled/Scuffed Label) Size:750mL "It's a beaten-up old vineyard"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