1998 Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:12 X 750ML and a great finish

and a great finish

unsmoked cigars

Hint of golden syrup and masses of life and flowers

These all carry to a medium to full-bodied Haut-Brion that's balanced

and this appears to be smack in the middle of its prime drinking window based on this bottle (which was more youthful than a bottle from my cellar)

1998 Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:12 X 750ML and a great finishAt present still dominated by new wood characters however underneath there is concentrated, powerful fruit bolstered by ripe, firm tannins. Potentially the finest La Mission of the second half of the 1990s, and maybe since 1990.