Mission Haut Brion Vintage:1998 12% Sauvignon Blanc and 2%

12% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle picked from 29 September until 14 November over four or five pickings

The fruit remains fabulously rich and vibrant from start to finish

showing tons of intensity

(from Charmes proper)

Juicy and vinous

Mission Haut Brion Vintage:1998 12% Sauvignon Blanc and 2%The knockout nose, with all its smoke, hot stone, campfire embers, burnt earth, tobacco, cigar wrapper and roasted, ripe red fruits is a beauty. Full bodied, with good concentration, the tannins are a bit rustic, so the wine lacks the polish of the better vintages, but with decanting, the wine fills out, offering a classic expression of its charms. You can drink now with 1 2 hours of air, else, wait another 5 years.