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La Mission Haut Brion 1988

750 ml País Bordeaux, France 1988

La Mission Haut Brion 1988 is a dry, full-bodied red from País (Pessac-Léognan, France), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity moderate; oak influence is none. Good with charcuterie, steak, lamb, venison. Listed at £300.00 by Hedonism Wines, who say it is out of stock; that is the last price, not an offer.

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Hedonism Wines
Out of stock
£300.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.55
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
País prior
body
4 / 5
full
País prior
tannin
4 / 5
firm
País prior
acidity
3 / 5
moderate
País prior
oak
1 / 5
none
País prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Typical for País · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
light · 2/5
Tannin
lowhigh
soft · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Oak
noneheavy
none · 1/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
Facts
Style
Full, structured reds
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Colour
Red
inferred from Pessac-Léognan
Origin
Pessac-Léognan · Bordeaux · France
inferred from Pessac-Léognan
Grapes
País
merchant feed
ABV
not stated by merchant
Farming
not stated
Vegan
not stated
Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
Decant
not stated
Occasions
dinner party · steak night · gift · special occasion
inferred
About País
Typical aromas: red fruit, earth, smoke, cranberry. Serve at 13–15 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
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Merchant's description

Château La Mission Haut-Brion is one of the preeminent estates in Graves, Pessac-Léognan and is renowned for producing exceptionally concentrated and long-lived wines. The 1988 is a full bodied wine with powerful tannins and truffled, smoked, earthy complexity. Fully mature, yet retaining beautiful fruit character, this is ready to be enjoyed.

Other vintages of La Mission Haut Brion we list
1952£1030.001975£950.001982£1500.001986£372.001989£1380.001990£775.001996£300.001998£400.002000£650.002005£595.002006£235.002007
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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