La Mission Haut Brion 1983, Pessac-Leognan, France Easy melted candle wax and honey

melted candle wax and honey on the nose with Muscat-like aromas developing in the glass

Tenuta Belvedere is the Antinori property in Bolgheri

stews or grilled to perfection over the barbeque

Most of the tasters felt it could be drying out

hoisin and baking spice notes with underlying notions of dried cherries and mulberries plus touches of wood smoke

La Mission Haut Brion 1983, Pessac-Leognan, France Easy melted candle wax and honeyThis was the first vintage made under the administration of Jean Delmas. The most notable and dramatic change made at La Mission Haut Brion since 1983 became a more refined, polished, sophisticated style without the pure mass of older vintages, but also without the excesses of tannin and volatile acidity that sometimes plagued ancient vintages. The 1983, a very good vintage in the southern Medoc and Graves, is a relatively lightweight La Mission