Château Haut-Brion 1998

Dark color, with decadent aromas of truffles, meat, ripe berries and tobacco. Turns to sweet, crushed berries. Full-bodied, with very polished tannins and a berry and mineral aftertaste. The serious tannin structure is still hiding behind the fruit of the wine. Tightly wound and beautiful. Solid as a rock. A classic wine.?'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Best after 2011. Score - 97. (James Suckling, winespectator.com, Web Only, 2009)