La Mission Haut Brion - Graves 1975 Australia This is so well-balanced that

This is so well-balanced that despite how young it is at present

a scent of unsmoked

freshly crushed raspberries and wet stone

one that is going to need a great deal of forbearance

but without the nobility

La Mission Haut Brion - Graves 1975 Australia This is so well-balanced thatThe color is a dark garnet with just a touch of lightening at the rim. Notes of camphor, wood charcoal, black fruits, plums, cedar, damp earth, truffles, asphalt and smoke result in a fabulous set of aromatics that are nothing short of compelling. Based on the aromatics alone, this offering would merit a perfect score, but some of the nasty tannins in this vintage are beginning to make their presence known on the palate.