February 21, 2020 - Unfortunately had some slight cork taint. On the palate still showed good depth with dark fruit, cedar, and good length. The nose was the only deficiency.
April 29, 2017 - Fully developed and mellowed tannins. Forest floor, tobacco, liquorice, classic cab fruits. Quite attractive. Bright and refreshing, more prune, savoury noted on palate. On the lighter side but fine and classy.
April 15, 2017 - Beautiful nose, typical classic Bordeaux. A bit thin, showing the limitations of the vintage, but surprisingly it improved over the two hours or so over which we drank it. Wouldn't mind having more...
June 29, 2009 - Occasional tasting group: A mixed set; mostly Bordeaux (blends). (@ PVa): What a beautiful and great bouquet; cigar box, cassis, some lead pencil, etc. On the palate good juice and bitterness, but the off vintage is clear. Nevertheless a great wine.
November 6, 2007 - La Mission Haut Brion vertical (Jean Georges/Nougat, NYC): A bit hard with some nice secondary flavors. Nice sweet tobacco, iron tannins, cedar. A pretty wine, fairly light claret. Lovely.
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November 6, 2007 - LMHB Vertical (Jean Georges): A good wine for an off-vintage, all the pleasure of this wine is in the nose. Funky cherries (which is going to be the name of my new band) mix with herbs and cigar smoke to hold your interest until you put it your mouth. It's soft on the entry and hopes are high, but it turns reedy on the midpalate and certainly finishes short, which may not be a bad thing all things considered. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
August 18, 2007 - Mid Aug 2007 at the restaurant “Beau Rivage”: not decanted; dark crimson color; classic nose of dark and red berries, pencil, some cigar box plus chocolate and coffee; noble ethereal austerity on the palate; slightly tannic; light/medium body.
Some professional tasters say the 1992 LMHB is one of the best Bordeaux of an otherwise mediocre vintage. I agree.
March 6, 2007 - Extremely funky nose dominated by ash. A bit underfruited but gains weight in the glass. Good but not great bottle of Bordeaux.
March 7, 2005 - Excellent ripe fruit nose with a light smoky touch and a vegetable elegant hint. In mouth it is evolved, rich without being too fat. Very pleasant and very well balanced, it evolves in the glass with notes of earth, evolving slightly towards black pepper scent. It stays elegant, fine, delicious and always on this ripe fruit note. The ruby robe is only very slightly ambered on the edge but has a beautiful depth, and a perfect clarity; really it is a delight! It will keep the remaining bottles at least 3 to 4 years at this stage before it starts taking wrinkles. A nice treat; giving such a hard vintage; 93+