From the good 1997 vintage and scoring 86 7100 parker points this stylish second red wine from the famous haut brion vineyards the 1997 bahans haut brion exhibits a dark ruby color as well as a subtle mineral tobacco earthy black plum and currant scented nose light tannin is present in the finish but this is an up front hedonistic wine to drink during its first 7 8 years of life a severe selection was employed for the grand vin at haut brion with only 45 of the production making it