Cheval Blanc, Petrus and Clinet all flirt with perfection on the right bank, as does La Mission Haut Brion in Graves. 1996PIchon Comtesse (Image credit: Credit Unknown)Is this the vintage of the decade? 19971997 Sauternes is sensational (Image credit: Credit Unknown)Thought to be one of the weaker vintages of the decade, 1997 is (however) superior to 1992, 1993 and 1994. 1998(Image credit: Tim Graham / Getty Images)If 1996 is THE left bank year, then 1998 is THE right bank year. 1999Gruaud Larose (Image credit: Credit Unknown)A curious and almost anonymous vintage to round off the century.