Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2005 Spatlese Serious tannins at the long

Serious tannins at the long finish suggest this has long-term aging potential

it is crisp and zesty

raised and vinified by Chateau Olivier’s team

but still lighter in body than other sweet styles like Spätlese or Auslese

All these qualities end up giving us an elegant

Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, France 2005 Spatlese Serious tannins at the longThe 2005 Haut Brion is out of this world and certainly one of the finest wines Ive ever tasted. Deeper, richer, and more concentrated than the 2000, it offers as pure an expression of this terroir as I could image with huge notes of blackcurrants, roasted herbs, scorched earth, tobacco, and earth all literally soaring from the glass. Full bodied, powerful, concentrated, and layered, it still holds onto the hallmark elegance and purity of the estate.