Chateau Haut-Brion • Pessac-Leognan, France
Château Haut-Brion is the historic grand vin of Château Haut-Brion, a Premier Grand Cru Classé in Pessac-Léognan and the…Château Haut-Brion is the historic grand vin of Château Haut-Brion, a Premier Grand Cru Classé in Pessac-Léognan and the only First Growth outside the Médoc, renowned for its deep Günzian gravel soils over clay, sand, and limestone that yie…Learn More »
$1200
/750ml
2005 Retail Average
100
/100
2005 Pro Rating
From the first inhale, 2005 Château Haut-Brion feels like stepping into a dim, warm study: blackcurrant and blackberry layered with roasted coffee, sweet tobacco, dark chocolate and a gentle smokiness, all resting on a bed of earth, stone and iron. On the palate it’s powerful yet poised, with satin-fine tannins and perfectly ripe, dark fruit threaded through spices and savory notes that fan out in an astonishingly long, steady finish—an extraordinarily complete and much-lauded vintage that still has a long life ahead.
Roast rack of lamb with thyme and garlic; Dry-aged ribeye with wild mushrooms; Truffled squab or roast pigeon
Château Haut-Brion is the historic grand vin of Château Haut-Brion, a Premier Grand Cru Classé in Pessac-Léognan and the only First Growth outside the Médoc, renowned for its deep Günzian gravel soils over clay, sand, and limestone that yield wines of great complexity and subtle power. Typically dominated by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc and a touch of Petit Verdot, it is famous for its refined, silky tannins and distinctive, earthy-empyreumatic bouquet (tobacco, cedar, graphite, warm earth) that ages gracefully for decades.…