Lot 424
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAILLY 2005 (1) WS 95 WA 95
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 2003 (1)
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2005 (1) WA 95
Lot 424 Details
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BAILLY 2005 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Grand Cru Classé
u. vts. marked label.
The 2005 Haut Bailly is rapidly turning into a glorious wine. You instantly fall in love with the purity on the nose, luscious red cherries, wild strawberry and blueberry. This is still youthful and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a structured opening like many in this vintage. It exerts a gentle grip in the mouth, quite tensile and linear and perhaps just tightening up a tad toward the finish. It is biding its time, but it will repay those who cellar this outstanding 2005 for another four or five years. Tasted March 2017. Drink 2022-2050 WS 95 WA 95
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 2003 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Grand Cru Classé
u. bn. scraped & marked label.
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2005 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Cru Classé
u. vts.
This sensational, opaque blue/purple-colored wine from Smith Haut Lafitte has a gorgeous floral nose with notes of graphite, blueberries, blackberries, and cassis that jump from the glass of this inky, very dense, yet strikingly pure wine. Light on its feet despite its stunning concentration and multi-layered mouthfeel, this wine has fabulous intensity, richness and length. Quite impressive, and still incredibly youthful, this is a superstar of the vintage, and capable of lasting another 25-30 years. June 2015 WA 95
Realised: $720