Lot 186
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1) WS 95 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1) WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1) WS 97 WA 95
Lot 186 Details
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé
u. bn. soiled label.
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION 1995 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. 1er Cru Classé
u. 1 cm. scuffed label.
Deep ruby/purple-colored wine with a tight but promising nose of burning wood embers intermixed with vanilla, spice box, earth, mineral, sweet cherry, black currant, plum-like fruit, medium to full body, a high level of ripe but sweet tannin, and a finish that goes on for a good 40-45 seconds. This wine is just beginning to emerge from a very closed state where it was unyielding and backward. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2035. Last tasted, 11/02. WS 95 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1995 (1)
Pauillac. 1er Cru Classé
The 1995 Lafite-Rothschild (only one-third of the harvest made it into the final blend) is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 8% Cabernet Franc. The wine was showing spectacularly well when I tasted it in November, 1997. It exhibits a dark ruby purple color, and a sweet, powdered mineral, smoky, weedy cassis-scented nose. Beautiful sweetness of fruit is present in this medium-bodied, tightly-knit, but gloriously pure, well-delineated Lafite. February 1998 WS 96 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1995 (1)
Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
u. bn. scuffed label & capsule.
The wine is medium to full-bodied, with extraordinary richness, fabulous equilibrium, and hefty tannin in the finish. In spite of its large size and youthfulness, this wine is user-friendly and accessible. This is a thrilling Margaux that will always be softer and more evolved than its broader-shouldered sibling, the 1996. How fascinating it will be to follow the evolution of both of these vintages over the next half century. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2040. February 1998 WS 97 WA 95