Château Haut-Brion 2005 — Pessac-Léognan, 0.75 L

Name: Château Haut-Brion 2005 — Pessac-Léognan, 0.75 L
Brand: Château Haut-Brion
SKU: BOR-HAUT-BRION-2005-075
Price: 888.00 EUR
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Château Haut-Brion

2005 · 0.75 L · RP 100

€ 888,00

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Château Haut-Brion 2005, Pessac-Léognan: 56% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 87% new barrels. Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 100/100.

Guaranteed authentic
Robert Parker Wine Advocate score, out of 100. 90–95 outstanding, 96–100 extraordinary.
0.75 L
Drink 2015-2045
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SKU: BOR-HAUT-BRION-2005-075

Key facts

Vintage: 2005
Appellation: Pessac-Léognan
Classification: 1er Cru Classé
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Drinking window: 2015–2045
Vintage rating: 96/100 — still tannic and youthful
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château Haut-Brion
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Pessac-Léognan 2005 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Pessac-Léognan, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Merlot, Red, Wine

Château Haut-Brion 2005: a 100-point wine from a dry, warm year

2005 was a historically dry and warm year, with conditions close to those of 1949. Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates the wine 100/100.

The red harvest ran from 1 to 26 September, and the wine was blended from 56% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. It was aged with 87% new barrels, has 14% alcohol and was bottled from 29 June to 6 July 2007.

Illustration: gravel vineyards and pines of Pessac-Léognan

Premier Grand Cru Classé in Pessac-Léognan

Haut-Brion lies in Pessac, a few miles southwest of the centre of Bordeaux, in the Pessac-Léognan appellation of Bordeaux. It was ranked a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 Classification, and it was the only red from outside the Médoc on that list. Today it is also classified for its red wine in the Classification of Graves of 1953, revised in 1959.

The vineyard covers 51 ha, of which 48 ha carry red varieties. The topsoil is gravel made of small quartz pebbles, lying on clay, sand and limestone. The red varieties planted are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The estate has belonged to the Dillon family’s Domaine Clarence Dillon since 1935, when the American banker Clarence Dillon bought it.

Illustration: Graves cellar with barrels and white wine

How the 2005 vintage is rated and when to open it

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Pessac-Léognan 2005 a score of 96 and the letter T, which means still tannic or youthful. The 96 rates the 2005 vintage across Graves and Pessac-Léognan; the 100 is this wine’s own score.

Our suggested drinking window for this bottle runs from 2015 to 2045, so it is inside that window in 2026.

Questions buyers ask

What is the Robert Parker score of Château Haut-Brion 2005?

Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 100/100.

What grapes are in Château Haut-Brion 2005?

The red is 56% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.

When should Château Haut-Brion 2005 be drunk?

Our suggested drinking window runs from 2015 to 2045.

Is Château Haut-Brion a First Growth?

Yes. It was ranked a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 Classification.

What does the vintage chart say about 2005 in Pessac-Léognan?

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate chart scores it 96 with the letter T, meaning still tannic or youthful.

How much alcohol does Château Haut-Brion 2005 have?

It has 14% alcohol.

This bottle

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