Château Haut-Brion 2005 — Pessac-Léognan, 3 L

Name: Château Haut-Brion 2005 — Pessac-Léognan, 3 L
Brand: Château Haut-Brion
SKU: BOR-HAUT-BRION-2005-300
Price: 5820.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Château Haut-Brion

2005 · 3 L · RP 100

€ 5 820,00

1 in stock

One 3 L bottle of Château Haut-Brion 2005, Pessac-Léognan: 56% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, rated 100/100 by Robert Parker Wine Advocate.

Guaranteed authentic
Robert Parker Wine Advocate score, out of 100. 90–95 outstanding, 96–100 extraordinary.
3 L
Drink 2015-2045
Cellar-stored
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SKU: BOR-HAUT-BRION-2005-300

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: 3 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 Pessac-Léognan in a 3 L bottle

This is a 3 L bottle of Château Haut-Brion 2005, a dry red from the Pessac-Léognan appellation. Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 100/100. Our suggested drinking window runs from 2015 to 2045, so the wine is inside it now.

Illustration: gravel vineyards and pines of Pessac-Léognan

The 2005 harvest and blend

2005 was a historically dry and warm year, with conditions close to those of 1949. The red was harvested from 1 to 26 September. The blend is 56% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.

The wine was aged with 87% new barrels, has 14% alcohol and was bottled from 29 June to 6 July 2007.

Illustration: Graves cellar with barrels and white wine

Haut-Brion in the 1855 and Graves classifications

Château Haut-Brion sits in the commune of Pessac, a few miles southwest of central Bordeaux. In the 1855 Classification it was ranked a Premier Grand Cru Classé, the only red-wine estate on that list from outside the Médoc. It is also classified for its red wine in the Classification of Graves of 1953, revised in 1959. The estate has belonged to the Dillon family’s Domaine Clarence Dillon since 1935 and is a Bordeaux estate.

The vineyard covers 51 ha, with 48 ha in red varieties. The topsoil is gravel of small quartz pebbles, from 20 cm to more than 3 m thick.

Illustration: red and white Pessac-Léognan with lamb and sole

How the 2005 vintage reads on the chart

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Graves/Pessac-Léognan 2005 a score of 96, with the note “still tannic or youthful”. That is a rating of the vintage as a whole, separate from the 100 for this wine.

Questions buyers ask

Is this a standard bottle?

No. It is one 3 L bottle, the volume of four 0.75 L bottles.

What does Robert Parker Wine Advocate give Haut-Brion 2005?

Robert Parker Wine Advocate rates it 100/100.

Is Haut-Brion 2005 ready to drink?

Our suggested drinking window is 2015 to 2045, so it is inside that window. The vintage chart describes Pessac-Léognan 2005 as still tannic or youthful.

What grapes are in Château Haut-Brion 2005?

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

Is Château Haut-Brion a first growth?

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

How is Haut-Brion 2005 aged?

The wine was aged with 87% new barrels. It has 14% alcohol and was bottled from 29 June to 6 July 2007.

This bottle

Kept at controlled temperature and humidity, lying down and in the dark until dispatch.
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