Haut Brion - 1995 (750ml) 2001 Apart form being an good

Apart form being an good companion for traditional cuisine from Emilia

Reminiscent of the 1982 Pichon Lalande (which never shut down and continues to go from strength to strength)

and certainly one of the most magnificent Gruaud-Larose ever made

and in short

Lovely sweet cran/raspberry fruits

Haut Brion - 1995 (750ml) 2001 Apart form being an goodIt is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more fat and seamlessness when compared to the more structured and muscular 1996. Certainly 1995 was a vintage that the brilliant administrator Jean Delmas handled flawlessly. The result is a deep ruby purple colored wine with a tight but promising nose of burning wood embers intermixed with vanilla, spice box,