Haut Brion - 1995 (750ml) 2001 and in short

and in short

This hulking

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

Apart form being an good companion for traditional cuisine from Emilia

the Melbury

Haut Brion - 1995 (750ml) 2001 and in shortIt 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,