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Where available, tasting scores and notes are by Robert Parker (RP) and taken from his website www.erobertparker.com  or Stephen Tanzer (ST) from www.wineaccess.com

Year

Price per
Bottle
including
VAT

Tasting
Score/Notes
Best Drinking

24

75cl

BAHANS HAUT BRION
Pessac Leognan

2nd Wine of Chateau
Haut-Brion
The top wine currently sells for £770 a bottle!!!
RP - As usual, the 2005 Bahans-Haut-Brion mirrors its bigger brother, but is softer with more forward fruit as well as lighter tannin. Its aromas and flavours are similar to those of Haut-Brion.
It should last a lot longer than its forwardness would suggest (the 1989 is still drinking beautifully), drinking well for 15 or more years.

2005

£54.00

RP91
Now-2022

1

75cl

BAHANS HAUT BRION
Pessac Leognan

2nd Wine of Chateau
Haut-Brion
The top wine currently sells for £282 a bottle!
RP - Readers looking for the taste of Haut-Brion for about one-third the price should check out the 1998 Bahans-Haut-Brion. It possesses a scorched earth, mineral, smoky, red and black currant-scented bouquet, terrific complexity, purity and elegance, and a harmonious palate. Tannin in the finish suggests 1-2 years of cellaring may be required, but this is a serious effort that should age well for 15+ years.

1998

£49.00

RP88
Now-2016

10

75cl

LA CHAPELLE de la MISSION
Pessac Leognan

2nd Wine of Chateau
La Mission Haut-Brion
The top wine currently sells for £56 a bottle!
RP - The estate’s second wine, the 2001 La Chapelle de la Mission, reveals a plum/ruby colour as well as a rich nose of tobacco smoke, dried herbs, cherries, and black currants. Well-made, medium-bodied, and soft, it is more approachable than its bigger sibling.

2001

£39.00

RP88
Now-2015

45

75cl

DOMAINE de CHEVALIER
Pessac Leognan

RP - Perhaps the finest wine made at this estate in many years (no doubt due to the influence of wine consulting guru Stephane Derenoncourt), the 2005 is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest primarily Merlot with tiny portions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. A dark ruby/purple hue is followed by a classic Graves bouquet of charcoal, graphite, creosote, smoked herbs, sweet black cherries, and spice box. The wine is elegant on the attack, but fills out beautifully with a multilayered, rich mouthfeel, silky tannins, and a plush, opulent finish. This brilliant claret may turn out to be even better than my score suggests.

2005

£56.00

RP92
2012-30

47

75cl

DOMAINE de CHEVALIER
Pessac Leognan

RP - The classic southern Graves version of elegance, the 2004 Domaine de Chevalier exhibits aromas of lead pencil shavings, sweet cherry and strawberry fruit, cedar, spice, and subtle smoke. Medium-bodied with outstanding purity, richness, and texture, this soft, round beauty is ideal for drinking over the next 15+ years.

2004

£38.00

RP90
2007-22

24

75cl

PAPE CLEMENT
Pessac Leognan

RP - The dense purple-coloured 2006 boasts an extraordinary perfume of lead pencil shavings, crème de cassis, burning embers, and a sensation that can only be described as like walking through a damp forest on a hot, humid day. Full-bodied, extraordinarily textured, and multidimensional with an amazingly long finish of nearly 60 seconds, this blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot from a 75-acre vineyard is a compelling wine that is one of the stars of the vintage.

2006

£94.00

RP95
2012-30

12

75cl

PAPE CLEMENT
Pessac Leognan

RP - Probably the greatest Pape-Clement ever made, the dense purple-coloured 2005 (a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon) exhibits sumptuous notes of smoky scorched earth, graphite, melted liquorice, and blackberries. Once past the exquisite perfume, the wine reveals full body, extraordinary concentration, plenty of chocolate, smoke, cassis, and blackberry flavours, and that unmistakable volcanic ash-like earthiness that comes from this appellation. The tannins are slightly sweeter than those found in most northern Medoc's, but this is still a backward, large-scaled effort that requires 7-8 years of cellaring.

2005

£125.00

RP98
2015-43