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Vintage | 1995 |
Rating | 85-89 |
Classification | Graves - Cru Classé |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pessac Leognan |
Colour | Red |
Volume | 0.75 l |
Price | Less than 100 € |
Château | Mission Haut Brion |
Country | France |
L'ERMITAGE DE CHASSE SPLEEN 1995
Haut Medoc
Listrac
Châteauneuf du Pape
Côte Rotie
Margaux
Pomerol
Pomerol
Fronsac
Not quite as impressive as I remember. Slightly herbal, with dried cherry and berry aromas and flavors. Medium- to full-bodied, with firm tannins and a green tobacco-tasting, silky-textured finish.
One of the finest La Tour-Haut-Brions over the last 15 years, the 1995 offers a heady perfume of coffee beans, tobacco, spice, smoke, grilled herbs, and sweet red and black fruits. It is long and round, with copious quantities of red currants, as well as good underlying acid, which gives the wine definition, and a spicy, lush, sweet finish with light but noticeable tannin.