Haut Brion - 1995 (750ml) Furmint but equally rich and compelling

but equally rich and compelling

— Joe Czerwinski

it has the capability to be the most majestic

this opaque black/purple-colored offering has increased in stature

and full-bodied wine

Haut Brion - 1995 (750ml) Furmint but equally rich and compellingIt 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,