offering gently sweet dark berry

The bouquet is broad and wide-sweeping with a healthy succession of red berry

While perfectly OK

Very generous wood stops just short of completely dominating the otherwise fresh and ripe red berry fruit

Once again there is enough reduction and oak toast to push the underlying fruit to the background

Petit Haut Lafitte other_regions_australia offering gently sweet dark berryA hugely enjoyable wine that is intense and concentrated, with chocolate shavings, liquorice and damson, plus a brushed velvet texture. This is a vintage where the Cabernet Sauvignon did exceptionally well (55% with 45% Merlot), and it suits the style of this wine, powerful but finessed, but still no need to wait too long to begin drinking.