Mini Pessac tasting

2005 Domaine de Chevalier
Ruby. Scented, red berries, some exotic notes, letaher and tobacco showing up, really elegant nose, minerals. Seductive. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, anise, leather, touch of rose hips and figs, long. 94

2001 Domaine de Chevalier
Ruby. Some figs, prunes, red berries, cassis, touch of leather and tobacco nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, leaner, elegant and nuanced, ever so slightly dry finish, still some bite to the structure, long. 93

2007 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Ruby. Vanilla, spices, fruity, dark berries, cassis and blueberries nose, tobacco. Minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded texture, charming even if still quite youthful aromas. Quite smooth texture. 92

2007 Château Haut-Bailly
Ruby. Red berries, blackberries, minerals, scented, fruity, touch of cigars, lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity if leaner body and palate, elegant texture, quite intense, long. 92

2005 Château Latour-Martillac
Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, light exotic note nose, ripe, quite intense, dark berries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, ripe, somewhat leaner fruit and intensity, long. 92

1996 Château Haut-Brion
Ruby, thin garnet rim. Scented, dark fruits, some spices, blueberries, floral, detailed nose, seductive, layered, exotic notes far back, minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh,d ark and red berries, quite detailed, elegant and refined,s till structure to be polished off, relatively youthful for twenty years, long. 96