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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 354 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 3/1/2024 & rated 90 points: Gereiftes Bordeauxrot. In der Nase voll da, offen, Gewürze, schwarze Johannisbeeren, Tabak. Im Gaumen zugänglich, feine Tannine, perfekt gereift, milde Säure, baut aus, zeigt Würze, etwas Alkohol bei steigender Wärme, gute Länge. Jetzt bis 2030 geniessen. (1604 views) | | | Tasted by LarsernAskim on 2/3/2024 & rated 91 points: Perfect paired with steak, bearnaise, broccoli and baked potato (1576 views) | | | Tasted by devraj on 12/1/2023 & rated 92 points: Very youthful looking crimson purple in color. Lovely and classic aromas of cassis, dark florals, barnyard and woodfire. Well integrated palate shows sweet and savory reddish black fruits, dark cocoa, smoke, good acidity, fine tannins and an earthy and hint of tobacco in the finish. (2223 views) | | | Tasted by Jerseyjudge on 11/13/2023 & rated 89 points: First day was not a good experience. Muted nose. Greenish oak/cedar notes on the palate. Air didn’t help much. Revisited on day 3, with significant improvement. Much smoother. Green notes resolved. Pure, even palate of dark fruit. I will hold my last few bottles. (2131 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 11/9/2023 & rated 92 points: Enjoyed at Flemings Steakhouse. Acquired in 2010. Didn't take notes - dark red color with a nice clear meniscus. Cassis, dried black cherry, blackberry and tobacco. Palate was similar. Medium body, medium acidity, integrated tannins and nice long finish. Paired well with a NY Strip. Has aged beautifully. 92+ (2014 views) | | | Tasted by mtaczak on 9/3/2023 & rated 92 points: Give it a couple hours of air. Tannins still rough and burly, but this bottle was much less tight than the last, and opened up eventually into a really nice balance of fruit and earth. No signs of decline, should continue to drink well for at least another 5+. 2005 is such a good vintage. (2189 views) | | | Tasted by swiftr on 8/22/2023 & rated 91 points: 2nd bottle out of 12. Rather bigger than the first one, with slightly more apparent acid & tannin. Still powerfully fruit driven and youngish. I’ll leave the rest for a year or two to see whether they develop more complexity to balance the huge body. Very much a “Parker” wine now. (2185 views) | | | Tasted by grossie on 8/17/2023 & rated 88 points: I keep hoping for more out of this. I'm not sure if it's too young or it just isn't there. A very decent wine but a bit stern and ungiving. Maybe it will improve with a few more years but I keep just drinking them because I forget not to drink them! (1692 views) | | | Tasted by swiftr on 8/10/2023 & rated 89 points: First bottle of a case bought en primeur. Darkish red, little sign of ageing. Nose took a while to develop but came through with good dark fruit. Savoury character on the palate, fair power rather than elegance, no tertiary flavours yet so probably still developing. Merlot more evident than the Cabernet. Tannins hidden by savoury fruit. Certainly a good wine now, with promise of complexity. Should decant an hour or two before drinking next time. (1717 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 6/13/2023: Some good black plum fruit, but at 18 still showing some burnt coffee charred oak notes. Also a little clipped and hard. Maybe just a phase, but not too hopeful. C+/B- (2052 views) | | | Tasted by VinDeVie_1 on 5/12/2023 & rated 86 points: The 2005 Haut Bergay was truly the most disappointing wine I have had in a minute. After purchasing based on several positive reviews, I noticed that bottle variation seemed to be rife on cellar tracker. Unfortunately, I believe I had a dud. Tannins are not well integrated, and it had a very overpowering green note on the finish. Fruits were muted, and no oak was present that I could get past the tannins. I am reticent to give bulleted notes as there was so much out of wack here. 86 (1411 views) | | | Tasted by ljl203 on 4/29/2023: Maybe there was a lot of bottle variation but this esteemed vintage offering from Haut-Bergey has been a dud for me. Everything was stored perfectly but can't think of one bottle from six that was enjoyable. (1767 views) | | | Tasted by mlawren1 on 3/10/2023 & rated 92 points: Dark and chewy. Currants, pluns and berries over leather and earth. (2102 views) | | | Tasted by Barsacpinci on 1/23/2023: Nice, but rustic. Blackberry and dark fruits. A bit of a musty nose. It is ready to drink (2512 views) | | | Tasted by mtaczak on 1/22/2023 & rated 91 points: drying out maybe? took a few hours to open up, before which it was just tight and rough and bitter. could it turn the corner? only one way to find out ... (2122 views) | | | Tasted by ChristoBretts on 12/13/2022 & rated 90 points: Drank over two days. Re-corked and stored in cool dark place. Nose of musty black fruit and smoke, same on the palate along with good amount of barnyard - particularly on day one. Barnyard subsided on day two leaving the musty fruit and a little burnt wood. Daily drinker, IMHO. (2430 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 11/18/2022 & rated 91 points: Friday Group Brown Bag Tasting (J&J's): Double blind. Similar to wine F with mixed red and black fruit and a nice herbal quality, though this isn't as prominent here. Deep color. Mixed fruit, vanilla and dill qualities on the palate. Adds an earthy element as it opens. While very good, this didn't strike me as Bordeaux. Still quite youthful, perhaps a few more years in the cellar will allow it to develop and show its true character. 91+ pts. (J&J) (2341 views) | | | Tasted by Border Boss on 11/18/2022 & rated 92 points: From a case bought on release. Double decanted two hours before service. Very dark red with no color loss. Lots of tannins and acid initially. Started to open in the glass, with black fruits coming on the palate. Still very young. This wine needs another few years to start to open up. It's probably 7-10 years at least until maturity, possibly more. This wine will drink well for decades. (1827 views) | | | Tasted by Sonoma Duck on 11/6/2022 & rated 92 points: Medium ruby. Young mature. Earthy nose of forest loam. Drinking nicely with a long finish. Very nice at 17 years. I doubt this will improve but in no danger of going over the hill soon. (1900 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 11/3/2022 & rated 86 points: This really isn’t working for me tonight. Spoofilated and modern. Slick and silky smooth It’s good red wine that is totally generic. Oak, camp fire and big berry fruit. Boring. Glad this style is losing favor. (86) (2052 views) | | | Tasted by DTK Rockstar on 10/8/2022 & rated 87 points: Austere. Soft tannins. Barnyard which I like.
But overall I was a bit disappointed considering my expectations about this wine. (1400 views) | | | Tasted by Doug Fir on 9/26/2022 & rated 87 points: A little green and herbal for my taste. Grippy tannins too. Better on 2nd day, with more red fruit, some wood shavings, and florals, but still a bit of a disappointment. Oh well. (2161 views) | | | Tasted by kidsmurf2000 on 9/24/2022 & rated 93 points: I love me a mature Bordeaux, this was great. (1848 views) | | | Tasted by Matt T on 9/1/2022 & rated 93 points: Second time with this wine. A bit tannic on opening, but this evolved nicely in the glass with black olives, leather, blackberry, and dark fruit on a medium length finish. Really pleasant wine drinking at peak with a few years still left. (2080 views) | | | Tasted by cobystilp on 7/29/2022 & rated 89 points: So we'll aged! Maybe a little behind it's prime but happy I had a bunch of these over the years. One to go. (2274 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Winedoctor, August 2021 (8/1/2021)
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Decanter, Bordeaux 2005 retrospective (6/26/2021)
(Château Haut-Bergey, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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Winedoctor, November 2012 (11/1/2012)
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WineAlign (8/26/2009)
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WineAlign (7/29/2009)
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JancisRobinson.com (7/15/2008)
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View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2008, Issue #13, The 2005 Bordeaux Vintage: A Snapshot of a Few Communes
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JancisRobinson.com (12/6/2007)
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Vinous, May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132
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Vinous, May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126
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| Château Haut-Bergey Producer website - Read more about Chateau Haut Bergey
In the 15th century the “Seigneur de la Louvière” and the ”Seigneur d’Olivier” got to work on the reparcelling of agricultural land and so was born ”La maison noble de Pontey” today named CHATEAU HAUT-BERGEY. In 1700 Sir Jean-François de Cresse, a member of parliament of Bordeaux, took it over and used it as his permanent residence.
By 1772 the estate stretched over 100 hectares of vineyard. A hundred years later, though the vineyard was abandoned and in 1850 a splendid castle was reconstructed becoming a leisure residence. It was in the middle of the last century the castle returned to the wine growing roots of the past.
In March 1991 Sylviane Garcin-Cathiard acquired CHATEAU HAUT-BERGEY. Granddaughter of a wine merchant and a successful business women, her approach has always been that of a connoisseur appreciating great wine.
It was love at first sight and the promising charm of CHATEAU HAUT-BERGEY encouraged her into a large renovation project whilst respecting the former traditions. Commitment to quality is her main principle.
A naturally exceptional soil
The 28.5 hectares are located in the heart of the village of LEOGNAN, a leading area of Graves region.
At the end of the Tertiary era and during the Quaternary the changing meanderings of the Garonne left a large variety of gravel, pebbles and other stones that constitute the complexity of this exceptional ground. In springtime the temperature of soil rises constantly. During summertime and especially in September the gravel reflects the absorbed heat onto the bunches of grapes, thus improving the process of ripening.
The vineyard of HAUT-BERGEY is well exposed to the south and south-west on slightly sloping grounds, so ensuring natural drainage. The subsoil is composed of clay and chalk streaked with iron-bearing parts that also contribute to the uniqueness and personality of the wines of HAUT-BERGEY.
The red wines and the white wines
The appellation PESSAC-LEOGNAN is the only appellation that has classified red and white wines from the same terroir.
The vineyard of CHATEAU HAUT-BERGEY comprises 26.5 hectares of red grapes and 2 hectares of white grapes.
Every effort is made to make the best wines possible. The red wine is hand-made and great care is given to the selection afterwards. The grapes are transported in small boxes of 20 kg in order to avoid them being squeezed or oxidation. The preparation of the wine is done in a traditional way: every parcel of vines is separately prepared in small vats of stainless steel or wood with integrated hot and cold regulation. The wine is aged in oak barrels for between16 to 18 months according to the vintage.
The white grapes are hand-picked as well, transported in small boxes of 20 kg and are sorted. Traditional methods are applied here as well. The white wine ferments in new barrels and develops on the lees. The frequency of batonnage varies according to the development of the wine. Finally, the white wine is aged in barrels of French oak for between 10 and 12 months.
It is our foremost principle to produce a wine of excellent quality, sparing no efforts to improve our craftsmanship and expertise continuously.
2005 Château Haut-BergeyWine Discount Center tasting notes - Jan 2011
The 2005 Haut Bergey [is] at a very exciting point in its life. While the experts expect these wines to drink well through 2025 or beyond, both of these wines are now in what we'll call the 'pre-maturity' stage. What this means is that, while they are still young, they can offer an immense amount of pleasure for those who own a very important tool - a decanter!
If you open these bottles and take an immediate sip, you'll be impressed by their balance, but will miss out on much of their power, nuance, finesse and silkiness. Let these wines breathe in a wide decanter for an hour, and you will be absolutely blown away by the true beauty and pleasure that will come from the glass.
Priced at $33.99, the 2005 Haut Bergey is a serious bottle of wine and a very serious value. We tasted it last month and were knocked out by the sheer pleasure that we got from this wine. We tasted it along with 11 other 2005 Bordeaux and, more so than any of the others, this wine put big smiles on our faces. We scored it 92 points, which incidentally was the same score that Robert Parker gave it when he last tasted it. It is exciting for us to be able to offer a wine that shows the beauty, character and compelling nature of the 2005 vintage for such a reasonable price!
The 2005 Haut Bergey is a very serious bottle of wine. Powerful and well structured, it displays copious amounts of dark red and dark black fruits and gripping, well integrated tannins. When we opened a bottle of this wine last month, we found it to be good when the cork was first popped but to be absolutely outstanding the next day. (And the day after that too!) We really loved this stuff, and think that you will too. Make sure, though, to give it an hour in a broad based decanter so that you can enjoy its full potential!
Haut Bergey has come on very strong in recent vintages, and this 2005 is a serious value. Though it will be very hard to resist now, this is a cellar worthy wine - easily capable of being laid down for another 15+ years! On the Wine Discount Center scale, this rates a very solid 92-Points.
Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its winesPessac-Léognan Pessac-Leognan reds:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Soil: Predominantly gravel and sandy rock, with varying proportions of clay and sandstone
Surface Area: 1,491 ha
Pessac-Leognan whites:
Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Soil: Gravel and rocks covered with sand, sandstone, and clay
Surface Area: 275 ha |
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