March 29, 2024 - Amazing! A big improvement on previous bottle as I was thinking this wine was starting to fade but nope, huge nose with such a long length & great concentration of fruit.
February 20, 2024 - Again ****
February 18, 2024 - The bouquet of this St Emilion is so huge and forward with fermented soya bean, old cabinet, stewed blackfruits and undergrowth. Very tertiary notes. Same aromatics on the palate. Medium-bodied. Transition to finish is somewhat chalky. Finish is still grippy. Promising nose but let down by the finish.
January 12, 2024 - From memory. Excellent. Really enjoyed. No notes.
December 25, 2023 - Still going strong, a few bottles left so will continue to hold them. Soft/velvet tannins, tertiary but great fruit balance still.
October 25, 2023 - Used for veal and lamb stock reductions. Tannin was a tad excessive.
July 13, 2023 - Tannins fully resolved. Fruit a bit muted on opening. Some bricking. Medium body. Began to open after about 30 minutes in the glass. Showed well with dark blue fruit and moderate complexity. CT drinking window seems correct here. Would not hold much longer.
June 24, 2023 - Brisk nose; earth; some blackberry; abrupt finish.
June 6, 2023 - Still a bit tannic and unresolved; cedar and light cherry; tight; nice finish.
May 21, 2023 - Very nice and drinking well at this time, the 2005 bard haute is a light to medium body Bordeaux with a dark inky color. On the nose I found noticeable blackberry fruit and some heat. On tasting it was red & black fruit forward with well integrated tannins, and a medium long finish. Smooth & mellow, in nice harmony if a bit muted.