2005 Chateau Barde Haut, Grand Cru St. Emilion (12 x Bottle)
The 2005 Barde-Haut is wonderfully silky and polished. Usually much more of a powerhouse, the 2005 is defined by energy, delineation and persistence. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and lavender all build with time in the glass. Give it a few hours of air, as the tannins are pretty imposing.
2005 Chateau Barde Haut, Grand Cru St. Emilion (12 x Bottle)
The 2005 Barde-Haut is wonderfully silky and polished. Usually much more of a powerhouse, the 2005 is defined by energy, delineation and persistence. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and lavender all build with time in the glass. Give it a few hours of air, as the tannins are pretty imposing.
| Producer | Chateau Barde Haut |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | St. Emilion |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 13.50% |
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Sylvie Garcin’s 2005 Barde-Haut comes from 42-plus acres of vineyard and is dominated by Merlot, with a good healthy dose of Cabernet Franc. It displays notes of chalk, crushed rock, blackcurrants and black cherries. It is a big, masculine style of wine from the Garcin family that has still not attained its plateau of maturity. In spite of the tannins, structure is not an issue with this wine, but it needs time to come around. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030.
92+ Points / Drinking 2018 - 2030
By Robert M. Parker, Jr. / June 2015
Vinous
The 2005 Barde-Haut offers deep brambly black fruit on the nose, becoming quite plummy, not intense with a slightly airy element. Hints of cooked meat emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a sharp entry, a little soy here with a bit of rusticity towards the finish. Just a bit stolid now at 16-years of age, yet certainly with the substance to age. I see no problem broaching this now and over the next decade. Tasted at the Barde-Haut vertical at the château.
91 Points / Drinking 2022 - 2030
By Neal Martin / June 2022
Vinous
Good full red-ruby. Brooding aromas of black raspberry, blackberry and toasty oak. Broad and lush in the mouth, with a fine-grained texture and excellent palate coverage. Lively acidity gives life to the blackberry and black cherry flavor. Not at all overly sweet; in fact, this is surprisingly rigorous today. Finishes with serious tannic structure and excellent length. Very promising, stylish vintage for Barde-Haut.
89-92 Points
By Stephen Tanzer / May 2006
Vinous
Ruby-red. Cool, stony nose offers blueberry, violet and mocha. Suave, silky and fine-grained, with superb precision and energy to its dark berry, floral and mineral flavors. A wonderfully pure, linear and very long wine that finishes with sneaky sweetness and lift. A great vintage for this chateau.
91-94 Points
By Stephen Tanzer / May 2007
Vinous
Good full ruby-red. Explosive ripe aromas of redcurrant, minerals, chocolate mint and tomato. Large-scaled, voluptuous and sweet, with very intense berry and chocolate flavors lifted by minerals, menthol and spices. Finishes with wonderfully broad tannins and an extremely long finish that leaves the palate vibrating. From a very cold terroir (the soil is clay over rocky limestone) that takes longer to warm up each day, but in 2005 this vineyard obviously reached near-perfect ripeness. Offers an exciting combination of thickness and depth with lift.
93 Points
By Stephen Tanzer / May 2008