Chateau Bahans Haut Brion, Pessac Leognan, 2000 SO012726 Roagna and at this age the

and at this age the wine has shed its considerable youthful structure and slid fully into its mid-life window: smoke

maybe a touch of spice—it’s subtle but satisfying

Monte Dall'Ora

The finish is clean and crisp

gulpable quality Sadde is becoming known for

Chateau Bahans Haut Brion, Pessac Leognan, 2000 SO012726 Roagna and at this age theThe second wine of Chateau Haut Brion from one of Bordeaux's great modern vintages, now twenty six years old and ready to pour tonight. Bahans draws on the same vineyard as the grand vin: deep Gunzian gravel, more than three metres of it in places, over clay and sand in Pessac, where the heat those stones hold and the city that has grown up around the property make it one of the earliest ripening addresses in Bordeaux. It is the usual Pessac blend of