Slightly reduced aromas of tropical fruits, lanolin, honey, oyster shell and resiny oak. Fat, thick and powerful, with rich peach and ripe citrus flavors along with a very rich honeyed aspect from the semillon and the sheer ripeness of the harvest. A bit livelier in the mouth than the nose suggests, and clearly better balanced than it seemed to be last spring. At 13%, this is actually a bit lower in alcohol than the 2004. Mai 2005

The unctuous, opulent 2003 Laville Haut-Brion is stunningly rich, full-bodied, and intense. Reminiscent of the 1989 and 1994, it offers a powerful, concentrated, honeyed grapefruit character intermixed with citrus oil, flowers, and waxy marmalade, admirable acidity, and a tremendous mouthfeel as well as length. It should drink well for 25+ years. April 2006