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Wine Description
The Story
Château Olivier Red is a refined, medium-to-full-bodied Grand Cru Classé from Pessac-Léognan that highlights the freshness and aromatic purity of the vintage. Crafted from a blend dominated by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (with a small touch of Petit Verdot), it opens with expressive notes of black cherries, dark plum, sweet tobacco, and crushed flowers, alongside a distinctive trace of graphite and burning wood. On the palate, it delivers a ...
Wine Information
2005
Blend: 45% de carbernet sauvignon, 45% merlot,10% de cabernet Franc
Tasting notes
Olivier enjoyed the same exceptional weather as the other estates in this very great vintage. The wine has all the ingredients for success – richness, complexity of aromas, incomparable fullness, very mature, smooth tannins, and a long-lasting finish on the palate. Charm and power mingle to provide wonderful balance.Everything points to great agein...
