The 2005 Château Haut-Bailly just continues to drink brilliantly, with a massive, rich, full-bodied style as well as the château’s inherent sense of elegance and finesse. Ripe red and black fruits, smoked tobacco, graphite, saddle leather, and floral notes all define this beauty, and it has flawless balance, ripe yet perfectly integrated tannins, and just a regal, seamless, utterly compelling profile that is such a joy to drink today. It has another two decades of prime drinking ahead of it.