2005 Les Haut de Smith

[TheEngineer]

After opening a corked Luca Malbec,...I went to look for another bottle when this thing jumped out. Figured I'd look into the 05's as a result.

Very tight on opening, mostly smokey, leathery, woodsy, notes, fruit hidden for a bit of time, about 30 hour later, some comes through but is not out front. Medium bodied, which surprises me for his vintage. Pretty and decent but not particularly complex nor interesting. Will give it a bit more time and revisit.