2008 Figeac is a sweet and creamy encounter with lots of red berries, raspberries and a candy-like sweetness to it. It is a very charming wine that is just lacking a little stamina and backbone to be really great...

I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that it is well into its second decade of life. The fruit remains layered and complex; with plump but...