Clos Puy Arnaud is nearly always a seriously made as well as potentially long-lived offering, as evidenced by the 2005. This blend of 60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon. It boasts a saturated blue/purple colour in addition to a sweet nose of black raspberries, cranberries, crushed rocks and background wood. Displaying terrific old vine intensity, it hits the palate with a rush of fruit, glycene and tannin. With good structure, purity and potential, it will require 2-3 years to settle down and should last for 5 or more years.
- Robert Parker 90-92
From the personal estate of one of Bordeaux's most influential tastemakers, Hubert de Bouard, the 2005 La Fleur de Bouard is potentially one of the finest yet produced... and that's saying something given the consistent quality. A blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, its blue/black/purple colour is accompanied by beautiful aromas of charcoal, melted licorice espresso, blackberries and blue fruits. Deep, opulent and full bodied with sewet tannin as well as a powerful finish. It will require consumption during its first 7-8 years of life.
- Robert Parker 90-92
A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, this wine will have 40-50 years of longevility and should turn out to be the greatest Pontet-Canet since such ancient classics as 1961, 1945 and 1929. It boasts an inky/purple colour as well as pure creme de cassis aromas, first-growth nobility and raciness, massive body, tannin and extract and a finish that lasts nearly a minute. With extraordinary purity and density, it is unapproachable at present and is best cellared untill 2012 and drunk over the following 50 years.
- Robert Parker 94-96
Fine deep cassis fruit, quite full, grippy and long, the Saint-Julien of the Médoc. Drink 2009-2016.
- Decanter Magazine 3/5
A strong effort from Leoville Las-Cases's winemaking team, the powerful 2005 Nenin (14.2% alcohol) was created from a blend of 74% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc. Only 41% of the production was used. Its deep ruby/purple colour is followed by sweet cranberry, black cherry and cassis fruit, impressive intensity, full body, low acidity, ripe tannin and plenty of power and length. Although somewhat monolithic, it should develop additional nuances with 3-4 years of bottle age. It will last for two decades.
- Robert Parker 90-92
A blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2005 (13.5% alcohol) possesses a saturated blue/purple colour as well as a big, sweet nose of pain grille, roasted herbs, grilled meats, black cherry jam, blackberries and spice. Powerful, full-bodied and dense yet elegant, deep and layered, its pure fruit concentration and overall quality hide the moderately high tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2023.
- Robert Parker 92-94
Yields of 35 hectoliters per hectare and a final blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc have produced a black/purple coloured 2005 boasting gorgeous intensity as well as sweet, classic creme de cassis notes interwoven with incense, camphor and graphite. Powerful and full-bodied with abundant glycerin, high tannin, endearing freshness and sweetness and a long, 45-second finish, this hefty (13.5% alcohol) Pauillac should be at its finest between 2012-2030+.
-Robert Parker 92-95+
Here we go again! This extraordinary wine is the greatest Kirwan made since some of the estate's historic offerings of the mid 1800s. An inky/black/purple colour accompanies a gorgeous perfume of incense, creme de cassis, licorice and subtle wood. It boasts thrilling levels of richness, full body, layers of concentration, high glycerin as well as tannin and a fabulous 60 second finish. This compelling effort possesses 50 or more years of aging potential. The 2005 Kirwan will be at its finest between 2014-2050+.
- Robert Parker 93-95+
The 2005 is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot and it is a gorgeously pure, intense, deep purple/ruby-tinged effort offering exquisite, surprisingly nuanced and complex aromatics for such a young Chateau Margaux. The mouthfeel is one of opulence, silk, purity, full-bodied concentration, terrific intensity, unbelievable freshness and vibrancy and sweet tannin. The tannin levels are the highest ever measured at this estate but the alcohol is only around 13%, not particularly high by this vintages standards. It is a candidate for 50+ years of evolution. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2060+.
-Robert Parker 96-100
Good concentration of cassis fruit, good solid wine with more structure than elegance.
- Decanter Magazine 3/5
While the 2005 does not equal the prodigious 2003 (the finest La Vieille Cure to date), this Merlot-dominated effort was fashioned under the guidance of Michel Rolland. It is a dense, powerful, dark ruby/purple-tinged offering exhibiting a big structure, loads of substance as well as extract and high tannin. Give this sleep of the vintage 2-3 years of bottle age and consume it over the following two decades.
- Robert Parker 89-91
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