Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

9.4

Bristol intense fruit. Dark fruit, licorice, glossy texture. Gorgeous. At the very start of drinking but lovely — 14 days ago

with Bex

Jeroen, Ted and 7 others liked this

Marqués de Murrieta

Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Rioja Tempranillo Blend 2005

Pooneet K

9.3

Lovely wine. It’s wild that recent releases go for $200+ per bottle. Bought for $40 from vinchicago many years ago, after having at Terete in Haro, Rioja on our honeymoon.

Paired with grilled leg of lamb marinated with garlic, rosemary, thyme, and orange. Opened 4 hours ahead and decanted an hour. Not quite as deep as the last bottle (2+ years ago) but still very delicious. Wonderful example of what well made top quality Rioja can be. Incredible depth on the palate and finish. Medium perfect acid. Just delicious. — 3 months ago

Zach, Tom and 6 others liked this

Tom Casagrande

Yum! Great pairing too!

Pooneet K

@Tom Casagrande thank you! Yes it really worked.

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Rob DeShane

9.3

2005: this wine is still a baby with bright red fruit predominating the nose! Really silky and fine. — 6 months ago

Jay, Bob and 10 others liked this

Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2005

leon egozi

9.6

NY wine spectator eventp — 2 months ago

Juan, Bob and 12 others liked this

Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Pretty much the same as the Pavillon Rouge , ruby garnet core and garnet ruby rim. This is quite serious and classic , with blackcurrant , grafite , blackberry , mineral hints, oyster shell and cedar . The tannin is still quite grippy and a little drying , quite fresh acidity , dry spice and grafite tinged finish of good length . Mineral , grafite , oyster shell finish . Needs a little more time to integrate the tannins , but it’s promising and classic in style . Better in 5 years and will last well a further 10-15 . — 3 months ago

Dave, Tom and 12 others liked this

Somm David T

Still have a couple bottles of this amazing producer that RP frowned on in early reviews. Always struggled to imagine this producer missing in 05. Cheers! 🍷

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

David Koenen

9.6

Birth year tastings, evening 3. Enchantingly beautiful nose. Sweet and sour in a wonderful balance. Licorice, blackcurrant, Indian ink, dense structure, The smell of a just delivered newspaper in the morning. Chocolate, soft, pleasantly firm tannins. — 4 months ago

Eric, Dick and 3 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

Stefan Dolhain

9.5

2005 vintage. 375 ml bottle. In a good place now. — 2 months ago

Tom, Dave and 10 others liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

Jim Stehli

9.2

Good wine shared with great friends. Blessed. — 3 months ago

Ted, Jay and 3 others liked this

Château Lascombes

Margaux Merlot Blend 2005

Norman

9.3

I’ve given this better rating before so I probably should have decanted and had it with a heavier dinner. So nice though… — 4 months ago

Pooneet, Somm and 15 others liked this

Clos des Papes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 2005

Conrad Green

9.2

Very lush and punchy. Dark plum and cherry with a hefty dose of alcohol. Rounded and bright. Black cherry and violets. Good — 7 months ago

Jay, Shay and 7 others liked this

Viña Almaviva Puente Alto 2005