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Red
750ml
Bottle: $257.31 $285.90
The 2005 Montrose continues to show brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with notes of blackcurrant, red fruits, loamy...
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WA
98
VM
97
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $896.40 $996.00
Mouton was voluptuous and immediately appealing, with spicy ripe cassis and plum fruit that poured from the glass,...
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DC
98
WA
98
Red
750ml
Bottle: $139.95
12 bottles: $137.15
A complete and sexy wine with very polished and refined tannins yet there’s an energy and posture that gives the...
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96
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.62
12 bottles: $42.75
A seductive style of wine in 2005, this Peyrabon has a deep ruby/purple color and round, juicy blackcurrant and black...
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WA
88
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $270.54 $300.60
The 2005 Pichon-Longueville Baron is another concentrated, full-bodied 2005 that’s starting to drink well. Cassis,...
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JD
96
DC
95
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $217.26 $241.40
Always showing well, this bottle of 2005 Château Pontet Canet was just about pure perfection in a glass. Still...
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JD
98
WA
97
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $124.94
Case only
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $122.25
Barrel sample. Solid, dry tannins, very firm and hard, but they are also ripe. The wine has high extraction, very...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $348.95 $356.90
I'm not sure you need me to recap the weather conditions in 2005 as it's such a famous, and relatively recent, year....
DC
94
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93
Red
750ml
Bottle: $165.40
I'm not sure you need me to recap the weather conditions in 2005 as it's such a famous, and relatively recent, year....
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DC
94
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93
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $163.35
Owned by the Castéja family, Trottevieille has one parcel of some of the oldest vines in St.-Emilion. Dense purple,...
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WA
93
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92
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $105.95 $107.90
12 bottles: $101.65
Fabulous aromas of crushed raspberry, blackberry, mineral and licorice follow through to a full-bodied palate. This...
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93
DC
92
Sale
Red
750ml
Bottle: $133.11 $147.90
The 2005 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion is a fabulous second wine. Juicy dark cherry, game, leather, spice and...
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VM
93
WA
90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $174.95 $190.41
An absolutely sensational second wine from Haut-Brion, the 2005 Bahans Haut-Brion displays all the smoke, gravel and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $87.00
12 bottles: $85.26
Chocolate, sweet black cherry fruit with strawberry puree, cinammon, fig and gentle menthol notes. This is ready to...
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DC
91
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $362.31
This has understated elegance on the attack, confident and quietly brilliant with flavours of cassis, bilberry,...
DC
93
VM
91
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $296.95
The second wine of Ausone, the Chapelle d’Ausone, usually represents about 50% of the production from this tiny...
WA
94
WS
94
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $546.95
The 2005 Angelus is as good as it gets, and despite having 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead of it, is as profound...
WA
100
JD
100
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $582.88
The 2005 Angelus is as good as it gets, and despite having 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead of it, is as profound...
WA
100
JD
100
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $128.29
The Sichel family’s Margaux property Château Angludet showed a deep garnet colour and a lovely plummy fruit on the...
DC
91
WA
90

Red Bordeaux 2005

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.