Wine: France: Bordeaux:

2005 Bordeaux

After spending the first week of April in Bordeaux tasting hundreds of wines from the 2005 vintage, I can honestly report that 2005 is truly a great vintage !  The weather conditions for 2005 were virtually perfect throughout Bordeaux and many vintners reported harvesting grapes in ‘perfect’ condition.   The resulting wines have great purity of fruit and balance.  The wines are ripe and rich, with a deep blue character to the fruit and no overripe flavors. The tannins are high, but they are ripe tannins, with a more silky and suave character than the 2000 vintage where the tannins were more muscular.  Perhaps best of all, the wines have good acidity. This gives the wines a fresh and bright character; even with relatively high alcohol and extract the wines are not heavy – they are fine and elegant with polish and precision.   It is also an excellent vintage for the dry white wines and for the Sauternes !   As one winemaker said,  “If you didn’t make good wine in 2005, you should probably change careers because Mother Nature is never going to make it any easier.”  - Mark Wessels

“I just spent two weeks tasting them in February ‘07,and the 2005s were singing..had many of them 2-4 different times in different settings....prices are not going down...the wines are the real deal….it is the greatest vintage I have tasted since I started way back in the dark ages of Bordeaux....1978........there are utterly monumental wines”
-Robert Parker on erobertparker.com

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Number of wines found: 106

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420132005 Chateau Aromes de Pavie - St Emilion750ml69.99Add to Cart.
431952005 Chateau Bastor Lamontagne - Sauternes375ml14.99Add to Cart.
432082005 Chateau Bastor Lamontagne - Sauternes750ml30.99Add to Cart.
362692005 Chateau Beausejour Becot - St. Emilion750ml79.99Add to Cart.
362082005 Chateau Bellevue - St. Emilion750ml87.99Add to Cart.
362292005 Chateau Bellevue Mondotte - St. Emilion750ml299.00Add to Cart.
362232005 Chateau Blason D'Issan - Margaux750ml29.99Add to Cart.
362342005 Chateau Boyd Cantenac - Margaux750ml59.99Add to Cart.
386022005 Chateau Caillou Blanc Talbot - Bordeaux750ml27.99Add to Cart.
362682005 Chateau Calon Segur - St. Estephe750ml119.00Add to Cart.
364252005 Chateau Cheval Blanc - St. Emilion750ml899.00Add to Cart.
438862005 Chateau Clarendelle Rouge - Bordeaux750ml19.99Add to Cart.
364592005 Chateau Clarke - Medoc750ml29.99Add to Cart.
419232005 Chateau Clementin Pape Clement - Pessac375ml19.99Add to Cart.
361882005 Chateau Climens - Sauternes375ml69.99Add to Cart.
362742005 Chateau Climens - Sauternes750ml125.00Add to Cart.
362352005 Chateau Clos Eglise - Pomerol750ml149.00Add to Cart.
360962005 Chateau Clos Haut Peyraguey - Sauternes375ml24.99Add to Cart.
359092005 Chateau Clos Haut Peyraguey - Sauternes750ml43.99Add to Cart.
360972005 Chateau Clos L'Eglise - Cotes de Castillon750ml29.99Add to Cart.
363392005 Chateau Cos d'Estournel - St. Estephe750ml289.00Add to Cart.
360982005 Chateau Cote Montpezat - Cotes de Castillon750ml14.99Add to Cart.
361002005 Chateau Coutet - Sauternes375ml38.99Add to Cart.
360992005 Chateau Coutet - Sauternes750ml52.99Add to Cart.
415082005 Chateau Croix Latrigue - Cotes de Castillon750ml12.99Add to Cart.
361022005 Chateau Croix Mouton - Bordeaux750ml21.99Add to Cart.
372692005 Chateau D'Escurac - Medoc750ml18.99Add to Cart.
371102005 Chateau D'Yquem - Sauternes375ml325.00Add to Cart.
424112005 Chateau Daugay - St. Emilion750ml25.99Add to Cart.
425372005 Chateau De Carles - Fronsac750ml19.99Add to Cart.
363512005 Chateau De Fargues - Sauternes375ml56.99Add to Cart.
365362005 Chateau De Fargues - Sauternes750ml99.00Add to Cart.
424032005 Chateau De Francs - Cotes de Francs750ml15.99Add to Cart.
424042005 Chateau De Francs Cerisiers - Cotes de Francs750ml24.99Add to Cart.
438752005 Chateau De La Riviere - Fronsac750ml21.99Add to Cart.
431992005 Chateau Doisy Daene - Sauternes375ml24.99Add to Cart.
363222005 Chateau Doisy Vedrines - Sauternes750ml34.99Add to Cart.
363212005 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou - St. Julien750ml265.00Add to Cart.
456862005 Chateau Falfas - Cote de Bourg375ml9.99Add to Cart.
456852005 Chateau Falfas - Cote de Bourg750ml18.99Add to Cart.
415622005 Chateau Fiefs de Lagrange - St. Julien750ml38.99Add to Cart.
420692005 Chateau Fieuzal - Pessac750ml43.99Add to Cart.
369512005 Chateau Fombrauge - St. Emilion375ml21.99Add to Cart.
362032005 Chateau Fombrauge - St. Emilion750ml39.99Add to Cart.
424022005 Chateau Gazin Rocquenfort - Pessac750ml26.99Add to Cart.
362332005 Chateau Giscours - Margaux750ml85.99Add to Cart.
415282005 Chateau Grand Paris - Bordeaux Superior750ml11.99Add to Cart.
362802005 Chateau Grandes Murailles - St. Emilion750ml59.99Add to Cart.
361082005 Chateau Guiraud - Sauternes375ml39.99Add to Cart.
361072005 Chateau Guiraud - Sauternes750ml76.99Add to Cart.
361092005 Chateau Haut Bergey BLANC - Pessac750ml29.99Add to Cart.
405552005 Chateau Haut Boilon - Cote Blaye750ml9.99Add to Cart.
362822005 Chateau Haut Brion - Pessac750ml1,099.00Add to Cart.
444642005 Chateau Haut Medoc de Branaire Ducru - Medoc750ml19.99Add to Cart.
361492005 Chateau Joanin Becot - Cotes de Castillon750ml34.99Add to Cart.
362022005 Chateau Kirwan - Margaux750ml99.99Add to Cart.
364242005 Chateau La Clemence - St. Emilion750ml79.99Add to Cart.
360552005 Chateau La Fleur Bouard - Lalande de Pomerol750ml39.99Add to Cart.
362842005 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion - Pessac750ml999.00Add to Cart.
455052005 Chateau La Parde de Haut Bailly - Pessac375ml21.99Add to Cart.
455062005 Chateau La Parde de Haut Bailly - Pessac750ml41.99Add to Cart.
359072005 Chateau La Tour Blanche - Sauternes375ml31.99Add to Cart.
359082005 Chateau La Tour Blanche - Sauternes750ml52.99Add to Cart.
419522005 Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey - Sauternes375ml25.99Add to Cart.
363272005 Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey - Sauternes750ml49.99Add to Cart.
364512005 Chateau Lafite Rothschild - Pauillac750ml999.00Add to Cart.
415192005 Chateau Lanessan - Haut Medoc750ml24.99Add to Cart.
444622005 Chateau Larmande - St Emilion375ml15.99Add to Cart.
417912005 Chateau Larmande - St Emilion750ml34.99Add to Cart.
457142005 Chateau Larose Trintaudon - Medoc750ml16.99Add to Cart.
362862005 Chateau Lasombes - Margaux750ml99.99Add to Cart.
436452005 Chateau Lauriol - Cotes de Francs750ml12.99Add to Cart.
372742005 Chateau Le Crock - St. Estephe375ml14.99Add to Cart.
361872005 Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St. Julien750ml399.00Add to Cart.
363022005 Chateau Leoville Poyferre - St. Julien750ml119.00Add to Cart.
385902005 Chateau Les Tours De Peyrat - Cotes de Blaye750ml12.99Add to Cart.
412912005 Chateau Louvie Veyry - St Emilion750ml21.99Add to Cart.
454142005 Chateau Malmaison - Medoc375ml12.99Add to Cart.
362672005 Chateau Margaux - Margaux750ml899.00Add to Cart.
372732005 Chateau Marjosse - Bordeaux750ml14.99Add to Cart.
361122005 Chateau Monbousquet - St. Emilion750ml95.99Add to Cart.
362902005 Chateau Montrose - St. Estephe750ml159.00Add to Cart.
361722005 Chateau Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac750ml799.00Add to Cart.
362922005 Chateau Pape Clement - Pessac750ml285.00Add to Cart.
363032005 Chateau Pape Clement Blanc - Pessac750ml159.00Add to Cart.
363332005 Chateau Pavie - St. Emilion750ml449.00Add to Cart.
362622005 Chateau Pavie Macquin - St. Emilion750ml299.00Add to Cart.
369422005 Chateau Pichon Lalande - Pauillac1.5L299.00Add to Cart.
362942005 Chateau Pichon Lalande - Pauillac750ml139.00Add to Cart.
362952005 Chateau Pontet Canet - Pauillac750ml139.00Add to Cart.
435872005 Chateau Preuillac - Medoc750ml25.99Add to Cart.
359112005 Chateau Puygueraud - Cotes de Francs750ml28.99Add to Cart.
364692005 Chateau Raymond Lafon - Sauternes375ml29.99Add to Cart.
361142005 Chateau Raymond Lafon - Sauternes750ml52.99Add to Cart.
358582005 Chateau Rieussec - Sauternes750ml79.99Add to Cart.
361512005 Chateau Rol Valentin - St. Emilion750ml64.99Add to Cart.
414622005 Chateau Rose Piney - St. Emilion750ml23.99Add to Cart.
411432005 Chateau Seguin Prestige - Bordeaux Superieur750ml13.99Add to Cart.
361152005 Chateau St Colombes - Cotes de Castillon750ml13.99Add to Cart.
359052005 Chateau Suduiraut - Sauternes375ml43.99Add to Cart.
358752005 Chateau Suduiraut - Sauternes750ml99.99Add to Cart.
363352005 Chateau Tertre Daugay - St. Emilion750ml34.99Add to Cart.
425352005 Chateau Tour de Bardes - St. Emilion750ml19.99Add to Cart.
402912005 Chateau Tourtirac - Cote Castillon750ml9.99Add to Cart.
363382005 Chateau Vieux Ch Certan - Pomerol750ml199.00Add to Cart.
425392005 Chateau Villa Mongiron - Bordeaux750ml12.99Add to Cart.

 

 

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