98/100 PP
"This sensational, opaque blue/purple-colored wine from Smith Haut Lafitte has a gorgeous floral nose with notes of graphite, blueberries, blackberries, and cassis that jump from...
99/100 PP
"The 2005 Marcoux Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a rock star that´s up with the top 2-3 wines of the vintage. Perfumed, complex and brilliantly Provencal, with sweet kirsc...
95+/100 PP
"The recently-bottled 2005 Barolo Cascina Francia is, as expected, somewhat closed down at this stage from an aromatic perspective. That said, it is impossible to ignore the wine´s...
97-98/100 PP
"While I am not convinced the 2005 Cos d´Estournel will eclipse the compelling 2003 Cos, it is unquestionably another superb classic from proprietor Michel Reybier and his brilli...
96/100 PP
"The 2005 Hermitage blanc is an amazing effort that defines the classic style of white Hermitage. It offers hints of marzipan, roasted hazelnuts, quince, licorice, honeysuckle,...
98+/100 PP
"Made in the style of the 2010, the massive 2005 Hermitage Ex Voto offers searing minerality and crushed-rock nuances as well as tons of black raspberries, licorice, toasted...
98+/100 PP
"The 2009 Leoville Las Cases may be the most open-knit and forward Las Cases I have tasted to date. Analytically, it is high in tannin and the alcohol is 13.8%, nearly a record a...
97/100 PP
"Displaying spectacular aromatics of mulberry, blueberry and raspberry fruit, a dense ruby/purple color, and sweet floral notes, in the mouth the 2005 La Conseillante is not as br...
98/100 Falstaff
"Mittleres Gelbgrün. Zunächst etwas verhalten, feine tabakige Würze, rauchige Steinmehlnote, öffnet sich langsam im Glas, feine Trockenkräuterwürze, ein Hauch dunkler S...
97/100 PP
"Jean Louis Chave commented that 2005 was not a "friendly vintage" on release and compared it to 1998, 1995 and 1983 in style. His 2005 Hermitage is nevertheless an incredible...