91/100 PP
"Another “best ever” performance, the Grand-Puy-Ducasse is made in a charming style for a 2005 Pauillac. This deep ruby-hued, very concentrated, precocious, showy effort disp...
19/20 René Gabriel
"18: Sehr dunkles Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte. Intensives Würzbouquet, Lakritze, Szechuanpfeffer, Pumpernickel, Guinness Bier und schwarze, getrocknete Oliven. Er g...
94/100 PP
"Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London, the 2005 Calon Segur is on par with the wonderful 2000. The only real difference is that this...
88/100 PP
"The excellent, fruit-driven 2005 from Du Retout is a supple, exuberant and expansive style of wine with more fruit and density than usual. It still possesses a still-youthfu...
18/20 René Gabriel
"07: In der Nase wie eine Richebourg, reife Frucht, aber auch eine schöne Frische darin, dezente Tabaknoten im Hintergrund. Saftiger Gaumen, feiner Stoff, Walderdbeeren i...
94/100 PP
"The 2005 Grand Mayne has a broody bouquet, quite closed compared to the 2004 with black rather than red fruit, laced with chimney soot and tobacco scents. The palate is medium-bo...
93+/100 PP
"It´s hard not to admire the brilliant Jean Gautreau, who has run this great terroir and estate (just to the north of St-Estèphe´s Château Montrose) with meticulous perfection fo...
95/100 PP
"The brilliant 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste exhibits classic Pauillac aromas and flavors of creme de cassis along with stony/floral notes. Proprietor Xavier Borie has created a wine tha...