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| Château Haut-Brion, 2005 750Ml |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 176, April 2008
Rating: 98 points
Drink 2017 - 2040+
Another profound effort from Haut-Brion, the 2005 (a 9,000-case blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc) has bulked up to the point that it is fair to compare it to the great successes of 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, and 2000. A dark ruby/purple color is followed by a nuanced, noble bouquet of blue and red fruits interwoven with wet stones, unsmoked cigar tobacco, scorched earth, and spring flowers. The wine is full-bodied, pure, and complex as well as exceptionally elegant with laser-like precision. The tannins are still serious and substantial, and in that sense, this is a completely different style of Haut-Brion than the opulent, silky-textured 1989 and 1990. As I have written before, it comes across as an improved, more concentrated and structured version of the 1995 or 1998. Patience will be required for this stunner. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2040+
Review by: James Suckling
Wine Spectator: Issue March 31, 2008
Rating: 100 points
Drink after 2017
This is incredible on the nose, showing coffee cake, blackberry, floral, coffee bean and vanilla bean, with Chinese spices. A very complex, full-bodied red, with seamless, hyperpolished tannins that caress every millimeter of the palate. Lasts for minutes. So beautifully balanced, I'm left speechless. Is it even better than the 1989? Best after 2017. 9,080 cases made.
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| Château Léoville Las Cases, 2005 750Ml |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 176, April 2008
Rating: 98 points
Drink 2020 - 2060
Another titanic effort from the Delon family, the 2005 Leoville Las Cases is probably the greatest wine made at this estate since Jean-Hubert Delon's father produced the 1986 and 1996. Only 37% of the production made it into the 2005, a blend of primarily Cabernet Sauvignon with less than 13% Merlot and Cabernet Franc. An inky/ruby/purple color is accompanied by reticent aromatics that, with considerable coaxing, offer up subtle notes of toasty vanillin intermixed with lead pencil shavings, wet rocks, and enormously ripe, intense black cherry and creme de cassis. The wine hits the palate with a full-bodied, layered mouthfeel as well as enormous extract, concentration, and purity. This ageless, monumental claret requires a minimum of 15-20 years to approach maturity, and should last for a half century. It is about as classic a Leoville Las Cases as one will find. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2060
Review by: James Suckling
Wine Spectator: Issue March 31, 2008
Rating: 100 points
Drink after 2017
This is breathtaking. Black in color, with incredible aromas of crushed blackberry, mineral, licorice and lead pencil. Full-bodied, with a mind-blowing texture of seamless tannins that coat every millimeter of the palate. Goes on and on, with licorice, currant and flowers. Time will tell if it's better than the 2000. Best after 2017. 20,000 cases made.
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| Château Pavie, 2005 750Ml |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 176, April 2008
Rating: 98+ points
Drink 2020 - 2060
Now that the 2005 Pavie is in the bottle, I would place it, qualitatively, a notch below the prodigious 2000, and a few notches above the blockbuster 2003. There are 7,000 cases of this 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Disregarding the blatant jealousy of his success as well as his outsider status, proprietor Gerard Perse has pushed the envelope of quality, fashioning first-growth quality wines from one of Bordeaux's finest terroirs. In St.-Emilion, only Ausone can be considered to have greater potential in terms of micro-climate and terroir. Pavie's 2005 exhibits a thick-looking purple color to the rim as well as an exquisite perfume of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, unsmoked cigar tobacco, crushed rocks, damp earth, and hints of truffles and incense. The vineyard's limestone soils have provided massive concentration, a laser-like precision, fresh, zesty acidity, and massive tannin. Despite the wine's enormous concentration and intensity, there is a lightness to its style. As Perse has made clear, he is trying to produce modern day versions of such great vintages as 1921, 1929, 1945, and 1947, wines that lasted 50 or more years. I do not understand why Perse receives so much criticism. In the blind tastings of each new vintage conducted by the Grand Jury European, Pavie usually wins against 100 or so other great Bordeaux. As they say, the truth is irrefutable - this is one of the world's most outstanding wines, and the 2005 Pavie should take its place among the greatest achievements of Bordeaux in the last 50 years. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2060.
Review by: James Suckling
Wine Spectator: Issue Web Only 2008
Rating: 100 points
Drink after 2015
I love the purity of fruit in this wine, showing perfectly ripe blackberry, blueberry and raspberry on the nose. Complex and full-bodied, with hints of new oak and wonderfully polished tannins that caress the palate. Has a long, long finish. This is not the blockbuster it was from barrel, but rather a complete, balanced and gorgeous red. Best after 2015. 7,100 cases made. JS
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| Bruno Giacosa, Barolo Le Rocche Del Falletto Di Serralunga d |
 | Review by: Antonio Galloni
Wine Advocate: Issue 167, October 2006
Rating: 95 points
Drink now - 2020
Giacosa's 2000 Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del Falletto is very representative of the vintage. Already showing a somewhat advancing color, it offers a beautiful nose redolent of spices, flowers, menthol and minerals followed by layers of finessed, super-ripe fruit that unfold onto the palate with plenty of style and length. Today it comes across as a very delicate, almost feminine version of itself, and it lacks the power and thrust of such great vintages as 1999 and 2001 as well as the promising 2003 and 2004 versions. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020.
Review by: James Suckling
Wine Spectator: Issue July 31, 2004
Rating: 100 points
Drink after 2012
Fabulous purity of crushed fruit - strawberries and raspberries, with hints of fresh roses. Full-bodied, with an amazing concentration and a palate that goes on and on and on. Ultraripe tannins. This is the Romanée-Conti of Barolo. Terrific balance and richness. From selected parcels in Giacosa's Falletto vineyard. First made in 1997. Best after 2012. 1,200 cases made.
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| Graham's, Vintage Port 2001 750Ml |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 143, October 2002
Rating: 94 points
Drink now - 2022
Grapy, unformed, black raspberry liqueur and licorice-infused cassis notes leap from the glass of this opaque purple-colored wine. Sweet, plush, rich, and accessible, it is a forward, lush, concentrated effort that should drink well for two decades. While not one of Graham's most profound ports, it should evolve rapidly, providing immense crowd appeal.
Review by: James Suckling
Wine Spectator: Issue May 15, 2003
Rating: 98 points
Drink after 2014
Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2003: Rank 9
Smells like freshly picked orchids, with loads of ripe, clean fruit. Full-bodied, medium sweet and very powerful and racy. It lasts for minutes on your palate. Yet there's a balance and class to this young Vintage Port. This is the greatest glass of Graham I have ever tasted, young or old. Best after 2014. 9,000 cases made.
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| M. Chapoutier, Ermitage Le Méal 2005 750Ml |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 175, February 2008
Rating: 96 points
Drink 2018 - 2060+
There are 481 cases of the black/purple 2005 Ermitage Le Meal. As always, classic blackberry, asphalt, charcoal, and beef blood notes jump from the glass of this intense wine. Full-bodied, with staggering concentration and a personality not terribly dissimilar from a first-growth Pauillac, but showing no evidence of oak whatsoever (and that is in spite of being aged in 100% new oak casks), this wine needs 10-12 years of bottle age, and should keep for 50-100 years.
Review by: James Molesworth
Wine Spectator: Issue Web Only 2008
Rating: 98 points
Drink 2010 - 2030
Big, broad-shouldered version, with loam, tobacco, currant paste and hoisin sauce notes out in front of the formidable tannin structure. Dark, loamy and muscular through the finish, with a haymaker of black fruit and tarry grip. Best from 2010 through 2030. 481 cases made.
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| Gaja, Sperss 2003 750Ml |
 | Review by: Antonio Galloni
Wine Advocate: Issue 173, October 2007
Rating: 93 points
Drink 2010 - 2023
Gaja's 2003 Sperss is made from vineyards in Serralunga and offers better balance than the Conteisa. It is plump and juicy, with a generous core of dark fruit, tar and menthol supported by a massive, imposing structure. The wine offers notable length although there is a suggestion of heat on the finish. This powerful, brooding Sperss will require patience, even if today it gives the illusion of being a relatively accessible vintage for this wine. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2023.
Angelo Gaja and long-time oenologist Guido Rivella produced some of the most monumental wines of their long, storied partnership in 2004. Although I admire Gaja's wines, especially for their consistency, I rarely find them this emotionally moving and utterly profound. The stable weather and cool, tempering evenings towards the end of the growing season allowed Gaja and Rivella to harvest fairly late in 2004. I remember passing by Gaja's Barbaresco vineyards in October of that year and seeing fruit still waiting to be picked long after most producers had already brought the fruit in. Gaja's 2004s from Barbaresco are especially breathtaking for their clarity and precision. The wines also seem less internationally-styled than in the past. Readers fortunate enough to possess the means to acquire these wines won't want to miss them! The 2003s from the Barolo zones of La Morra and Serralunga are also strong efforts considering the vintage. Historically in Piedmont there has been an inverse relationship between quality and quantity. Great vintages like 1961 and 1989 were characterized by low yields, says Gaja. 2004 is one of those rare vintages like 1964 and 1990 where quality is high even though yields were generous as well. I think 2004 is a very elegant vintage. It is much easier to achieve opulence in the wines, but finesse is always much more elusive.
Review by: James Suckling
Wine Spectator: Issue December 15, 2007
Rating: 98 points
Drink after 2013
The nose of this wine is so precise, with perfume, rose, blackberry and raspberry aromas, and the full-bodied palate builds and builds and then overflows with ripe fruit and layers of rich, ripe, velvety tannins. This has amazing opulence, yet it's profound and structured. A fabulous wine. The best Sperss ever made. Best after 2013. 1,250 cases made.
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| Chambers, Rosewood Vineyards Rare Muscadelle (Tokay) NV 375M |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 161, October 2005
Rating: 100 points
My notes essentially read the same every year, even though the bottlings are non-vintage and I taste the most recent releases. Consistency and greatness are the norm at this Rutherglen winery. The average age is 7-10 years for the regular cuvees, about 70 years for the grand cuvees, and the ancient rare cuvees date back to soleras from 1890. The Muscadelle (Tokay) reveals caramel, toffee, fig, prune, raisiny notes, an incredible, unctuous texture, and amazing zesty acidity which keeps it from being cloying. It is redundant to keep repeating the same tasting notes, so readers will have to take my word for it ... this is one of the world's most remarkable dessert wines, and is worth every effort to latch on to a half bottle or so.
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| M. Chapoutier, Ermitage l'Ermite 2005 750Ml |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 175, February 2008
Rating: 99 points
Drink 2020 - 2080
Lastly, from the very dome of the granite hill of Ermitage is the 2005 Ermitage l'Ermite. An extraordinarily powerful wine that probably needs 10-15 years in the bottle (last year I thought 20 was probably conservative), this is a 100-year wine and probably best appreciated by our descendants rather than anyone currently over the age of 30. Dense purple to the rim, with notes of crushed rock, charcoal, roasted meats, and enormous quantities of blue and black fruits, this wine is almost painfully rich and thick, with mouthsearing levels of tannin and zesty acidity. Monumental! Anticipated maturity: 2020-2080.
Review by: James Molesworth
Wine Spectator: Issue Web Only 2008
Rating: 98 points
Drink 2010 - 2030
Super sleek and racy, with layers of red and black licorice snap, red and black currant, plum sauce, coffee, iron and violets. Incredibly long, with superb minerality that keeps it all harnessed, leaving a nearly saline-like feel on the tangy finish. A steel-plated version that should age beautifully. Best from 2010 through 2030. 617 cases made.
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| Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage 2005 750Ml |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 175, February 2008
Rating: 94 points
Drink 2015 - 2030
The 2005 Hermitage is a frighteningly backward, tannic, broodingly dense, formidable wine. Its dense purple color is followed by notions of road tar, spring flowers, camphor, creme de cassis, licorice, and earth. It displays high tannin, huge extract and richness, with fresh acidity. I agree with the Chaves that this is a vintage for those with patience as this wine needs a decade of cellaring. 1983 might be the closest vintage of comparison, but overall, I think the winemaking and selection process at Chave are far greater today than they were 25 years ago. Readers with good DNA and youth on their side are the only ones who should purchase this monster Hermitage. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030+.
Review by: James Molesworth
Wine Spectator: Issue July 31, 2008
Rating: 98 points
Drink now - 2030
Really packed, but amazingly supple and velvety in texture, with layer upon layer of black mission fig, crushed plum, freshly brewed espresso, worn saddle leather and iron notes all driving through the long, long finish. The structure is well-integrated already, but this has a long life ahead of it. Best from 2009 through 2030. 1,800 cases made.
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| Domaine De La Solitude , Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve Secrète |
 | Review by: Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: Issue 145, February 2003
Rating: 94 points
Drink now - 2020
The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape La Reserve Secrete was fashioned from the estate's finest parcels. Part of the cuvee was aged 12 months in new oak and the remainder in foudre. The actual composition is a surprising 60% Syrah and 40% Grenache. It is tempting to think this is an internationally-styled effort, but it does not taste like a soulless international blend. It reveals all the typicity of Provence as well as Chateauneuf du Pape in its sweet kirsch liqueur and blackberry-scented nose. Full-bodied, with low acidity, extraordinary purity and ripeness, an opaque purple color, and deep, chewy flavors revealing only a hint of new oak's vanilla/toast character, this effort exhibits great presence on the palate, loads of glycerin and extract, as well as a 45+ second finish. It is surprisingly harmonious, with the alcohol, tannin, acidity, and wood beautifully integrated. While this 2000 already has a certain accessibility, there is also a fabulous upside potential. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020.
Review by: Per-Henrik Mansson
Wine Spectator: Issue August 31, 2003
Rating: 97 points
Drink now - 2025
Masterful wine. Stunning quality from start to finish in this full-bodied, elegant and refined red. Dark in color, massively tannic, but all the parts are smooth and interlock beautifully, from the sweet black fruit and slightly spicy, mocha and coffee aromas to the (above all) velvety texture that caresses the palate and leaves an ethereal sense of greatness on the long finish. One for now, but also one for the cellar. Drink now through 2025. 465 cases made.
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| Bruno Giacosa, Barolo Falletto Di Serralunga D'Alba 2000 750 |
 | Review by: Daniel Thomases
Wine Advocate: Issue 160, October 2005
Rating: 94 points
Drink now - 2020
The 2000 Barolo Rocche di Falletto, from the best vineyards of Giacosa's own Serralunga d'Alba estate, is a horse of a different color. Equally intense, it is considerably fuller and rounder, fleshier on the mid-palate and finish than the Falletto, and decisively more complex in aroma with all the familiar notes of tar and roses, anisette and wild cherry fruit. Any comparisons with the 1999 version of this wine, however, richer, more nuanced, and more velvety, a Barolo which seems better every time it is tasted, are completely out of place. And to mention this wine in the same breath with the 1996 Barolo Falletto Riserva is a joke. Drink: 2006-2020.
Review James Suckling
Wine Spectator: Issue July 31, 2004
Rating: 97 points
Drink after 2008
Superdecadent and rich, with layers of plums, blackberries, strawberries and raw meat. Then turns floral. Full-bodied, yet fresh and lively, with a silky and caressing texture. This is not about concentration but about subtlety and complexity. Goes on and on. Best after 2008. 1,200 cases made.
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