To the 2005 French Wine Sensation!
In the exquisite charm of the 2005 French wine vintage lies a true gem that captures the essence of a remarkable year in winemaking. This vintage boasts a perfect balance of ripe fruit, elegant tannins, and a complex bouquet of flavors, making it a timeless addition to any collection.
Sourced from renowned vineyards, each bottle reflects the unique terroir that defines French excellence. The 2005 vintage is celebrated for its rich, velvety texture and lingering finish, offering notes of dark berries, subtle spice, and a hint of oak.
Whether you’re a seasoned connoisseur or a casual enthusiast, this vintage promises to elevate your dining experience or serve as a cherished gift. Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of wine history. Order now and savor the sophistication of the 2005 vintage—where every sip tells a story of passion and tradition!
To great flavors!🍷
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1/ Anne et Jean-Francois Ganevat Cotes du Jura Vin Jaune 2005 - Bt (620ml) | RP94+
(620ml, 1 bottle, HK$3000/bt)
I was lucky enough to taste three different vintages of the rare Vin Jaune, although it's far from being Ganevat's specialty. Starting with a half bottle of the 2005 Vin Jaune specially produced for the US market in the shape of a Clavelin, but with a standard content of 375-milliliters, which ironically enough, cannot be sold in Europe! I had already tasted the regular 2005 before, and this format seems to be just as good; I didn't even notice any more advanced aromas (I tasted from two different bottles and had drunk one a few weeks before this tasting). 2005 is confirming the high expectations; the wine has higher acidity than the 2006 (and 2007), and also more concentration and depth. I think I might have underestimated the 2005 a little when I first tasted it and I'm upgrading my score. However, it does not reach the elegance of the best jaunes from Château Chalon or l'Etoile.
- 94+, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate, June 2016
2/ Bouchard Pere & Fils Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2005 - Bt | RP92-94
(750ml, 3 bottle, HK$4700/bt)
The Bouchard 2005 Chambertin Clos de Beze displays a classic aroma of this singularly great site: rose petal, licorice, black cherry, and beef stock. In the mouth it offers intensity along with lift and elegance, its tannins ultra-fine and its finish long, savory, and subtly salty, with deep fruit and carnality. This should cellar superbly for at least 12-15 years.
-92-94, David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate, June 2007
3/ Bouchard Pere & Fils Chambertin Grand Cru 2005 - Bt | VNS92+
(750ml, 3 bottle, HK$3300/bt)
(this is the only Bouchard Gevrey grand cru from estate fruit?; 100% vendange entier Full ruby-red. Wild, complex aromas of red cherry liqueur, smoked meat, licorice and shoe polish, with a cool veggie nuance. Sweet and stylish but still quite reserved, even cool, with intriguing suggestions of gibiers and toasty oak. Still quite clenched on the back, finishing with building tannins. Classic austere Chambertin.
-92+, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com, March 2007
4/ Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny Le Bourg 2005 - Bt | RP94-95
(750ml, 4 bottle, HK$4600/bt)
From a single hectare of ancient vines, the Foucaults’ 2005 Saumur-Champigny Le Bourg – from new barriques, a dozen of those from local oak dried for six years – displays roasted meat, black truffles, toasted walnut, cassis, and salt spray in the nose. Amazingly deep, meaty, and fruited with an almost bitter blackness of fruit skin intensity, this expansive, rich, doughy-textured red resonates with gushing juiciness, marrowy meatiness, explosive sweet florality, deep, piquant nuttiness, and aromatic wood notes. Like all Foucault wines, it will go straight to bottle by gravity and I don’t think much can go wrong at this point!
-94-95, David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate, August 2007
5/ Clos Rougeard Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux 2005 - Bt | RP91-92
(750ml, 2 bottle, HK$3800/bt)
The 2005 Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux – in half new and half one-wine barriques – offers an intense, high-toned nose of ripe blackberry and machine oil. Deep, rich and expansive on the palate, featuring stock-pot meatiness, ripe blackberry fruit, alluring, Chambertin-like rose petal inner-mouth florality, and subtly salty minerality, this should be worthy of a decade or more of bottle age. The mixture in the empty glass of rose, blackberry, black cherry, and elusive carnal and mineral nuances worthy of a great Pinot should alone prove worthy of what is bound to seem by local standards a hefty price.
-91-92, David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate, August 2007
6/ Meo-Camuzet Corton Grand Cru Clos Rognet 2005 - Bt | VNS92+
(750ml, 1 bottle, HK$4400/bt)
Good deep ruby-red. Sexy aromas of black raspberry, cherry, smoke, game and minerals; more tangy than the Boudots or Clos Vougeot. Superripe and sweet, but with good lift and definition to the black raspberry, game and spice flavors. Finishes with broad, dusty tannins and excellent mineral-driven length.
-92+, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com, March 2008
7/ Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2005 - Bt | AG96
(750ml, 6 bottle, HK$7800/bt)
The 2005 Clos de la Roche is just starting to develop the first hints of tertiary nuance. Smoke, leather, game, licorice and dark-fleshed fruits abound. Deep, bold and super-expressive, with elements of gravitas and baritone darkness, the 2005 possesses o the charts richness and intensity. Even so, the brisk, saline notes that are a signature of this site are very much present beneath the fruit. The 2005 is now approaching its first plateau of maturity, which makes it an excellent choice for drinking now and over the next two decades or more.
-96, Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com, April 2017
8/ Lucien Le Moine Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru 2005 - Bt | RP94-96
(750ml, 2 bottle, HK$7300/bt)
Saouma makes no secret of the fact that his 2005 Bonnes Mares – and in fact that cru in general – is his personal favorite. The nose suggests concentrated confiture of red and black raspberries with salty, resinous and smoky accents – almost archetypal for this site, in fact. And like so many 2005s from this vineyard, the wine has a slightly gamey, tart, savage edge of fruit and mineral to it. Bitter black chocolate low tones and floral high notes add complexity. For sheer intensity, it is hard to beat this amazing performance – but for refinement, complexity or mystery, there are other Le Moine wines I would place ahead of it.
-94-96, David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate, June 2007
9/ Lucien Le Moine Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2005 - Bt | RP91-93
(750ml, 3 bottle, HK$3000/bt)
Saouma and Brakir’s 2005 Charmes-Chambertin announces itself with alluring scents of ripe cherry, almond and fennel pollen, and comes to the palate polished, subtly creamy, yet freshly-fruited and juicy as well as relatively delicate by the standards of their 2005 collection. Long, refined and pure, this takes wings and lifts with an effortless that spells “grand cru” without offering especially obvious density, intricate complexity or aggressive grip. It’s all about insinuation and subtle seduction.
-91-93, David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate, June 2007
10/ Lucien Le Moine Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2005 - Bt | NM96
(750ml, 4 bottle, HK$3800/bt)
The 2005 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Lucien Le Moine was an absolutely gorgeous wine, though following winemaker Mounir's advice, as with all of his wines, I afforded it a long seven-hour decant and a vigorous shake. The bouquet has a crystalline purity, armed with maraschino cherries, fresh raspberry, orange sorbet and a touch of cold stone. The palate similarly has exceptionally fine clarity and precision, harmonious from start to finish, intensity married with freshness and vitality. Such is the poise but you hardly notice the intensity and length here. For sure, it is a grand cru in its infancy, although with appropriate decanting/aeration, I would begrudge anyone from opening a bottle now. However, it has the substance and breeding to last many years.
-96, Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, April 2016
11/ Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes Premier Cru 2005 - Bt | VNS92+
(750ml, 2 bottle, HK$3200/bt)
(this was vinied with a portion of its stems and just nished its secondary fermentation) Good red-ruby. Musky aromas of raspberry, minerals and rose petal. Sappy, minerally and bright, with sneaky density of texture and a lightly saline character without any excess weight. Mounir Saouma noted that the line of clay that runs through Clos Vougeot also crops up here. Most wines from Chambolle needed a gentle extraction in 2005, he volunteered.
-92+, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com, March 2007
12/ Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 2005 - Bt | VNS90
(750ml, 1 bottle, HK$3100/bt)
(bottled three weeks prior to my visit) Aromas of vanilla, hay, honey and owers. Plump and silky; conveys less thrust today than the Desiree but there's sound ripe acidity here. Ultimately less open than the Desiree, and stonier and more powerful on the back half. In a more minerally style.
-90, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com, September 2007
13/ Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 2005 - Bt | NM90
(750ml, 2 bottle, HK$2800/bt)
Tasted blind, the 2005 Meursault Villages is maturing nicely, although whether it will repay continued cellaring is another matter. It has a very pure bouquet of light honey, indicative of a benevolent growing season, hints of pressed flowers and pralines developing with time. The palate is well-balanced, and under blind conditions, I was not the only one suggesting premier cru quality (a testament to the craftsmanship of Dominique Lafon). It is very harmonious and with aeration the wood component becomes just a little conspicuous, but you cannot dislike the orange zest on the pert finish. Drink now-2017. Tasted March 2014.
-90, Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, April 2014
14/ Domaine Henri Boillot Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru 2005 - Bt | VNS96+
(750ml, 5 bottle, HK$6600/bt)
(negociant wine) Nose dominated by wet stone. Penetrating, precise flavor of pure crushed and liqueed stone. Wonderfully rich, tactile wine, but today its sheer vibrating minerally high notes almost mask its texture. Still, this wine comes across as suppler than the Pucelles. This should be fascinating to follow over the next decade or two.
-96+, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com, September 2007
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