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"Some truly magnificent wines"
"Vintage of a lifetime"
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Today we're offering some 2005 vintage southern Rhone wines:
"2005 isn’t just about Bordeaux and Burgundy – the Rhône has yielded some truly magnificent wines...Rhône 2005 is a vintage of such bounty that I would unhesitatingly name it as my one allowed luxury were I to be stranded on a desert island. Rhône 2005 works well on every level – pleasure in the tone of the fruit, the freshness of the flavours, and the ability to please now or later, such is its balance...Top sites, with the best exposures and often the oldest vines, did particularly well at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. For once, prestige wines – usually drawn from 70-year-plus Grenache harvested at low yields – have really performed, with distance between these and the regular cuvées." John Livingstone-Learmonth, Decanter
"In the case of 2005, we are dealing with one of the great ageworthy Rhône Valley vintages of the past 30 years. Wine-lovers who have the fortitude to put away the best wines from both the north and south for at least a decade, and perhaps longer in the case of the best syrah-based examples, will be amply rewarded...The generally healthy acidity levels of the 2005s, combined with their substantial and often firm tannins, has resulted in wines that will be wonderful keepers but mostly avoid the ultraripe, even roasted character found in many 2003s. Yes, there’s plenty of very ripe, deep, sweet fruit in the ‘05s, which should help see the wines through to old age." - Josh Raynolds, Vinous
These wines have reached a plateau of maturity and are drinking very well right now.
All acquired on release and cellared in a professional storage facility since the time of purchase.
In stock, and immediately available.
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Autard Chateauneuf du Pape La Cote Ronde 2005
2 bottles available, $55 per bottle
94 points Wine Advocate
Beaurenard Chateauneuf du Pape Boisrenard 2005
1 bottle available, $79 per bottle
95 points Wine Advocate
Les Cailloux (Andre Brunel) Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Centenaire 2005
3 bottles available, $95 per bottle
95 points Wine Advocate
Marcoux Chateauneuf du Pape VV 2005
2 bottles available, $135 per bottle
97 points Wine Advocate
Milliere Chateauneuf du Pape VV 2005
2 bottles available, $35 per bottle
92 points Wine Advocate
Monpertuis Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition VV 2005
5 bottles available, $49 per bottle
95 points Vinous
Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape La Reine des Bois 2005
1 bottle available, $89 per bottle
97 points Wine Advocate
Pierre Usseglio Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Deux Freres 2005
2 bottles available, $145 per bottle
98 points Wine Advocate
Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf du Pape 2005
11 bottles available, $120 per bottle
95 points Wine Advocate
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Requirements
- Subject to final confirmation and remaining unsold
- Orders will be confirmed as received; please allow time for processing
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