Bagordi Gran Reserva, Rioja, Spain, 2005  70% Tempranillo 30% Graciano with a minimum of 24 months of barrel ageing and more than 3 years of bottle ageing.  Fleshy and tasty in the mouth, red and black stone fruits, with a slightly...

Château Brane Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2005  53% Cab Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc. Fine purple red, beautifully fragrant Cabernet nose, lovely expression of Margaux fruit, textured and dense, lifted and distinctive,...

Chateau Calon Segur 3rd Growth St Estephe, Bordeaux, France, 2005  Grapes: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, aged 18-20 months in 100% new French oak. "Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine &...

Château Caronne Ste Gemme, Haut Médoc, Bordeaux, France, 2005    Grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, mostly hand-picked fruit from 45ha of vineyards with deep gravel soils. 12 months...

Chateau Cheval Blanc, 1er Grand Cru Classe "A", Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, 2005 On the 2005 vintage, Cheval Blanc procures endless pleasure. From its brilliant ruby colour, intense flavours of mint, red, blue, black and surreal fruits. This...

Château Grand Puy Lacoste 5th Growth Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2005    69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc  Xavier Borie has made a delicious, forward wine. Carefully extracted, fresh and immediately...

Chateau Joanin Becot Cotes De Castillon 2005   One of the stars of this appellation. Lovely dark fruit and cassis on the nose with a hint of wood. Good complexity and ripe tannins, on the palate it has a good balance. 

Château Kirwan 3eme Cru Classe Margaux 2005  "A third-growth, this intense, powerful and concentrated wine should play to its strengths in a vintage such as 2005, with its enormous tannin and density. This is one of the more backward of the...

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1er Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2005    Grapes: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot. Ageing 18-20 months in 100% new French oak barrels. Winemaker - Charles Chevalier...

Château Lascombes 2eme Cru Classe, Margaux, 2005  "A gorgeous example of Lascombes, the 2005, a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, continues the remarkable turn-around in quality that began five years...

Château Mouton Rothschild 1'eme Cru Classé Pauillac 2005  Grapes: A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc "The 2005 Château Mouton-Rothschild is a deeply impressive First Growth. It has been...

Roda I Reserva Rioja, Spain, 2005  85% Tempranillo, 9% Graciano and 6% Garnacha. Aged in 40% brand new and 60% second use, French oak barrels. 14 months in barrels and 30 months cellaring in bottle.  Deep red, bright and brilliant colour,...

Tinto Figuero Noble, Viñedos y Bodegas García Figuero, Ribera del Duero, Spain, 2005  Tempranillo grapes used in this wine come from a selection of three vineyards older than 70 years. After being hand-harvested and...