Bagordi Rioja Reserva 2005, Spain   Grape variety, 100% Tempranillo, 18 months in French Oak barrels  A classic, elegant and well rounded Crianza from an excellent vintage. Clean and bright cherry colour, with expressive aromas of balsamic...

Chateau Cheval Blanc Grand Cru Classe St Emilion 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 prodigiously silky caress finishes on...

Château Fourcas Hosten Listrac Medoc 2005 45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc aged in oak barrels for 12 months. "Deep ruby/plum/purple, with more sweetness to its fruit than normal, the 2005 Fourcas Hosten displays...

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. 

Chateau Lascombes 2eme Cru Classe Margaux 2005  A total transformation under the new ownership, this wine has improved dramatically. Lots of very ripe fruit with blackberries and liquorice. Full-bodied with cherry tannins, starts off slowly but...

Château Mouton Rothschild 1'eme Cru Classé Pauillac 2005  "The 2005 Château Mouton-Rothschild is a deeply impressive First Growth. It has been blessed with a sensational nose that comes racing out of the blocks with...

Moet and Chandon Dom Perignon Rosé 2005, France  Released to great acclaim this Rose Champagne has light dry cherries on the nose, with smoke, toast and just a hint of earth. Rose petals and Pinot fruit lead the charge on a pinpoint mousse. A...

JIM BARRY PB SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2005 Who makes it?                 Peter Barry is the winemaker here and he has always been fascinated by the way these two wines...

Petit Cheval St Emilion Grand Cru 2005  Very stylish, elegant wine full of plummy fruit. Really delicious with lovely balance of fruit, tannin and acidity and fine, long finish. The second wine of Cheval Blanc, Jancis Robinson regarded this as one...

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