The finest wine I have yet tasted from this estate, this 2005 is a noteworthy sleeper of the vintage. It exhibits a deep ruby/purple color along with a bouquet of black currants, licorice, wood smoke, and damp earth. Deep, medium to full-bodied, with sweet tannin, good acidity, and a long, layered mouthfeel, it can be drunk now and over the next 10-12 years.

Medium-bodied and slightly dilute, but pleasant, this mineral-dominated, finesse-styled 2005 St.-Emilion is fully mature, and not likely to get much better, although it can certainly hold for another 8-10 years.