2005 Red Bordeaux

Chateau Mouton Rothschild, For laying down,

This is truly a masterpiece.A majestic, complex, rich, intoxicating nose with exciting, racy,pure cassis notes leads on to a sublime, multi, multi-layered palate with a precise, cool, silky core of the ripest blackcurrants with a generous dollop of double cream.This really is a spectacular, flawless wine that not only rivals the other 2005 First Growths but surpasses 2 or 3 of them. Whether this is as great as the 1928 or 1945 is just too soon to call, but this will definitely be one of the greatest cases you might ever have in your cellar. Awe-inspiring!

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

Case price (Imperial 1 x 600cl)

£5,564.78

Imperial 1 x 600cl 2cs

£4,619.46

Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs

£5,300.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£5,950.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£5,995.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£6,250.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£6,900.00

New To BBX Original Wooden Case

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£2,900.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£3,600.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£3,800.00

New To BBX

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£5,000.00

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2005 Bordeaux Primeur Cru, Assortment Case (6 Btl)

Assortment Mixed Cases, For laying down,

This case contains one 75cl bottle of each of the following wines:

1 x 2005 Ch. Petrus, Pomerol
1 x 2005 Ch. Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac
1 x 2005 Ch. Lafite, Pauillac
1 x 2005 Ch. Latour, Pauillac
1 x 2005 Ch. Maragaux, Margaux
1 x 2005 Ch. Cheval Blanc, St Emilion

France > Bordeaux

Case price (Assrt x 6 1 x 450cl)

£10,413.60

Assrt x 6 1 x 450cl 2cs

£8,664.60

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2005 Ch. Gruaud Larose, St Julien

Château Gruaud Larose, For laying down,

This is a stunning wine, epitomising St Julien's breed and elegance but with an extra dash of generosity. A fabulous rich nose leads to a structured palate with a lovely weight of ripe, creamy raspberry and loganberry fruit with liquorice and toast hints. The fruit quality is outstanding, with real energy and freshness, topped off by a long, pure finish. The harvest was very late here so the Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) and Merlot (30%) were able to really blossom. Given their reasonable pricing policy this is one of the wines of the vintage for value as well as quality.

France > Bordeaux > St Julien

3 Reviews

Ex-Chateau

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£359.00

New To BBX Ex-Chateau

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£355.00

New To BBX

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£950.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£890.00

New To BBX

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£845.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£900.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£780.00

Salmanaz. 1 x 900cl 1cs

£1,100.00

Salmanaz. 1 x 900cl 2cs

£900.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 3cs

£750.00

D. Magnum 3 x 300cl 1cs

£980.00

Ex-Chateau

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£650.00

Ex-Chateau

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£400.00

Ex-Chateau

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£360.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£720.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£740.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£745.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs

£750.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£765.00

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2005 Sociando-Mallet Cuvée Jean Gautreau Haut-Médoc

Chateau Sociando-Mallet, Ready, but will improve,

Unlike Right Bank Bordeaux properties, Special Cuveés are a rare phenomenon in the Médoc. Ch. Palmer do a limited XIXth Century blend (but that incorporates grapes from the northern Rhône as well) and though there have been occasional experimental releases from a few other châteaux there is certainly nothing we know of that compares with this very fine, limited production special cuvée from Ch. Sociando-Mallet - Cuvee Jean Gautreau.

Jean Gautreau purchased Ch. Sociando-Mallet in 1969 and rescued it from a period of inconsistency turning it into one of the most popular Cru Bourgeois on the market today. In 1995, driven by a quest for quality, Jean Gautreau and his team decided to select the fifteen best barrels from the vintage to make a special cuvée blend made with a higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (approx. 80%) than the regular château bottling (approx. 60%). The total volume is only 1% of the production of the whole estate and hence is very rarely seen in the market

The wines of Ch. Sociando-Mallet are traditionally weighty, firm and well-structured, rich in fruit with excellent ageing potential and Cuvée Jean Gautreau is simply a different expression of this style but with an extra step up in quality and ageability.

As Jean Gautreau says: "I have a superb terroir which I want to express in the wine. I try to make a classic Médoc for long keeping."

A result of the remarkable 2005 vintage, this wine offers the hallmarks of the year with excellent concentration of fruit, ripe yet structured tannins and a lovely freshness throughout. Eleven years on and this is starting to display some secondary characteristics, yet there remains a lovely core of black berry fruit, complemented with notes of bramble and damson.

A slight creaminess to the texture, there is great richness across the palate which holds through to a long finish. Great structu

France > Bordeaux > Haut-Medoc

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£360.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£508.00

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2005 Ch. Montrose, St Estèphe

Chateau Montrose, For laying down,

As big as ever, Montrose has made a real tour de force in 2005, although it is very much an iron fist in a velvet glove. It is a dense wine with enormous tannins, but the latter are cloaked by sweet, concentrated, ripe cassis and plum fruits. It is only on the incredibly long finish (a real feature of the 2005s) that they really reveal themselves, but even then they are very fine. This is not just a brute though, it has great charm and grace. The 65% Cabernet Sauvignon really comes through and helps give the wine that wonderful earthy St Estèphe personality.
Simon Staples, Asia Wine Director

France > Bordeaux > St Estephe

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Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£1,250.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,300.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,400.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,420.00

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2005 Ch. Prieuré-Lichine, Margaux

Chateau Prieure-Lichine, Ready, but will keep,

"Even considering some of the great vintages produced under the late Alexis Lichine, this estate has never made a wine as impressive as their 2005. Consultant Stephane Derenoncourt is obviously realizing this vineyards full potential. The deep ruby/purple color is accompanied by an open-knit, exotic bouquet of spice, incense, flowers, and sweet black cherries and blackberries. Rich and opulent, with ripe tannin, a savory, voluminous mouthfeel, and wonderful definition as well as elegance, this gorgeous wine is a tour de force for Prieure-Lichine. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025." 91-94/100 points. (Robert Parker)

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£480.00

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2005 Ch. Clerc-Milon, Pauillac

Chateau Clerc Milon, For laying down,

This underrated estate, located next to two First Growths, Mouton and Lafite, is the most forward and easy to appreciate of the Baroness Philippine properties. But alongside its sweet lush fruit and exotic crowd-pleasing style is some real Pauillac grip and substantial tannins and structure. Like the d'Armailhac, this has real life and energy to it but the fruit is more minerally and concentrated and the wine is more serious. Made from 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot this is one of the sleepers of the vintage.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£975.00

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Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£1,000.00

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2005 Ch. Batailley, Pauillac

Chateau Batailley, For laying down,

Consistently one of our (and our customers’) favourite châteaux, Batailley produced a wine that is particularly sleek and elegant in 2005. This is a classic Batailley in every sense of the word and represents another huge leap forward for the property. Increasingly this feels like a Fifth Growth performing at the level of a Second or Third Growth.

Everything is there in spades: body, texture and fruit concentration. Very ripe Cabernet Sauvignon dominates, with beautifully ripe tannins, cassis and a spicy edge.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

4 Reviews

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£550.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£600.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£625.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£680.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£900.00

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2005 Ch. Margaux, Margaux

Chateau Margaux, For laying down,

Words can't convey how good this is. It is an extraordinary Margaux, with a perfume to die for and an astonishing level of concentration and complexity. The tannin levels are the highest ever here but you would never know; they are like velvet on the tongue cloaked with rich, suave and voluptuous forest fruits and crushed raspberries. The finish goes on forever with coffee, mocha and bitter chocolate hints enhancing the intense pure, creamy cassis. This is a classic Margaux that starts slowly and then just builds and builds to a deafening crescendo that engulfs the senses. This is a legendary Margaux.

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£6,050.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£6,250.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£6,990.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£7,990.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£8,000.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£8,500.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£7,800.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£5,995.00

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2005 Ch. Latour, Pauillac

Chateau Latour, For laying down,

Five minutes after you had swallowed this wine you could still taste it in its entirety. Even by Latour's lofty standards this is remarkable. This is a huge, dense closed wine packed full of cassis, cream and minerals of awesome intensity. As you might expect, the tannins here are phenomenally rich and ripe It surely has a long and glorious future ahead of it, with no sharp edges and a wonderful grace and balance. This will be one of the all time great Latours.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

Ex-Chateau

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£3,900.00

Ex-Chateau

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£4,450.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£6,300.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£7,688.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£7,898.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£8,100.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£8,680.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£10,000.00

Ex-Chateau

Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs

£6,000.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£6,400.00

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2005 Ch. Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe

Château Ormes de Pez, Ready, but will keep,

Ch. Ormes de Pez, St. Estèphe is a well known chateau that the Cazes family (Ch. Lynch Bages etc) has given more attention to in recent years. It shows the concentration and balance of 2005, a great year, as well as a sweetness of fruit which gave it real appeal.
Tom Cave, Cellar Plan Manager - Dec 09

The Jean-Michel Cazes estates have had a great year in 2005, and this one is no different. This is benchmark St Estèphe, with lots of earthy minerality, this has far more generosity than usual. Extremely accessible, the spicy nose with notes of licorice and pepper leads on to a rich balanced palate with lashings of sweet loganberries and cassis with tobacco hints. This is at once classy, concentrated and quaffable, but with great ageing potential too.
Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director

France > Bordeaux > St Estephe

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£380.00

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2005 Ch. Duhart-Milon-Rothschild, Pauillac

Château Duhart-Milon, For laying down,

With 71% Cabernet Sauvignon and 29% Merlot Duhart-Milon-Rothschild is a bit firmer than the Carruades de Lafite, but is still very Pauillac indeed. An attractive blackcurrant nose is followed by a very ample concentrated palate that is incredibly fresh and very fine indeed. Despite its considerable structure this is a real charmer. Excellent.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

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Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs

£750.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£775.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£800.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£900.00

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2005 Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac

Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal, Ready, but will improve,

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

3 Reviews

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£375.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£450.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£560.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£400.00

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2005 Ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac

Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, For laying down,

This is a real return to form for Grand Puy Lacoste, with owner François Xavier Borie rightfully very proud of his Grand Vin in 2005. Made with more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual (78%) this has a gently toasty cassis nose, followed by elegant blackberry and dark cherry fruit with licorice hints and good freshness. It is far more feminine than the Lynch Bages and also the Pontet Canet, yet retains lots of energy and weight along with perfect balance. This may not be a powerhouse but it is one of the very finest wines in Pauillac, and indeed the whole of Bordeaux.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

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Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£950.00

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2005 Ch. Lynch Bages, Pauillac

Château Lynch-Bages, For laying down,

A sublime masculine heavyweight Lynch. It is Pauillac personified with an impenetrable but incredibly ripe nose bursting with pure, minerally cassis. Mouthfilling creamy black cherry and blackcurrant fruit is phenomenally smooth and boasts great structure with hints of tobacco, coffee, leather and mint. The tannins are rich and silky with a rare freshness. The wine is aged in 80% new oak which is the most they have ever used, feeling it necessary to cloak the exceptional fruit and powerful tannins. This is set to be a legendary Lynch so don't miss out.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£675.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£829.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£1,350.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,400.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,425.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,429.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,450.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,485.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,500.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,600.00

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Nebuchnzr 1 x 1500cl 1cs

£4,600.00

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2005 Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac

Chateau Latour, For laying down,

Ch. Latour has now released the final stock of its excellent second wine, Les Forts de Latour from the legendary 2005 vintage. This is the last opportunity to purchase this wine on release from the château.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 3cs

£800.00

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2005 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Baron, Pauillac

Château Pichon Baron, For laying down,

Pichon-Baron's beaming winemaker Jean-Réné Matignon has once again made a sleek, sexy and hedonistic wine in 2005. With an intoxicating perfumed nose and a powerful, velvety palate of black cherries this ripe, polished, minerally wine is pure Pauillac. The 64% Cabernet Sauvignon is unsurprisingly to the fore, with the small berries bestowing great concentration and beautiful pure fruit on this wine. This is another fine performance set to confirm Pichon-Baron's position at the top of Bordeaux's echelon.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

Bottle 12 x 75cl 14cs

£1,340.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,350.00

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2005 Ch. Pontet-Canet, Pauillac

Chateau Pontet-Canet, For laying down,

Owner Alfred Tesseron has produced an utterly extraordinary wine in 2005. The verdict was unanimous amongst our buying team: it was without question the best Pontet-Canet anyone could ever remember tasting. With incredible silky tannins, and perfect balance, this has everything you could ever want from a wine. Creamy blackberries, and an incredibly precise shape, lead to a spellbounding finish that makes your tongue tingle. Tasting this wine is one of those experiences where you wonder how a few grapes can be transformed into such an elixir. Unmissable.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

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Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£755.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,050.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,075.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,120.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£1,150.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,200.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,300.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,329.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,355.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,500.00

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2005 Ch. Pichon-Longueville, Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac

Château Pichon Lalande, For laying down,

Experience has shown us that Pichon-Lalande's decadent, sensual, feminine wines always improve markedly after they are shown en primeur. This is true again in 2005. But if you look closely at the firm cassis fruit and fine tannins you realise everything is perfectly in place. Although it is very restrained, its true colours begin to reveal themselves on the incredibly long and aristocratic finish. This has a similar make-up to the château's 1996, with more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual (64%). According to the ever-charming Gildas d'Ollone it has better fruit
and acidity than in 1996 and even more elegance. This is a mouthwatering prospect indeed.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,200.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,300.00

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2005 Ch. Calon-Ségur, St Estèphe

Château Calon Ségur, For laying down,

This is a wonderfully constructed wine, with very fine, silky tannins and an intense core of classic brambly St Estèphe fruit with a whiff of mulberries. It is pure and fresh with the 60% Cabernet Sauvignon - brooding, as if waiting to leap out - very much to the fore. This is completely different to their famous 2003, and although Madame will not be drawn on the matter, we certainly think it is considerably superior.

France > Bordeaux > St Estephe

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Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,000.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,200.00

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2005 Ch. Léoville-Barton, St Julien

Chateau Leoville Barton, For laying down,

There can surely be few other estates in Bordeaux that are as consistently brilliant as Léoville-Barton. This is incredibly classy, with very concentrated, rich, restrained black fruits, and hints of cedar, minerals and cigar box. It is all in absolutely perfect balance with a wonderful freshness and sublime elegance amid lashings of fruit and very fine tannins. Amazing stuff.

France > Bordeaux > St Julien

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,000.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,045.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,250.00

D. Magnum 3 x 300cl 1cs

£1,100.00

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2005 Ch. Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc

Château Cantemerle, Ready, but will keep,

There is a completeness that is evident in 2005 Clarets, and this is what immediately strikes with 2005 Cantemerle. It has bags of fruit, tannin and acidity, all tied up in an impeccably-balanced, polished package. Sweet cassis fruit is accompanied by a spicy edge and a long, fresh lift. This is very pretty now but ideally wants another five years to really get going, and will easily keep for another five after that.
Tom Cave, Cellar Plan Manager

France > Bordeaux > Haut-Medoc

4 Reviews

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£385.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£400.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£420.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£430.00

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2005 Ch. Léoville-Poyferré, St Julien

Chateau Leoville Poyferre, For laying down,

Didier Cuvelier has made an absolutely brilliant wine at Léoville Poyferré this year. The voluminous fruit of the vintage really complements Poyferré's style. This is all black cherries and raspberries with hints of cedar, but at an intensity never seen before in this wine. Like so many of the top châteaux in 2005 this starts in quite a restrained manner but then grows and grows until the flavours seem to explode in your mouth. And as for the finish, well, that just goes on and on. The breed and elegance here is amazing.

France > Bordeaux > St Julien

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Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,825.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,850.00

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2005 Ch. Saint Pierre, St Julien

Chateau Saint-Pierre, Ready, but will improve,

This may be a modest chteau (although its selection of old gnarled vines are a good sign) particularly in the context of the great names that surround it, but it is hugely underrated, as the 2005 proves. Known for its power and muscle, in 2005 it has added the communes characteristic charm, extra ripe fruit and a very long generous finish. This will surely be one of the best value wines of the vintage. Drink 2012-2025.
BBR Score: 16.5/20. Parker Score: 92-94/100.

France > Bordeaux > St Julien

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£750.00

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2005 Ch. Léoville-Las Cases, St Julien

Chateau Leoville Las Cases, For laying down,

If the 1855 Classification was rewritten tomorrow there is no doubt that this aristocratic estate would be reclassified as a First Growth. Their incredible 2005 simply adds to this cause. This has all the power and well-tailored elegance of a classic St Julien but with a sleek, concentrated, amazingly fresh character. Coffee and dark chocolate permeate the dense blackcurrant fruit, and while this is maybe less muscular than we expected, the very firm tannins are merely hiding within the massive, harmonious and elegant structure, this will be magnificent.

France > Bordeaux > St Julien

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,200.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,800.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,891.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,899.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,950.00

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2005 Ch. du Tertre, Margaux

Chateau du Tertre, Ready, but will keep,

This is very Margaux in style, and also quite powerful and modern. The Cabernet Franc was particularly good this year - and very ripe - and there is an unusually large percentage in the blend. An intense, exotic almost Port-like nose leads on to a palate with rich fruitcake flavours, sweet, concentrated raspberries and cream and hints of chocolate. The finish is sexy, rounded and mouthwatering and made in a way that you don't want to end. There is 15% less of the 2005 than the 2004, with the yield down to a mean 42hl/ha, and for the price, this is a must.

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£550.00

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2005 Ch. Ferriere, Margaux

Château Ferrière, Ready, but will improve,

The smallest property of all the Cru Classs, this little-known estate has become one of the best kept secrets in the Mdoc. This is partly down to the fact that it was, until very recently, distributed exclusively in France. Much has changed under new owner, Claire Villars. Not least the quality! With its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon this is reminiscent of a mini-Ch. Margaux in style. It has excellent concentration and is quite masculine for a Margaux yet polished. With only 4000 cases made in total this attractive wine is very rare and should offer exceptional value.

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

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Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£250.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£480.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£600.00

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2005 Ch. Palmer, Margaux

Chateau Palmer, For laying down,

Awesome. Showstopping. Remarkable. Palmer is all of these things in 2005. A stunning, full bodied expansive beauty of a wine, it is quintessentially Margaux with a Pomerol-like richness. It is silky and gorgeous with unbelievably pure, firm and precise fruit on the palate. With multiple layers of complexity, the finish was so long we could still taste it - without any exaggeration - 15 minutes after leaving the château. The 78-year-old former winemaker said the only vintage to compare to the 2005 was the 1945 and in his view the 2005 surpassed the legends of 1961, 1983 and 1989 at the same stage.

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,600.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,700.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,950.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£3,200.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£3,600.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£3,950.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£2,850.00

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2005 Pavillon Rouge du Ch. Margaux

Chateau Margaux, Ready, but will keep,

The balance and harmony in this powerful Second Wine is immediately reminiscent of the sensational Grand Vin. The creamy black cherry and blackcurrant fruit is as smooth as velvet and extremely mouth-filling. The much greater percentage of Merlot (48%) this year gives it far more opulence than usual, while the Cabernet Sauvignon (48%) provides the incredible concentration, tannic structure and sheer class. This tastes more like a Second Growth than a Second Wine.

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,185.00

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£750.00

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2005 Ch. Durfort-Vivens, Margaux

Chateau Durfort-Vivens, Ready, but will improve,

Proud and hard-working owner Gonzague Lurton appreciated fully this vintage, the perfect conditions meaning the winemaker's involvement was minimal and the wine's classic terroir, in the heart of the appellation, and sheer class come to the fore. The 2005 is very fresh and shows all the Margaux hallmarks of elegance and finesse with beautifully pure fruit and utterly natural with judicious use of oak. This is almost certainly the best Ch. Durfort Vivens in recent years, and in 2005 it certainly lives up to its deuxième Cru status. Exceptional value for the quality of the wine.

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£890.00