2005 Red Bordeaux

Ch. 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

3 Reviews

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£260.34

Bottle 6 x 75cl 28cs

£203.94

Case price (Bottle 12 x 75cl)

£520.68

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£407.88

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£400.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£450.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£430.00

D. Magnum 3 x 300cl 1cs

£550.00

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2005 Ch. Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe

Chateau Les 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

£53.50

Case price (12)

£578.28 Saving £63.72

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£455.88

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£420.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£450.00

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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

Bottle

£63.00

Case price (12)

£664.68 Saving £91.32

Bottle 12 x 75cl 71cs

£527.88

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£485.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£490.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£500.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£525.00

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2005 Ch. le Tertre Rôteboeuf, St Emilion

Chateau Le Tertre Roteboeuf, For laying down,

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£2,190.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£1,812.00

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2005 Ch. Potensac, Médoc

Chateau Potensac, Ready, but will improve,

Potensac's 2005 is a firm, gutsy wine with elegant but very firm tannins and intense earthy flavours. The pure cassis and blackberry nose gives it considerable class, while the extra intensity and structure in 2005 makes it really rather good. Reminiscent of a top St Estèphe, this is classic Claret at a great price.

France > Bordeaux > Medoc

Imperial

£495.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£395.18

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£185.00

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2005 Ch. Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac

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 (Bottle 12 x 75cl)

£6,439.08

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£5,339.88

Case price (Jeroboam 1 x 500cl)

£4,193.32

Jeroboam 1 x 500cl 1cs

£3,479.99

Case price (Imperial 1 x 600cl)

£5,564.78

Imperial 1 x 600cl 2cs

£4,620.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£5,800.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£7,950.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£5,400.00

Jeroboam 1 x 500cl 1cs

£3,000.00

Jeroboam 1 x 500cl 1cs

£3,200.00

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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

£8,665.01

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2005 Ch. Gruaud Larose, St Julien

Chateau 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

£340.00

Ex-Chateau

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 1cs

£325.00

New To BBX

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£900.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£800.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£780.00

Salmanaz. 1 x 900cl 1cs

£1,150.00

New To BBX

Salmanaz. 1 x 900cl 1cs

£1,000.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£880.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£550.00

D. Magnum 3 x 300cl 1cs

£880.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£700.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£720.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£750.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£760.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£795.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£800.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£900.00

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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

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,250.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,280.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,299.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,300.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£1,350.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,355.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,398.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,400.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,450.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,500.00

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2005 Ch. Giscours, Margaux

Chateau Giscours, Ready, but will improve,

Wonderful, this is the best Giscours since 1970. A great waft of fruit on the nose is amply supported by a palate that epitomises the best of 2005 Bordeaux: it is full and rich yet is also very fresh with ripe but firm tannins and a lovely minerality. Making 25% less of the Grand Vin than in 2004, this is reminiscent of the 1990 vintage but is cleaner with better acidity. This is very classic, masculine and serious and makes an ideal counterpart to the more approachable Du Tertre. Once again, the Margaux terroir shines through here, with wonderful concentrated fruit and a structure that marks it out as a real vin de garde.

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

New To BBX Ex-Chateau

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£400.00

New To BBX Ex-Chateau

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£850.00

Original Wooden Case

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 3cs

£500.00

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2005 Ch. Capet Guillier, St Emilion

Chateau Capet Guillier, Ready, but will keep,

France > Bordeaux > Cotes De Bordeaux

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£222.00

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2005 Ch. Lafleur, Pomerol

Chateau Lafleur, For laying down,

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£7,400.00

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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

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£1,150.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,145.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,100.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,080.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,075.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,070.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,069.00

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 2cs

£600.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,500.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,400.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,350.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,300.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,295.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,200.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£750.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,000.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,020.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,045.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,050.00

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2005 Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe

Cos d'Estournel, For laying down,

We drank this at our Cos dinner on 20th November 2009, with Jean Guillaume and a host of older vintages. We had 2003 and its the best 2003 I have tried in 3 years and better than at least 2 of the First Growths from that hot year. However as magnificent as his 2003 is the 2005 is on another ,higher, level. Its beautiful. Powerful, structured but seamless. Its very young of course but as the customer I was sitting next to remarked, "Where is the tannin?" . They are so fine and perfectly integrated with the glorious black fruit , whimsical acidity and non obvious alcohol it really is a glorious harmonious triumph. With the First Growths in 2005 at £5000 per case plus, qualitatively this is a steal.
Simon Staples - Asia Wine Director - 21-Nov-2009

Cos is polished and rich, with a fantastic acidity that will enable it to age majestically. Made with 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a wonderful, dense wine with earthy St Estèphe minerality amidst the incredibly rich fruit. General Manager Jean-Guillaume Prats thinks that 2005 might be as good as their legendary 2003 - but we definitely thought it was better. This fantastic wine is the first serious candidate for wine of the vintage.
Simon Staples, Apr-2006

France > Bordeaux > St Estephe

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£880.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,619.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 13cs

£1,620.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 7cs

£1,640.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,700.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,850.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,900.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£2,150.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£1,640.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 2cs

£2,000.00

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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

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Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£840.00

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2005 Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac

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

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

H/Bottle 24 x 37.5cl 1cs

£440.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£280.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£440.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£450.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£600.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£360.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£450.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£600.00

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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

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£910.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£925.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£950.00

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2005 Ch. Lynch Bages, Pauillac

Chateau 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

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£720.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£895.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 6cs

£1,350.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,360.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,399.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,400.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,445.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£1,555.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,600.00

New To BBX

Magnum 6 x 150cl 2cs

£1,400.00

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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

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£3,000.00

D. Magnum 1 x 300cl 3cs

£850.00

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2005 Ch. Pibran, Pauillac

Chateau Pibran, Ready, but will keep,

Benefiting from the skills of the winemaking team at Pichon-Baron under Jean-Réné Matignon, and Christian Seely's astute leadership, this super wine is really punching above its weight in 2005. There is an incredible energy and depth of fruit here with the generous and pretty summer pudding flavours supported by excellent acidity. The team here can be very proud in making such a generous and pretty wine which boasts fine tannins and considerable sex appeal.

France > Bordeaux > Pauillac

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£350.00

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2005 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Baron, Pauillac

Chateau Pichon-Longueville 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

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£1,400.00

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2005 Ch. Branaire-Ducru, St Julien

Chateau Branaire-Ducru, For laying down,

This wine is gorgeous, with a lovely perfumed floral nose of violets and black fruit supported by a pure, creamy and elegantly structured palate. Classy blackberries and cassis shine through with great precision, alongside minerality and firm tannins. The wines of this estate are renowned for their purity, but in 2005 they have taken on that extra richness that they required to make them truly outstanding.

France > Bordeaux > St Julien

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£700.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£715.00

Imperial 1 x 600cl 1cs

£800.00

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

Chateau Pichon-Longueville 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

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£1,200.00

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2005 Ch. Lagrange, St Julien

Chateau Lagrange St. Julien, For laying down,

The winemaker at Lagrange is the brother of the winemaker at Léoville-Las Cases, so family Christmases must be quite a treat. Unusually for the Médoc, this ever-impressive wine has been made with more Merlot than usual (45%), rather than more Cabernet (46%). The yields are down to a lowly 40hl/ha, which bestows the wine with great concentration. The keynote here though is the incredible ripeness. The attractive nose is elegant and pretty, while the wine itself is pure and generous with polished blackberry fruit and real sex appeal. Another great wine from this Berrys' favourite.
Simon Staples, BBR Sales & Marketing Director - Aug 08

France > Bordeaux > St Julien

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£545.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£550.00

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2005 Ch. La Fleur Gazin, Pomerol

Chateau La Fleur Gazin, For laying down,

Jean-Pierre Moueix (of Ch. Ptrus fame) has worked hard to improve quality here in recent years and the results have really paid off in 2005. This excellent value Merlot-based wine is as good as Pomerols two or three times its price. Displaying explosive, concentrated raspberry and ripe plum fruit, it is rich, full and firm with supple tannins and real joie-de-vivre. Delicious. BBR Score 17.5/20 Drink 2010-2018.

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£530.00

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2005 Les Pagodes de Cos, St Estèphe

Cos d'Estournel, Ready, but will keep,

The strict selection for the grand vin has benefited the second wine, the 2005 Les Pagodes de Cos. It is already delicious. Offering plenty of cedar, cappuccino, and black cherry notes in a medium-bodied, seamless style with no hard edges, it will provide plenty of pleasure over the next decade. Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Apr 08

France > Bordeaux > St Estephe

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£420.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£425.00

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2005 Ch. Calon-Ségur, St Estèphe

Chateau Calon-Segur, 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

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£988.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,000.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£1,050.00

Magnum 6 x 150cl 1cs

£1,100.00

D. Magnum 3 x 300cl 1cs

£1,300.00

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2005 Ch. Marquis d'Alesme Becker Margaux

Chateau Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Ready, but will keep,

A wine with beautiful fruit and refined tannins. Full-bodied and very silky, with a wonderful length. Very classy.
James Suckling - Wine Spectator

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£390.00

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2005 La Dame de Montrose, St Estèphe

Chateau Montrose, Ready, but will improve,

Very minerally and earthy, this is classic St Estèphe. Exceptionally sweet, pure blackberry fruit helps bestow the wine with real character, while the floral nose gives the wine a coquettish touch. This is still very full-bodied with surprising levels of tannin for a second wine. With an immense concentration of fruit, and a dash more Merlot (46%) it is, as you might expect, a prettier, more approachable version of the Grand Vin. And very good it is too.

France > Bordeaux > St Estephe

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£500.00

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2005 Ch. Brane-Cantenac, Margaux

Chateau Brane-Cantenac, For laying down,

This got a little lost last year due to being released amidst a pack of more famous names. Offering outstanding value for a Second Growth, it is quintessentially Margaux, harmoniously beautiful and definitely one not to miss!

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£900.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£955.00