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• 2005 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Tight black tannins. Smooth dark fruit. Olive & herb. Suave but very very young.
  B/B+

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• 2005 Château Fleur Cardinale

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Somewhat stewed and loose middle. Some coffee. Disjointed. Lacks verve. Some sweetness and oak.
  B--

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• 2005 Château Haut-Brisson

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Smooth, silky, juicy. Sweet core with coffee.
  B

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• 2005 Château Clinet

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Thick and dense with tight tannins. Complex, dark, brawny. Young but will age well. Very nice.
  A-

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• 2005 Château Lucia

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Empty middle with light pretty floral notes on the edges. Lacks...a lot. Thin pretty fruit, but very short.
  B--

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• 2005 Château Haut-Bailly

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Tight classy juicy tannins. Dense with a dark side. Chewy. Muscular.
  B++

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• 2005 Château Smith Haut Lafitte

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Smooth, silky, creamy. A little loose. Broad, classy, modern, a bit sweet. A beautiful wine, but too modern for my taste.
  B/B+

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• 2005 Château Pontet-Canet

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Sweet big core with strong bright fruit. Nicely built with nice acid. Classy. Pure, clean. Very complex.
  B+/A-

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• 2005 Château Béhèré

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Broad with lots of class. Tannic, minty, herbal, silky, soft. A bit light.
  B

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• 2005 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Classic Pauillac. Dense fruit, muscular, herbal. Classy profile with some notes of coffee.
  B++

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• 2005 Château Léoville Poyferré

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Very nice. Smooth, classy. Some dark notes. Good acid, muscular. Very young.
  B++

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• 2005 Château Kirwan

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Sweetish, classy, tight tannins. Young and herbal with a long chalky finish.
  B+

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• 2005 Château d'Issan

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Espresso. Very dark and almost syrupy. Clear and clean, muscular and smooth.
  B++

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WOTN votes:
Clinet 21
Pontet Canet 13
Haut Bailly 7
GPL 5
Beausejour 3
Leoville Poyferre 3
D'Issan 2
Kirwan 1
Haut Brisson 1