| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Château BerliquetSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 88 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet color; intriguing berry, caramel and floral nose; black fruit, plum and berry palate but a little disjointed; medium finish |
| Red |
2005 Château Beau-Séjour BécotSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 93 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Medium red violet color; chocolaty, berry nose; tasty, plush, berry and chocolate palate with well integrated oak; medium-plus finish |
| Red |
2005 Château Balestard La TonnelleSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 88 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet; big port and kirsch-like nose; tight blackberry, blueberry fruit, but lacks complexity; short medium finish (50% new oak, 50% in one-year-old oak) |
| Red |
2005 Château AngélusSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 94 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet color; sexy lavender and rich blackberry nose; balanced palate of ripe plum, sweet tannins, and a cedar note, very structured and needs probably 10 years to open; medium-plus finish (60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc) |
| Red |
2005 Château Smith Haut LafittePessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 84 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Medium red violet color; tobacco nose; big on tannins right now; drying short-medium finish |
| Red |
2005 Château Pape ClémentPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 93 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Rich dark red violet color; lovely big cassis and blackberry nose; tasty cassis, with sweet tannins, minerality and good acidity; medium finish (55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon) |
| Red |
2005 Château OlivierPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 91 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet color; focused cassis and oaky nose; tasty cassis, black fruit palate with depth and a little toasty oak; medium finish |
| White |
2005 Château Olivier BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 84 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Slightly grassy nose; simple and a little thin on palate; short finish (50% Sauvignon Blanc, 50% Semillon) |
| Red |
2005 Château Malartic-LagravièrePessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 91 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Very dark red violet color; plum and caramel nose; tasty, plush plum and cassis, drinking okay now, while others are going to need a lot more time; medium finish 91+ pts. (45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot) |
| White |
2005 Château Malartic-Lagravière BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 87 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Focused herbal nose; tasty, drinking nicely now, spicy, mineral and grapefruit palate; short medium finish 87+ pts. (80% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Semillon) |
| Red |
2005 Château Les Carmes Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 87 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Medium red violet color; coffee, espresso nose; okay, simple black fruit and coffee palate; short medium finish (not an ager) |
| Red |
2005 Château Latour-MartillacPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 81 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet color; oaky tobacco nose; pinched, tart red fruit with short cliff finish |
| White |
2005 Château Latour-Martillac BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 89 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Herbal and creamy nose; tasty, slightly oily texture, creamy, with good acidity; medium finish |
| Red |
2005 Château Larrivet-Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 85 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Black red violet color; tobacco, leather and mushroom nose; simple palate of black fruit with a little espresso; short finish |
| White |
2005 Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 91 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Sweet floral nose; big, flowery, honeysuckle and spice palate with high acidity; medium finish 91 pts. (needs time) (50% Sauvignon Blanc, 50% Semillion) |
| Red |
2005 Château La LouvièrePessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 89 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet color; cassis and herbal nose; good plush tart plum and cassis with minerality; short medium finish |
| White |
2005 Château La Louvière BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 86 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Odd herbal nose; tart grapefruit, oak, mineral palate; drying short medium finish |
| Red |
2005 Château Haut-BergeyPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 90 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet; blackberry and violet nose; good cassis, plum palate with nice acidity and minerality; medium finish 90+ pts. (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot) |
| Red |
2005 Château Haut-BaillyPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 84 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet; light cassis and coffee nose; tart cassis palate; short finish |
| Red |
2005 Château de FieuzalPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 79 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet color; intriguing smoky, berry and charcoal nose; odd palate with tart black fruit and charcoal, disjointed; medium finish |
| Red |
2005 Domaine de ChevalierPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 89 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Dark red violet color; black fruit and coffee nose; plush plum and berry palate; medium finish |
| White |
2005 Château de Fieuzal BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 85 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Stone fruit nose; soft fruit on rather narrow palate; short finish |
| White |
2005 Domaine de Chevalier BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 87 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Sweet, honeysuckle nose; tasty but narrow palate with oily texture and high acidity; short medium finish |
| Red |
2005 Château CarbonnieuxPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 90 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Medium red violet color; light cassis nose; nice cassis palate with depth and good acidity; medium finish 90+ pts. |
| White |
2005 Château Carbonnieux BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
1/18/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 88 pointsUnion des Grands Crus de Bordeaux 2005 Vintage Tasting; 1/18/2008-1/19/2008 (Los Angeles and San Francisco): Aromatic nose; tangy, tart peach with good structure; short medium finish |
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