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• alamoave Does not like this wine: 84 points

  June 28, 2023 - If there is a contest for the biggest dud of this great vintage, I nominate this. Wood chips, modest fruit, short finish. Cooking wine at best.

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• winesavant68 Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 25, 2022 - Wow. I bought a case at auction because it was being dumped for $110 a case. This wine is stupid good. More modern style of Bordeaux fruit forward with plums and coffee laced bramble. Just a gorgeous effort that has plenty of acid to carry this at least ten more years. Very fine effort indeed.

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• prism wrote: 90 points

  October 14, 2022 - Cork broke halfway; luckily, I had my trusty Durand. Slow O' for three hours. I anticipated Haut-Medoc sternness, and found it, together with noticeable oak; tannins are as expected. Medium to full body. Not compelling, but there is potential. Day two, the fruit has come forward with a nice, perhaps optimum, balance struck. Day three—I absently left the bottle uncorked overnight—tired but more than serviceable. In short, a wine with legs and promise, and, as it seems with many if not all of the 2005s, is some years away from falling off any cliff. I believe this could benefit from a few more years, but it is currently too woody for my taste, and that may not change much. One of two bottles remaining.

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• CarpeVinum wrote: 87 points

  October 14, 2022 - Highly regarded Michel Rolland should reconsider putting his name at the forefront of an average bottle of wine. Drinking the last of 6 bottles held temperature controlled and consumed at intervals over the years. While the first few were disappointing, at least the last two were average.

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• levinml wrote: 88 points

  September 28, 2022 - Continues to disappoint me. Flavors just never seem that pleasurable. Nothing wrong or flawed, just doesn’t taste good. Tannins finally somewhat manageable, but too little to late.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer The Winemakers' Collection
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Michel Rolland Cuvée No. 1
• Vineyard Château d'Arsac
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Haut-Médoc
• UPC Codes 3760157910016, 400005069567, 715700205906

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• Pending Delivery 144 (3%)
• In Cellars 3,175 (59%)
• Consumed 2,090 (39%)

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