March 29, 2021 - Well past prime. sat on it too long
July 5, 2016 - Half bottle. Uncommonly saturated for Pinot. A bit of funk and a whiff of surmaturité. Sweet, creamy oak is deceptive since the mid-palate is not that concentrated. Black cherry, blueberry, and wood spice give the sense of a very modern wine, but there is a lot of soil on the back end to close things out. Unfortunately, there is also a ton of astringent oak which dries and shortens the finish. A strange, disjointed wine that I don't think time will help.
March 13, 2016 - Muted nose on opening. Within the first hour, ripe red berries and a slight gamey note emerge. Concentrated, ripe and forceful on the mid palate. Brambly with a hint of minerals on the finish. All of the stuffing is there. Just still very young.
December 31, 2013 - New Year's 2013. Very earthy, muted fruit, mushrooms, forest floor and truffles on the nose.
July 16, 2013 - Half bottle. Deep, primary central color. Like a dark cherry liqueur at first, almost overripe, but this peeled back after an hour in the decanter to show less ripeness, some earth, and wintergreen elements. Very dense and compact upon first taste with a tannic bite but not particularly acidic. Over time, it began to develop some secondary aromatics, a pretty mix of red and blue fruits and a little spice. It seems pretty obvious that even out of this small format, this is nowhere near maturity, which is not to say that it does not have many enjoyable aspects now. However, I think that concentration rather than delicacy and power rather than refinement will always be its hallmarks. Certainly not a waste to try one now since the wine is very young but not as dumb as many other 2005s recently noted by others.
February 18, 2012 - Bright cherries with a medicinal edge on the nose, bit thin and acidic on the palate.
April 3, 2010 - Aromas of shy red Pinot fruit & a core of iron &, with time, a licorice note. This wine has real grip & is quite chalky but nicely balanced with adequate dry extract levels & underlying fruit. It just needs time for the grip to loosen & the fruit to emerge. This should be good. 375ml
August 13, 2009 - Sweet nose. Well defined. Medium finish. Still vey young. Should wait one year to try again. Should score higher.
November 29, 2007 - Winestreet Does 2005 Burgundy (Kozlak's, North Oaks, MN): Intriguingly funky/stinky nose. On the palate this shows super-ripe, almost pruny, red fruit. This seems to be just on the edge of surmaturite, but not quite over the line. It doesn't have a roasted character, just a lot of very sweet fruit. I liked it, and there is a chance that it may settle down over the next few years. Interesting, albeit a bit controversial at our tasting table.
November 29, 2007 - Winestreet Celebrates 2005 Burgundy (Potel, Jadot, Bouchard, Girarding, others): This proved to be either a wow or a pass. The color is an opaque dark red. The nose is big and expressive with super ripe black fruit, prune, raisin, candied fruit, brown sugar and an interesting funkiness. With a little air, though, I decided this pushed into sur maturite and maybe even some VA. In the mouth this has great weight and flavors of sweet black fruit. Great balance. Good length. My original rating was 90, but this seems like a wine that you'll either like or you won't.