Blomster, røde bær, litt fatkrydder, vanilje - ikke helt integrert eik ennå, men lekker duft likevel. Flott fruktfylde i munnen, med diskret syre som gir akkurat riktig friskhet. Kraftig burgunder, men kanskje mindre enn forventet for en Pommard 2005 - faktisk nokså elegant. Deilig vin!
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2 hour decant, no notes, but remember this being very good for its level, and a little less heavy that I could have expected from '05 (which I find brooding in many cases) and Pommard
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As with my previous bottles, this benefited enormously from a little aeration. On opening it was shy on the nose and a bit simple on the palate. After half an hour or so it had blossomed into a wonderfully fragrant, elegant and savoury wine. Black cherry and raspberry with some background spice, a sensual texture with that ethereal quality sometimes found in the wines of Montille. The best (and sadly the last) of my four bottles.
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A semi opaque deep ruby-red. On night one at Tilia we opened this and started drinking 10 minutes later. This needed a lot more air then I could likely even have given it on night one. It was nearly everything wine drinkers didn't like about the plodding pre 1990s Pommards of the past. It was dense, brooding and lacking in any semblance of Burgundian nuance. Foursquare and blunt on night one with only some savory notes popping through the prominent tannins. I took the little over 1/2 btl home and tried it again tonight. WOW! the storm clouds parted and what an evolution overnight! Tonight, on night 2 this had majestic, nose diving, autumnal aromas along with loads of spice. Still robust and masculine in style and weight this was now showing the promise everyone keeps waiting for these '05s to show. Elegant, pure, confident, defined and layered nuance tonight. Expansive, penetrating suave layers of; black raspberry, cinnamon, minerals and forest floor on a much more exciting flavorful palate. This went from a nearly un-scoreable wine on the first night at Tilia to a near rock star on night 2. 93pts+ on 2nd night. Still some left that I'll try again tomorrow night.
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Dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. Same bottle as Chablis28. This was brooding and big on opening, tart cherry ffirm tannins and just not giving a lot when we had it. A previous bottle showed better initially. I'd score this about 90 as it is tonight, but I'll reserve my official score and defer to Chablis28's final note on day two.
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As with many of de Montille, this started out reticent and showing of mostly black fruit. After an hour or so it started to show more fruit and less of the mineral forest floor it started with. I kept some for a 2nd night and seemed more in the red raspberry realm for fruit with earthiness gone and some minerals on the back end. Really a lovely wine with years ahead and not at peak yet to my palate so the score should rise since it is an at-the-moment not potential score.
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Not by far as elegant and slender as the '02, more on the heavy side, with less freshness and ethereal overtones. Also surprisingly oaky, with light fudge/caramelized sweetness. Of course it has qualities, but lacks the expected style. For example, de Montille's NSG Aux Thorey was a lot more fun and had the complex old-school personality. Big disappointment!
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Surprisingly tannic on opening. Tasty but a bit aggressive. Left open for 1 hour. Much better after the air. Tannin faded and had nice acidity. Great balance. Nice fruit and acidity. Raspberry. Really enjoyed it. Glad I have another
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Monthly Tasting Group: Cote de Beaune (The Lynn on Bryant, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. Thanks to Mike for popping his backup bottle just for the heck of it! This was really fun to drink even in its youth. Very primary with gorgeous fruit, silky and full bodied, lush, berry and deep dark fruits, spice and a long finish. Oh so pretty...
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Already showing very well. Beautiful example of a classic ethereal Burg style by a master. Wish I owned this vintage too! Defintely will benefit from more btl age but fun to drink now if you own more than a few.
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Oh this smells rather attractive. The nose has a very clear expression of strawberry and raspberry fruit which is scrupulously clean, perfectly ripe, intensely pure and very Cote de Beaune in character. 2005 was a warm vintage but this shows no hint of over-ripeness, it is impeccable in its restraint. There is a good stony character to the nose as well and, whilst I find myself thinking this is quite pretty, it certainly is distinctly intricate. A top bunny set of aromas, all right. Given the pulchritudinous nature of the nose the sudden tannic onslaught of the palate is initially a bit of a surprise. However, whilst these tannins are definitely brawny they are not out of balance with the ample fruit which permeates the palate and makes the overall impression as I swill this around my palate one of structured but engaging sophistication. There is an intriguing, slightly cinnamon like, spiciness present here as well which only adds to the complexity which I feel this wine is engorged with. Clearly this wine is roughly a decade or more away from being at its most beguilingly giving, but as far as my enjoyment extracted from drinking it whilst writing this note goes I’m rather taken with its strapping, well knit vivacity. I feel enlivened drinking a wine so bursting with vital potency.
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AIS: vertical tasting with Etienne de Montille: Purple. Nose: big fruit; some vanilla and toastiness; very nice. Palate: sensation of sweetness; high acidity; I wrote nothing about tannins and alcohol. Overall: already has intriguingly long finish and great complexity. Second favourite after the 2002.
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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:
La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical. Magnum. Maybe this will be as exciting as the 2010 someday, but it will take longer. so 2005 in that respect. So much here, backward now.
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7/12/2020 - daghaug wrote:
Blomster, røde bær, litt fatkrydder, vanilje - ikke helt integrert eik ennå, men lekker duft likevel. Flott fruktfylde i munnen, med diskret syre som gir akkurat riktig friskhet. Kraftig burgunder, men kanskje mindre enn forventet for en Pommard 2005 - faktisk nokså elegant. Deilig vin!
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5/19/2020 - WoodieBayArea wrote:
2 hour decant, no notes, but remember this being very good for its level, and a little less heavy that I could have expected from '05 (which I find brooding in many cases) and Pommard
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1/27/2020 - RaggaMat Likes this wine: 93 Points
As with my previous bottles, this benefited enormously from a little aeration. On opening it was shy on the nose and a bit simple on the palate. After half an hour or so it had blossomed into a wonderfully fragrant, elegant and savoury wine. Black cherry and raspberry with some background spice, a sensual texture with that ethereal quality sometimes found in the wines of Montille. The best (and sadly the last) of my four bottles.
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8/22/2019 - chablis28 wrote: 93 Points
A semi opaque deep ruby-red. On night one at Tilia we opened this and started drinking 10 minutes later. This needed a lot more air then I could likely even have given it on night one. It was nearly everything wine drinkers didn't like about the plodding pre 1990s Pommards of the past. It was dense, brooding and lacking in any semblance of Burgundian nuance. Foursquare and blunt on night one with only some savory notes popping through the prominent tannins. I took the little over 1/2 btl home and tried it again tonight. WOW! the storm clouds parted and what an evolution overnight! Tonight, on night 2 this had majestic, nose diving, autumnal aromas along with loads of spice. Still robust and masculine in style and weight this was now showing the promise everyone keeps waiting for these '05s to show. Elegant, pure, confident, defined and layered nuance tonight. Expansive, penetrating suave layers of; black raspberry, cinnamon, minerals and forest floor on a much more exciting flavorful palate. This went from a nearly un-scoreable wine on the first night at Tilia to a near rock star on night 2. 93pts+ on 2nd night. Still some left that I'll try again tomorrow night.
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8/21/2019 - rocknroller wrote:
Dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. Same bottle as Chablis28. This was brooding and big on opening, tart cherry ffirm tannins and just not giving a lot when we had it. A previous bottle showed better initially. I'd score this about 90 as it is tonight, but I'll reserve my official score and defer to Chablis28's final note on day two.
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10/13/2017 - portman63 Likes this wine: 92 Points
As with many of de Montille, this started out reticent and showing of mostly black fruit. After an hour or so it started to show more fruit and less of the mineral forest floor it started with. I kept some for a 2nd night and seemed more in the red raspberry realm for fruit with earthiness gone and some minerals on the back end. Really a lovely wine with years ahead and not at peak yet to my palate so the score should rise since it is an at-the-moment not potential score.
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5/15/2017 - rgawlowski Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice nose; bright color, nice fruit.
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8/20/2016 - Margauxguy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely, sexy, bright and balanced. Rich red, dark skinned fruits. Velvet,
Acidity, with a touch of sappy, savory mouth feel. Very good
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7/11/2015 - mjg87 wrote:
Really expressive nose of red and dark fruit, with spice, wood and dark fruit dominating the palate.
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4/11/2015 - Finare Vinare wrote: 89 Points
Not by far as elegant and slender as the '02, more on the heavy side, with less freshness and ethereal overtones. Also surprisingly oaky, with light fudge/caramelized sweetness. Of course it has qualities, but lacks the expected style. For example, de Montille's NSG Aux Thorey was a lot more fun and had the complex old-school personality. Big disappointment!
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4/21/2014 - Wfjohn Likes this wine: 92 Points
Surprisingly tannic on opening. Tasty but a bit aggressive. Left open for 1 hour. Much better after the air. Tannin faded and had nice acidity. Great balance. Nice fruit and acidity. Raspberry. Really enjoyed it. Glad I have another
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2/9/2014 - rocknroller wrote: 93 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Cote de Beaune (The Lynn on Bryant, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 90 minutes. Thanks to Mike for popping his backup bottle just for the heck of it! This was really fun to drink even in its youth. Very primary with gorgeous fruit, silky and full bodied, lush, berry and deep dark fruits, spice and a long finish. Oh so pretty...
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2/9/2014 - chablis28 wrote: 93 Points
Already showing very well. Beautiful example of a classic ethereal Burg style by a master. Wish I owned this vintage too! Defintely will benefit from more btl age but fun to drink now if you own more than a few.
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2/2/2012 - Marcyrillo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Confraria Borgonha: Very complex. Still young. Great wine.
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9/13/2010 - David Strange Likes this wine:
Oh this smells rather attractive. The nose has a very clear expression of strawberry and raspberry fruit which is scrupulously clean, perfectly ripe, intensely pure and very Cote de Beaune in character. 2005 was a warm vintage but this shows no hint of over-ripeness, it is impeccable in its restraint. There is a good stony character to the nose as well and, whilst I find myself thinking this is quite pretty, it certainly is distinctly intricate. A top bunny set of aromas, all right. Given the pulchritudinous nature of the nose the sudden tannic onslaught of the palate is initially a bit of a surprise. However, whilst these tannins are definitely brawny they are not out of balance with the ample fruit which permeates the palate and makes the overall impression as I swill this around my palate one of structured but engaging sophistication. There is an intriguing, slightly cinnamon like, spiciness present here as well which only adds to the complexity which I feel this wine is engorged with. Clearly this wine is roughly a decade or more away from being at its most beguilingly giving, but as far as my enjoyment extracted from drinking it whilst writing this note goes I’m rather taken with its strapping, well knit vivacity. I feel enlivened drinking a wine so bursting with vital potency.
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11/16/2006 - Barbara B wrote: 94 Points
AIS: vertical tasting with Etienne de Montille: Purple. Nose: big fruit; some vanilla and toastiness; very nice. Palate: sensation of sweetness; high acidity; I wrote nothing about tannins and alcohol. Overall: already has intriguingly long finish and great complexity. Second favourite after the 2002.
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